Résumé
This book provides insight into the PC family.It focuses on
the exploration of the PC including the hardware and its
interior as well as concentrating on the operating
systems--Windows and DOS. The more you know about your PC
the better you can truly realize the potential of the
machine. This book will help you understand what goes on
inside the PC, which will help you make more educated
decisions in buying new or additional equipment. Peter
Norton covers everything from processors to operating
systems, monitors to multimedia, and mobile PCs to the
Internet. Become well versed in all of these technologies
and more !
- Excellent in-depth coverage of hot new developments like Celeron, MMX, and more
- Learn safe ways to explore your PC and operating system and check out the hardware
- Get an up-to-date picture of the PC Industry--explore new chips, peripherals and the connection strategies
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Part I: The Big Picture
- Chapter 1: The View From Afar
- Chapter 2: How (Almost) Any Computer Works
- Chapter 3: Understanding Bits, Nybbles, and Bytes
- Part II: A First Look Inside Your PC
- Chapter 4: Understanding Your PC's Parts
- Chapter 5: How to Get Your PC to Understand You
- Chapter 6: Enhancing Your Understanding by Exploring
and Tinkering
- Part III: The Standalone PC
- Chapter 7: Understanding PC Processors
- Chapter 8: How Your PC "Thinks"
- Chapter 9: You Can Never Have Too Much Closet (or Data Storage) Space
- Chapter 10: Digging Deeper Into Disks
- Chapter 11: Giving Your PC's CPU Enough Elbow Room-PC Memory
- Chapter 12: Getting Your PC's Attention: Input Devices
- Chapter 13: Seeing the Results: PC Displays
- Chapter 14: Getting It All Down on Paper: Printers
- Chapter 15: Understanding Standard PC Input and Output
- Chapter 16: Faster Ways to Get Information Into and Out of Your PC
- Chapter 17:Understanding PC Operating Systems
- Part IV: PC Programs: From Machine Language Bytes to Human Speech
- Chapter 18: Understanding How Humans Instruct PCs
- Chapter 19: Some PCs Can Understand Speech and Talk to Us
- Part V: Splendiferous Multimedia PCs
- Chapter 20: How to "Wow" a Human
- Chapter 21: Immersive PC Experiences
- Part VI: PCs Are Frequent Flyers, Too
- Chapter 22: Why Mobile PCs Must Be Different
Part VII: The Connected PC
- Chapter 23: The PC Reaches Out, Part One: Modems and More
- Chapter 24: The PC Reaches Out, Part Two: Through the
NIC Node
- Chapter 25: PCs That Think They're Mainframes:
Multiprocessor PCs and Other Servers
- Part VIII: PCs, the Internet, the Future, and You
- Chapter 26: You Can Touch the World, and It May Touch
You, Too!
- Chapter 27: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
- Glossary
- Index
L'auteur - Peter Norton
Computer software entrepreneur and writer Peter Norton established his technical expertise and accessible style from the earliest days of the PC. His Norton Utilities was the first product of its kind, giving early computer owners control over their hardware and protection against myriad problems. His flagship titles, Peter Norton's DOS Guide and Peter Norton's Inside the PC (Sams Publishing), have provided the same insight and education to computer users worldwide for nearly two decades. Peter's books, like his many software products, are among the best selling and most respected in the history of personal computing.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Sams |
| Auteur(s) | Peter Norton |
| Parution | 21/06/1999 |
| Nb. de pages | 830 |
| Format | 18 x 23 |
| EAN13 | 9780672315329 |
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