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How Computers Work

How Computers Work

Ron White

404 pages, parution le 01/10/2001

Résumé

How Computers Work shows you how chips, software, memory, and hardware work using detailed four-color drawings. An interactive game-like CD-ROM takes you directly inside your computer. This book is completely updated and revised to include the latest technology developments.

An updated introduction to the workings of the computer explores the basics of microchips, hardware, software, and computer memory, providing an entertaining and informative tour of every part of the computer, from hard drive and processor to mouse, monitor, and keyboard. Also takes you through the workings of digital cameras, ebooks, Bluetooth, and much more.

Contents

  • Introduction.
I. BOOT-UP PROCESS.
  • 1. Getting to Know the Hardware.
  • 2. How a Disk Boot Works.
  • 3. How an Operating System Controls Hardware.
II. HOW SOFTWARE WORKS.
  • 4. How Programming Languages Work.
  • 5. How Windows Works.
  • 6. How Software Applications Work.
III. MICROCHIPS. 7. How a Transistor Works. 8. How RAM Works. 9. How a Microprocessor Works. IV. DATA STORAGE.
  • 10. How Disk Storage Works.
  • 11. How Disk Drives Work.
  • 12. How Disk Drives Increase Speed and Storage.
  • 13. How Optical Storage Works.
  • 14. How Removable Storage Works.
V. INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES.
  • 15. How Energy Turns into Data.
  • 16. How a Bus Works.
  • 17. How Computer Ports Work.
  • 18. How a Keyboard Works.
  • 19. How a Computer Display Works.
  • 20. How Pointing Devices Work.
  • 21. How Game Controllers Work.
  • 22. How a Modem Works.
  • 23. How Scanners and Character Recognition Work.
  • 24. How Portable Computers Work.
  • 25. How High-Tech Input/Output Works.
VI. MULTIMEDIA.
  • 26. How Multimedia Sound Works.
  • 27. How MultimediaVideo Works.
  • 28. How Virtual Reality Works.
VII. HOW THE INTERNET WORKS.
  • 29. How Local Area Networks Work.
  • 30. How a PC Connects to the Internet.
  • 31. How Wireless Works.
  • 32. How Email Works.
  • 33. How Internet Video and Audio Work.
  • 34. How the World Wide Web Works.
VIII. HOW PRINTERS WORK.
  • 35. How Basic Printing Works.
  • 36. How Color Printing Works.
  • Index.

L'auteur - Ron White

Ron White is a senior editor at PC Computing where he writes the CD-Ron and Net Kahuna columns. Founder of one of the earliest PC user groups, he has been writing about computers for 15 years, and is the author of two other books, How Software Works and How Anyone Can Fix and Rev Up PCs. The second edition of How Computers Work won an award for best non-fiction computer book from the Computer Press Association. Timothy Downs is a long-time artist with Ziff Davis Publications. He currently illustrates for PCComputing and has been illustratior for the popular How It Works stories there. He is the original artist for the first edition of How Computers Work.

Caractéristiques techniques

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Éditeur(s) Que
Auteur(s) Ron White
Parution 01/10/2001
Nb. de pages 404
Format 20,4 x 25,3
Couverture Broché
Poids 1168g
Intérieur Quadri
EAN13 9780789725493

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