How Computers Work

Name: How Computers Work
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ISBN: 9780789736130

ISBN-10: 0789736136

ISBN-13: 9780789736130

Edition: 9th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Ron White, Timothy Edward Downs

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Having sold more than 2 million copies over its lifetime, "How Computers Work "is the definitive illustrated guide to the world of PCs and technology. In this new edition, you'll find detailed information not just about every last component of hardware found inside your PC, but also in-depth explanations about home networking, the Internet, PC security, and even how cell phone networks operate. Whether you're interested in how the latest graphics cards power today's most demanding games or how a digital camera turns light into data, you'll find your answers right here. Ron White is a former executive editor and columnist for "PC Computing," where he developed the visual concept behind How…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 11/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English



Introduction



Boot-Up Process



Getting to Know the Hardware



How Circuits Juggle Data



How a PC Comes Alive



How an Operating System Controls Hardware



How Microchips are the PC's Brain



How Transistors Manipulate Data



How a Microprocessor Works



How Software Works



How Programming Languages Work



How Windows Works



How Software Applications Do Your Work



Data Storage



How a Computer's Long-Term Memory Works



How Disk Drives Save Information



How Little Things Make Drives Faster and Bigger



How PCs Use Light to Remember Data



Input/Output Devices



How Data Gets Into Your PC



How Scanners Capture Words and Images



How Computers Use Power



How Serial Ports Triumph



How a Computer Display Works



How Digital Photography Works



Games and Multimedia



How Multimedia Sound Works



How Multimedia Video Works



How Game Hardware Puts You In the Action



How Games Create 3D Worlds



How the Internet Works



How Local Area Networks Work



How PCs Connect to the Internet



How the Internet Moves Data



How We Reach Each Other Through the Net



How Wireless Sets PCs Free



How the Net Provides Video and Audio on Demand



How the World Wide Web Works



How Internet Security Fights Off PC Invaders



How Printers Work



How Black-and-White Printing Works



How Color Printing Works


Index