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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 Computers Work. Founder of one of the earliest PC user groups, he has been writing about computers for 25 years and is known for building wildly extreme computers.   Timothy Edward Downs is an award-winning magazine designer, illustrator, and photographer. He has directed and designed several national consumer, business, technology, and lifestyle magazines, always infusing a sense of “how it works” into every project.   A full-color, illustrated adventure into the wonders of TECHNOLOOGY   This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. Only the accomplished Ron White and award-winning Tim Downs have the unique ability to meld descriptive text with one-of-a-kind visuals to fully explain how the electronic gear we depend on every day is made possible. In addition to all the content you’ve come to expect from prior editions, this newly revised edition includes all-new coverage of topics such as:   •    How tablet PCs put the power of a PC quite literally in your hands •    How Windows Vista makes your Windows desktop translucent and makes your PC more secure •    How advances in optical disc technology such as dual-layer DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-Ray discs continue to push the envelope •    How Apple’s new iPhone is revolutionizing what cell phones can do •    How BitTorrent technology enables anyone to share information with everyone   For a decade, How Computers Work has helped newbies understand new technology, while at the same time hackers and IT pros have treasured it for the depth of knowledge it contains. This is the perfect book about computing to capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand your mind, no matter what your technical level!   Category: General Computing Covers:    PCs/Hardware User Level:    Beginning–Intermediate  

Table of Contents:
Introduction.....xii   Part 1: Boot-Up Process.....2 Chapter 1 Getting to Know the Hardware.....10 Chapter 2 How Circuits Juggle Data.....20 Chapter 3 How a PC Comes Alive.....30 Chapter 4 How an Operating System Controls Hardware.....36   Part 2: How Microchips are the PC’s Brain.....46 Chapter 5 How Transistors Manipulate Data.....52 Chapter 6 How a Microprocessor Works.....62   Part 3: How Software Works.....80 Chapter 7 How Programming Languages Work.....94 Chapter 8 How Windows Works.....104 Chapter 9 How Software Applications Do Your Work.....118   Part 4: Data Storage.....146 Chapter 10 How a Computer’s Long-Term Memory Works.....154 Chapter 11 How Disk Drives Save Information.....166 Chapter 12 How Little Things Make Drives Faster and Bigger.....176 Chapter 13 How PCs Use Light to Remember Data.....184   Part 5: Input/Output Devices.....194 Chapter 14 How Data Gets Into Your PC.....202 Chapter 15 How Scanners Capture Words and Images.....212 Chapter 16 How Computers Use Power.....220 Chapter 17 How Serial Ports Triumph.....228 Chapter 18 How a Computer Display Works.....242 Chapter 19 How Digital Photography Works.....252   Part 6: Games and Multimedia.....260 Chapter 20 How Multimedia Sound Works.....266 Chapter 21 How Multimedia Video Works.....278 Chapter 22 How Game Hardware Puts You In the Action.....286 Chapter 23 How Games Create 3D Worlds.....296   Part 7: How the Internet Works.....306 Chapter 24 How Local Area Networks Work.....314 Chapter 25 How PCs Connect to the Internet.....324 Chapter 26 How the Internet Moves Data.....332 Chapter 27 How We Reach Each Other Through the Net.....338 Chapter 28 How Wireless Sets PCs Free.....350 Chapter 29 How the Net Provides Video and Audio on Demand.....360 Chapter 30 How the World Wide Web Works.....366 Chapter 31 How Internet Security Fights Off PC Invaders.....378   Part 8: How Printers Work.....398 Chapter 32 How Black-and-White Printing Works.....404 Chapter 33 How Color Printing Works.....414   Index.....426


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780789736130
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Que Corporation,U.S.
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 253 mm
  • No of Pages: 464
  • Series Title: How Computers Work
  • Weight: 1086 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0789736136
  • Publisher Date: 29 Nov 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 9
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 204 mm


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