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Table of content
part 1: boot-up process
chapter 1 getting to know the hardware
chapter 2 how circuits juggle data
chapter 3 how a pc comes alive
chapter 4 how an operating system controls hardware
part 2: how microchips are the pc's brain
chapter 5 how transistors manipulate data
chapter 6 how a microprocessor works
part 3: how software works
chapter 7 how programming languages work
chapter 8 how windows works
chapter 9 how software applications do your work
part 4: data storage
chapter 10 how a computer's long-term memory works
chapter 11 how disk drives save information
chapter 12 how little things make drives faster and bigger
chapter 13 how pcs use light to remember data
part 5: input/output devices
chapter 14 how data gets into your pc
chapter 15 how scanners capture words and images
chapter 16 how computers use power
chapter 17 how serial ports triumph
chapter 18 how a computer display works
chapter 19 how digital photography works
part 6: games and multimedia
chapter 20 how multimedia sound works
chapter 21 how multimedia video works
chapter 22 how game hardware puts you in the action
chapter 23 how games create 3d worlds
part 7: how the internet works
chapter 24 how local area networks work
chapter 25 how pcs connect to the internet
chapter 26 how the internet moves data
chapter 27 how we reach each other through the net
chapter 28 how wireless sets pcs free
chapter 29 how the net provides video and audio on demand
chapter 30 how the world wide web works
chapter 31 how internet security fights off pc invaders
part 8: how printers work
chapter 32 how black-and-white printing works
chapter 33 how color printing works
salient features
the best illustrated look at the world of personal computing is back -- newly revised and updated
• written by ron white and illustrated by tim downs - an unrivaled pairing of industry heavyweights
• 8x10, glossy pages show in full color - up-close and personal - how everything in, on, and around a pc works
• continues to be the only book of its kind
Author : Ron whiter,raymond well
Publication : Pearson
Isbn : 9788131788134
Store book number : 107
NRS 1312.00
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