How Computers Work: Special Edition

by RonWhite (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.45

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.45

  Appropriate for all entry-level courses in computers, PCs, or computing concepts. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest technologies and trends, How Computers Work, Seventh Edition is the industry leading full-color, visual guide to computers. Redesigned to be even more aesthetically pleasing, this edition's large, full-color diagrams explain virtually every important aspect of contemporary PC technology. Among the many new topics covered in this edition: WiFi wireless networks, Centrino notebooks, and Denial of Service attacks. Leading PC journalists Ron White and Tim Downs first step through the boot-up process, encountering PC hardware and discovering how operating systems control it. White and Downs show how memory and microprocessors work; then turn to software: programming languages, applications, and Windows itself. There are detailed sections on data storage and I/O devices-from low-level coverage ( how energy turns into data ) to clear explanations of CD/DVD drives, monitors, keyboards, and game controllers.The authors present a detailed section on multimedia, and another on networks and the Internet, including coverage of email, chat, instant messaging, and streaming media. There are chapters on Internet security, notebook computers, color printing, and more. How Computers Work, Seventh Edition will be equally appreciated by students who plan further study on PC technologies and by those who simply wish to use their computers intelligently.