How Computers Work (8th Edition)

How Computers Work (8th Edition)

How Computers Work (8th Edition)

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

A classic is back in its 8th and best edition yet! How Computers Work, 8th Edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the inner-workings of computers. The full-color, detailed illustrations will take you deep inside your PC and show you just how intricate it is. This latest edition has been updated with information on all of the latest technologies, including:

• PCI Express Bus
• Serial ATA Connections
• Digital Photography Software
• TiVos, Gas Plasma Screens, iPods, and Other Home Entertainment Equipment
• Google and eBay
• 3D Game Development, Two-Slot Video Cards, and Overclocking

How Computers Work has sold over two million copies world wide. But don't take our word for it â€" get your copy today!

How Computers Work is a sort of picture encyclopedia illustrating the various technologies that make up the computer on your desk. It will appeal to anyone who's curio us about how a disk drive stores a word processing document, what is actually happening when your PC runs through its lengthy startup process, how a modem transmits data, or how a sound card turns your voice into a data file.

You could of course lead a long and productive computing life without ever knowing how data moves across the Internet, what happens when a computer is connected to a network, or what RAM is. You might have no interest in how fonts work, what's laser about a laser printer, or how e-mail moves your messages around the globe. You could still have a computer and not know what SCSI is, how a scanner scans, or how your graphics adapter creates accelerated 3-D graphics. And sure, you may have been blasting away at tanks without knowing how that force-feedback joystick works. But where's the fun in that?

How Computers Work focuses primarily on the IBM-compatible PC and its peripheral products. Because much of this technology exists on the Mac and other platforms, Mac users might be a little unsatisfied at being excluded. Otherwise, this handsomely illustrated book of PC technology has something for every computer user.

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

A classic is back in its 8th and best edition yet! How Computers Work, 8th Edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the inner-workings of computers. The full-color, detailed illustrations will take you deep inside your PC and show you just how intricate it is. This latest edition has been updated with information on all of the latest technologies, including:

• PCI Express Bus
• Serial ATA Connections
• Digital Photography Software
• TiVos, Gas Plasma Screens, iPods, and Other Home Entertainment Equipment
• Google and eBay
• 3D Game Development, Two-Slot Video Cards, and Overclocking

How Computers Work has sold over two million copies world wide. But don't take our word for it â€" get your copy today!

$ 29.99