How computers work
by
White, Ron, 1944-
Title
:
How computers work
Author
:
White, Ron, 1944-
ISBN
:
9780789736130
Personal Author
:
White, Ron, 1944-
Edition
:
9th ed.
Publication Information
:
Indianapolis, IN : Que Pub., ©2008.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 452 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note
:
Includes index.
Contents
:
pt. 1. Boot-up process -- pt. 2. How microchips are the PC's brain -- pt. 3. How software works -- pt. 4. Data storage -- pt. 5. Input/output devices -- pt. 6. Games and multimedia -- pt. 7. How the Internet works -- pt. 8. How printers work.
Abstract
:
Illustrations and text provide information on the inner workings of computers, printers, and the Internet, discussing the boot-up process, hardware, microchips, data-storage, input/output devices, and multimedia.
Subject Term
:
Microcomputers.
Microcomputadoras.
Ordinateurs.
Informatique.
Microordinateurs.
Technologies de l'information et de la communication.
Microcomputers. (OCoLC)fst01019642
Persondatorer.
Kringutrustning -- datorer och databehandling.