White, Ron,  1944- <br/><br/>
How computers work / 
Ron White ; illustrated by Timothy Edward Downs. 
 - 9th ed. 
 - Indianapolis, Ind. :  London :  Que ;  Pearson Education [distributor],  2007. 
 - xiii, 452 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 2005.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1: Boot-up process -- 2.Getting to know the hardware -- 2.How circuits juggle data -- 3.How a PC comes alive -- 4.How an operating system controls hardware -- Part 2: How microchips are the PC\'s brain -- 5.How transistors manipulate data -- 6.How a microprocessor works -- Part 3: How software works -- 7.How programming languages work -- 8.How windows work -- 9.How sotware applications do your work -- Part 4: Data storage -- 10.How a computer\'s long term memory works -- 11.How disk drives save information  -- 12.How little things  make drives faster and bigger -- 30.How PCs use light to remember data -- Part 5: Input.output devices -- 14.How data gets into your PC -- 15.How scanners capture words and images -- 16.How computers user power -- 17.How serial ports triumph -- 18.How a computer display works -- 19.How digital photography works -- part 6: Games and mutimedia -- 20.How multimedia sound works -- 21.How multimedia video works -- 22.How game hardware puts you in the action -- 23.How games create 3D worlds -- Part 7: How the Internet works -- 24.How local area networks work -- 25.How PCs connect to the Internet -- 26.How the Internet moves data -- 27.How we reach each other through the net -- 28.How wireless sets PCs free -- 29.How the net provides video and audio on demand -- 30.How the World Wide Web works -- 31.How Internet security fights off PC invaders -- Part 8: How printers work -- 32.How black-and-white printing works -- 33.How color printing works. 
<br/><br/> Illustrated throughout, this text makes even the most complex subjects easy to understand. Follow the author as he highlights the cutting edge technologies, including the Internet, DirectX, virtual memory, digital video discs and joysticks. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780789736130 (pbk.) :  £24.99 0789736136 (pbk.) :  Đ24.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microcomputers.<br/>Computer input-output equipment.<br/>Computers and IT.<br/>Information technology: general issues<br/>PCs (IBM-compatible personal computers)<br/>Computer science
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA76.5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004 WHI