Book Description
Publication Date:
November 24, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0789736136 | ISBN-13:
978-0789736130 | Edition: 9
Having sold more than
2 million copies over its lifetime, How Computers Work is the
definitive illustrated guide to the world of PCs and technology. In
this new edition, you’ll find detailed information not just about
every last component of hardware found inside your PC, but also
in-depth explanations about home networking, the Internet, PC
security, and even how cell phone networks operate. Whether you’re
interested in how the latest graphics cards power today’s most
demanding games or how a digital camera turns light into data,
you’ll find your answers right here.
Ron White is a former
executive editor and columnist for PC Computing, where he
developed the visual concept behind How Computers Work. Founder of
one of the
earliest PC user
groups, he has been writing about computers for 25 years and is
known for building wildly extreme computers.
Timothy Edward Downs
is an award-winning magazine designer, illustrator, and
photographer. He has directed and designed several national
consumer, business, technology, and
lifestyle magazines,
always infusing a sense of “how it works” into every project.
A full-color,
illustrated adventure into the wonders of TECHNOLOOGY
This full-color, fully
illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and
explains everything. Only the accomplished Ron White and
award-winning Tim Downs have the unique ability to meld descriptive
text with one-of-a-kind visuals to fully explain how the electronic
gear we depend on every day is made possible. In addition to all the
content you’ve come to expect from prior editions, this newly
revised edition includes all-new coverage of topics such as:
•
How tablet PCs put the power of a PC quite literally in your hands
•
How Windows Vista makes your Windows desktop translucent and makes
your PC more secure
•
How advances in optical disc technology such as dual-layer DVD,
HD-DVD, and Blu-Ray discs continue to push the envelope
•
How Apple’s new iPhone is revolutionizing what cell phones can do
•
How BitTorrent technology enables anyone to share information with
everyone
For a decade, How
Computers Work has helped newbies understand new technology,
while at the same time hackers and IT pros have treasured it for the
depth of knowledge it contains. This is the perfect book about
computing to capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand
your mind, no matter what your technical level!
Category: General
Computing
Covers:
PCs/Hardware
User Level:
Beginning–Intermediate
How Computers Work (9th
Edition) by Ron White
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2.Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts: Troubleshooting PC
Hardware Problems from Boot Failure to Poor Performance, Revised
Edition [Paperback]
Book Description
Publication Date:
August 25, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0972380175 | ISBN-13:
978-0972380171 | Edition: Revised
The updated edition of the classic visual manual for troubleshooting
PC hardware problems. Morris Rosenthal creates a visual expert
system for diagnosing component failure and identifying conflicts.
The seventeen diagnostic flowcharts at the core of this book are
intended for the intermediate to advanced hobbyist, or the beginning
technician. Following a structured approach to troubleshooting
hardware reduces the false diagnoses and parts wastage typical of
the "swap 'till you drop" school of thought.
Flowcharts include: Power Supply Failure, Video Failure, Video Performance, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Failure, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Performance, IDE Drive Failure, Hard Drive Boot and Performance, CD or DVD Playback, CD or DVD Recording Problem, Modem Failure, Modem Performance, Sound Failure, Sound and Game Controller Performance, Network Failure, Peripheral Failure, SCSI Failure and Conflict Resolution.
Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts is used as a classroom text in colleges and technical schools and by the U.S. government for training forensic technicians. It's also a favorite reference with consumers and technicians all over the world.
Flowcharts include: Power Supply Failure, Video Failure, Video Performance, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Failure, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Performance, IDE Drive Failure, Hard Drive Boot and Performance, CD or DVD Playback, CD or DVD Recording Problem, Modem Failure, Modem Performance, Sound Failure, Sound and Game Controller Performance, Network Failure, Peripheral Failure, SCSI Failure and Conflict Resolution.
Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts is used as a classroom text in colleges and technical schools and by the U.S. government for training forensic technicians. It's also a favorite reference with consumers and technicians all over the world.
Computer Repair with
Diagnostic Flowcharts: Troubleshooting PC Hardware Problems from Boot
Failure to Poor Performance, Revised Edition by Morris Rosenthal
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Book Description
Publication Date: March
8, 2009 | ISBN-10: 032478645X | ISBN-13: 978-0324786453
| Edition: 1
Discovering Computers
2010: Living in a Digital World, Complete (Shelly Cashman) by Gary B.
Shelly
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Book Description
Publication Date:
September 22, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0470557435 | ISBN-13:
978-0470557433 | Edition: 1
Whether you want to prepare your computer for
Windows 7, avoid investing in a new one, or just "go green",
this fully illustrated guide has what you need. You'll learn how to
add printers and new keyboards, boost your PC's performance and
increase memory, improve power consumption, rev up your multimedia
capacity, and much more. Step-by-step instructions are accompanied
by photos that show you exactly what you should see at every stage.
- Learn to perform basic upgrades and prepare your PC for high-speed Internet connections, network connections, and added security, all with fully illustrated instructions
- Find out how to expand memory, enhance speed, and update your computer's power supply
- Prepare an old computer for Windows 7 and beef up your capacity for multimedia
Upgrading & Fixing Computers
Do-It-Yourself For Dummies is a show-and-tell course in making
your PC happy, healthy, and green.
Upgrading and Fixing
Computers Do-it-Yourself For Dummies by Andy Rathbone
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Book Description
Publication Date:
February 14, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0136108040 | ISBN-13:
978-0136108047 | Edition: 2
For Computer Systems, Computer Organization and Architecture
courses in CS, EE, and ECE departments.
Few students studying
computer science or computer engineering will ever have the
opportunity to build a computer system. On the other hand, most
students will be required to use and program computers on a near
daily basis. Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective
introduces the important and enduring concepts that underlie
computer systems by showing how these ideas affect the correctness,
performance, and utility of application programs. The text's
hands-on approach (including a comprehensive set of labs) helps
students understand the “under-the-hood” operation of a modern
computer system and prepares them for future courses in systems
topics such as compilers, computer architecture, operating systems,
and networking.
Visit the CSS:AP web page http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu
for more information and resources.
Computer Systems: A
Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition) by Randal E. Bryant
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Book Description
Publication Date:
December 2010 | ISBN-10: 0763837288 | ISBN-13:
978-0763837280 | Edition: 4 Pap/Cdr
Computers Understanding
Technology by Floyd Fuller
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Book Description
Publication Date:
December 17, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1449600069 | ISBN-13:
978-1449600068 | Edition: 3
Updated and revised with the latest data in the field, The
Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, Third Edition
is a comprehensive resource that addresses all of the necessary
organization and architecture topics, yet is appropriate for the
one-term course. This best-selling text correlates to the 2008
ACM-IEEE Computer Science Curriculum update and exposes readers to
the inner workings of a modern digital computer through an
integrated presentation of fundamental concepts and principles. The
authors present real-world examples and focus on practical
applications, thus encouraging students to develop a "big
picture" understanding of how essential organization and
architecture concepts are applied in the world of computing.
Essentials of Computer
Organization and Architecture by Linda Null
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Book Description
Publication Date: June
17, 2007 | ISBN-10: 013198926X | ISBN-13: 978-0131989269
| Edition: 4
Featuring a strong emphasis on the fundamentals underlying
contemporary logic design using hardware description languages,
synthesis, and verification, this book focuses on the ever-evolving
applications of basic computer design concepts with strong
connections to real-world technology. Treatment of logic design,
digital system design, and computer design. Ideal for self-study by
engineers and computer scientists.
Logic and Computer
Design Fundamentals (4th Edition) by M. Morris Mano
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Book Description
Publication Date:
February 9, 2012 | ISBN-10: 007762453X | ISBN-13:
978-0077624538 | Edition: 14
Using a hands-on
approach, Computer Accounting with QuickBooks® 2012 integrates
understanding accounting with mastery of QuickBooks software. The
text provides proven instructional techniques based throughout the
new edition to make students mastery of QuickBooks as effortless as
possible. The Fourteenth Edition offers a complete package to learn
the leading small business accounting software: QuickBooks software,
comprehensive text, Student Blog, and LIVE Projects.
The text uses a highly effective three-step
approach that aids students in constructing their own customized
learning based on what they already know:
1. Chapter Tutorials.
Providing numerous screen shots and detailed instructions, chapters
in Computer Accounting with QuickBooks are designed as tutorials for
the student to initially learn the accounting software features. All
chapters are based on realistic, virtual company cases to enhance
your understanding of the business environment in which QuickBooks
is used. YouTube videos @ www.myquickbooks.me reinforce chapter
tutorials.
2. Learning Activities. To
improve long-term retention of student software skills and mastery
of QuickBooks, learning activities are included at the end of the
chapters. Designed with fewer instructions to test the understanding
and, when needed, to develop skills at quickly seeking out
additional information to complete tasks, the activities consist of
exercises, projects and web quests. JIT Learning, the ability to
seek out information as needed, is an increasingly important skill
in a rapidly changing business environment. Computer Accounting with
QuickBooks is designed to seamlessly facilitate your development of
this crucial skill. In addition, the virtual cases challenge you to
apply and develop both software and problem-solving skills.
3. Reflection. Reflection
improves learning and retention. A reflection exercise, A Wish and A
Star, appears at the end of each chapter to highlight what the
student has learned.
Computer Accounting
with Quickbooks 2012 and Student CD by Donna Kay
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10.Probability and Stochastic Processes: A Friendly Introduction for
Electrical and Computer Engineers [Hardcover]
Book Description
Publication Date: May
20, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0471272140 | ISBN-13: 978-0471272144
| Edition: 2
This user-friendly
resource will help you grasp the concepts of probability and
stochastic processes, so you can apply them in professional
engineering practice. The book presents concepts clearly as a
sequence of building blocks that are identified either as an axiom,
definition, or theorem. This approach provides a better
understanding of the material, which can be used to solve practical
problems.
Key Features:
Key Features:
- The text follows a single model that begins with an experiment consisting of a procedure and observations.
- The mathematics of discrete random variables appears separately from the mathematics of continuous random variables.
- Stochastic processes are introduced in Chapter 6, immediately after the presentation of discrete and continuous random variables. Subsequent material, including central limit theorem approximations, laws of large numbers, and statistical inference, then use examples that reinforce stochastic process concepts.
- An abundance of exercises are provided that help students learn how to put the theory to use.
Probability and
Stochastic Processes: A Friendly Introduction for Electrical and
Computer Engineers by Roy D. Yates
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