How Computers Work, Tenth Edition is your full-color,
fully-illustrated guide to your whole modern world of
computing: your PC, your notebook, your tablet, your
smartphone, all of it! With nearly 2 million copies
sold, this is one of the world's most popular computer
books: long admired for Tim Downs' exquisitely detailed
illustrations, and Ron White's brilliance in simplifying
complex technological concepts so everyone can
understand. No other book on the planet covers
everything you'll find here, and none rival it in
elegance or flair. Now, White and Downs have completely
updated their legendary classic for today's computing
environment, and today's technologies. Their new Tenth
Edition takes you under the hood with: * iPads and
iPhones * Android tablets and smartphones * eReaders
like Kindle, including eInk technology * Windows 8 *
Touchscreens, LEDs, and LCDs * New flash memory and low
power chips * Twitter, Facebook, and Skype * Fiber
Internet * Texting * Multiplayer gaming, and much more
How Computers Work, Tenth Edition covers all the ways
you use your technology now: from how your browser
streams video to how game consoles generate 3D worlds.
It demystifies everything from the Internet and your
home network to spyware and security software. A marvel
in book publishing for two decades, there's never been
anything like it -- and it's now better than
ever! |
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