How Computers WorkHow Computers Work shows you how chips, software, memory, and hardware work using detailed four-color drawings. An interactive game-like CD-ROM takes you directly inside your computer. This book is completely updated and revised to include the latest technology developments. An updated introduction to the workings of the computer explores the basics of microchips, hardware, software, and computer memory, providing an entertaining and informative tour of every part of the computer, from hard drive and processor to mouse, monitor, and keyboard. Also takes you through the workings of digital cameras, ebooks, Bluetooth, and much more. |
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... Buffer . This contains two arithmetic logic units ( ALUs ) that han- dle all calculations involving integers . The ALUS use a circular buffer , with a head and tail , that contains the pops in the order in which the BTB predicted they ...
... Buffer . This contains two arithmetic logic units ( ALUs ) that han- dle all calculations involving integers . The ALUS use a circular buffer , with a head and tail , that contains the pops in the order in which the BTB predicted they ...
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... buffer , and copies the contents of the RAM buffer to the controller buffer . After the data is transferred to the controller , the RAM buffer is free to receive the next block of data from the disk . ATADATADATAL DATADATADATADAT ...
... buffer , and copies the contents of the RAM buffer to the controller buffer . After the data is transferred to the controller , the RAM buffer is free to receive the next block of data from the disk . ATADATADATAL DATADATADATADAT ...
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... BUFFER BUFFER WUFFER 7 The PCs receiving the signals decompress the 8 video and load it into a small buffer in RAM . From there , the signal splits into video and audio components , which are sent to the video card and sound card . As ...
... BUFFER BUFFER WUFFER 7 The PCs receiving the signals decompress the 8 video and load it into a small buffer in RAM . From there , the signal splits into video and audio components , which are sent to the video card and sound card . As ...
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analog analog signal application audio binary BIOS bitmap bits browser buffer BYTE cable cache called CD-ROM cell Chapter chip circuit clusters color command components compression computer's connection connectors contains controller created database device disc disk drive display dots electrical electronic ENIAC FILE ALLOCATION TABLE format frequency graphics hard drive hardware IBM PC input instructions Internet joystick keyboard language layer light magnetic memory microprocessor Microsoft modem monitor mouse move multimedia Napster onscreen operating system packets paper PC's Pentium personal computer pixels printer processor radio read/write heads record scanner SCSI sends serial port server signals slots sound speed spreadsheet storage stored surface switches tape texture maps tion track transistor turn vacuum tubes VFAT VisiCalc voltage Windows wires