How Computers WorkHow Computers Work, Millenium Edition, shows you how chips, software, memory, and hardware work using detailed four-color drawings. An animated, full-color CD-ROM takes you directly inside your computer. This book is completely updated and revised to include the latest technology developments including the Internet, multimedia sound and video, Pentium III/ Xeon// Celeron processors, DVD drives, digital cameras, color printing, Y2K, and ebooks. |
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analog analog signal application audio binary BIOS bitmap bits buffer bytes cable cache called CD-ROM Chapter chip circuit clusters color commands components compression computer's connection connectors controller create device DIEGO disc disk display dots electrical electronic FILE ALLOCATION TABLE floptical format graphics hard drive hardware instructions Internet joystick keyboard language laser beam layer light link link magnetic match memory microchip microprocessor Microsoft modem monitor mouse move multimedia node onscreen operating system packets paper PC's Pentium personal computer pixels platters printer read/write heads record scanner screen SCSI sends serial port server signals slots sound speed spreadsheet storage stored surface switches tape texture maps tion track transistors turn VFAT virtual reality Visicalc voltage Windows Windows 98 wires word processor write