How Computers Work (Adobe Reader)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 7 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 9 INTRODUCTION......Page 13 BEFORE YOU BEGIN......Page 14 Part 1: Boot-Up Process......Page 16 How Computers Used to Work......Page 18 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 21 1 Getting to Know the Hardware......Page 23 Inside the Personal Computer......Page 25 How Notebook PCs Come Together......Page 27 How Tablet PCs Set You Free......Page 29 How Tablet PCs Read Your Handwriting......Page 31 2 How Circuits Juggle Data......Page 33 How Circuit Boards Work......Page 35 How the Motherboard Brings It All Together......Page 37 How the North and South Bridge Move Traffic......Page 39 How PCl-Express Breaks the Bus Barrier......Page 41 3 How a PC Comes Alive......Page 43 How the Power-On Self-Test Gets Your PC Started......Page 45 How a Disk Boot Wakes Up Your PC......Page 47 4 How an Operating System Controls Hardware......Page 49 How Hardware and Software Work Together......Page 51 How Hardware Tells the CPU What to Do......Page 53 How Plug and Play Works......Page 55 How the Registry Knows It All......Page 57 Part 2: How Microchips are the PC's Brain......Page 60 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 63 5 How Transistors Manipulate Data......Page 65 Writing Data to RAM......Page 69 Reading Data from RAM......Page 71 6 How a Microprocessor Works......Page 75 How the Processor Uses Registers......Page 79 How a Computer Performs Addition......Page 81 How a Microprocessor Moves Data......Page 83 How Multi-core Processors Work......Page 85 How Overclocking Multiplies Time......Page 87 How a PC Keeps Its Cool......Page 89 How Advanced Cooling Solutions Refrigerate Your PC......Page 91 Part 3: How Software Works......Page 94 Software of the Second Millennium......Page 96 Killer Software......Page 99 Power to the Software......Page 102 Operating Systems and Other Software......Page 103 The Devolution of the OS......Page 104 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 106 7 How Programming Languages Work......Page 107 Software Construction......Page 109 The Flow of a Program......Page 111 How Software Interpreters Work......Page 113 How a Compiler Creates Software......Page 115 8 How Windows Works......Page 117 How Windows XP Controls Programs Gone Wild......Page 119 How Windows Shares Program Code......Page 121 How Windows Shares Data on the Clipboard......Page 123 How Vista Creates New Vistas......Page 125 How the Aero Interface Sees All......Page 127 How ClearType Divides and Conquers the Jaggies......Page 128 How Vista Protects Your PC with Decoys Under Windows......Page 129 9 How Software Applications Do Your Work......Page 131 Database Managers......Page 133 Spreadsheet Software......Page 134 VVord Processors......Page 135 Graphics Software......Page 136 How a Database Organizes Information......Page 137 How a Database Stores Records......Page 139 How Databases Make Connections......Page 141 How Spreadsheets Solve Formulas......Page 143 How Bitmaps Save Artwork......Page 145 How Art is Squeezed to Save Space......Page 147 How Vector Graphics Change Shape......Page 149 How Software Uses Numbers to Correct Photos......Page 151 How Photo Editors Restore Old Pictures......Page 153 How the Digital Darkroom Pokes Fun at You......Page 155 How Word Processors Format Text......Page 157 Part 4: Data Storage......Page 160 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 164 10 How a Compuler's Long-Term Memory Works......Page 167 How Electromagnetism Reacts with Matter......Page 169 How a Drive Writes and Reads Bits on a Disk......Page 171 How a Drive Maps a Disk's Surface......Page 173 How a PC Saves a File to Disk......Page 175 How a PC Retrieves a File from a Disk......Page 177 11 How Disk Drives Save Information......Page 179 How a Floppy Drive Stores a Little......Page 181 How a Hard Drive Stores a Lot......Page 183 How a Mirrored Drive Array Protects Files......Page 185 How a Striped Drive Array Boosls Performance......Page 187 12 How Little Things Make Drives Faster and Bigger......Page 189 How Small Changes in Drives Get Big Results......Page 191 How File Compression Makes Files Smaller......Page 193 How Disk Defragmentation Works......Page 195 13 How PCs Use Lighl to Remember Dala......Page 197 How a CD-ROM Drive Works......Page 199 How a Recordable CD-ROM (CD-R) Works......Page 201 How DVDs Play the Blues......Page 205 Part 5: Input/Output Devices......Page 208 Human-Computer and Real World Interaction......Page 211 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 213 14 How Data Gets Into Your PC......Page 215 The Keyboard and Scan Codes......Page 217 How Mice Obey Your Every Gesture......Page 219 How a Touchpad Works......Page 221 How a Pointing Stick Works......Page 222 How Speech Recognition Works......Page 223 15 How Scanners Capture Words and Images......Page 225 How Computers See......Page 227 How a Flatbed Scanner Works......Page 229 How Optical Character Recognition Works......Page 231 16 How Compulers Use Power......Page 233 How the Power Supply Works......Page 235 How a UPS Keeps Your Computer Going......Page 237 How Surge Protectors Work......Page 239 17 How Serial Porls Triumph......Page 241 Analog and Digital Converters......Page 243 How Bandwidth Moves Your Data......Page 245 How a Parallel Port Works......Page 247 How a Serial Port Works......Page 249 How the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Works......Page 251 How Serial ATA Overtakes EIDE......Page 253 18 How a Computer Display Works......Page 255 How a CRT Paints the Screen......Page 257 How an LCD Screen Works......Page 259 How Plasma Displays Glow......Page 261 How Digital Light Processing Works......Page 263 19 How Digital Photography Works......Page 265 How Digital Cameras Capture Light......Page 267 How Autofocus Lenses Work......Page 269 How Auto Exposure Works......Page 271 Part 6: Games and Multimedia......Page 274 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 278 20 How Multimedia Sound Works......Page 279 How Sound Cards Work......Page 281 How MIDI and FM Synthesis Work......Page 283 How Digital Sound Tricks Your Ear......Page 285 How 3D Audio Works......Page 287 How iPods Dish Out Media To Go......Page 289 21 How Multimedia Video Works......Page 291 How the Digital Camcorder Captures Future Memories......Page 293 How a Digital Camera Squeezes Video Down to Size......Page 295 22 How Game Hardware Puts You In the Action......Page 299 How Video Cards Break the Game Barrier......Page 301 How a Joystick Puts You at the Controls......Page 303 How Game Controllers Put Play at Your Fingertips......Page 307 23 How Games Creale 3D Worlds......Page 309 How Computers Plot a 3D World......Page 311 How 3D Graphics Get Dressed......Page 313 How Shaders Conlrol the World......Page 315 Part 7: How the Internet Works......Page 320 The Little Net That Grew......Page 322 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 324 24 How Local Area Networks Work......Page 327 How Packets Divvy Up Data......Page 329 How Networks Are Laid Out......Page 331 How Network Nodes Connect......Page 333 How Phone and Power Lines Bring LANs Home......Page 335 25 How PCs Connect to the Internet......Page 337 How a Dial-up Modem Calls the Internet......Page 339 How DSL Turbocharges a Phone Line......Page 341 How Cable Modems Bring the Internet to Your PC......Page 343 26 How the Internet Moves Data......Page 345 How Networks Talk with Each Other......Page 347 How Information Travels the Internet......Page 349 27 How We Reach Each Other Through the Net......Page 351 How Internet File Sharing Works......Page 353 How BitTorrents Spread the Wealth......Page 355 How Email Replaces Snail Mail......Page 357 How Chat Rooms Throw a Party......Page 359 How Instant Messaging Lets You Pass Notes......Page 361 28 How Wireless Sets PCs Free......Page 363 How Wi-Fi Spreads the Net Everywhere......Page 365 How Cell Phones Make a Call......Page 367 29 How the Net Provides Video and Audio on Demand......Page 373 How a PC Plays Streaming Audio......Page 375 How a PC Displays Streaming Video......Page 377 30 How the World Wide Web Works......Page 379 How a Web Browser Opens Web Pages......Page 381 How a Web Browser Displays Pages......Page 383 How Google Knows Everything......Page 387 31 How Internet Security Fights Off PC Invaders......Page 391 How Computer Hackers Break Into Your PC......Page 393 How Spyware Reports Everything You Do......Page 395 How Internet Firewalls Keep Out Hackers......Page 397 How Computer Viruses Invade Your Computer......Page 399 How Viruses Travel in Your Email......Page 401 How Antivirus Software Fights Back......Page 403 How Spammers Find You......Page 405 How Antispam Software Sniffs Out Phony Email......Page 407 How Prime Numbers Protect Prime Secrets......Page 409 Part 8: How Printers Work......Page 412 KEY CONCEPTS......Page 416 32 How Black-and-White Printing Works......Page 417 How Printers Make Cookie-Cutter Text......Page 419 How Outline-Fonts Work......Page 421 How the First Printers Created Text......Page 423 How a Laser Printer Works......Page 425 33 How Color Printing Works......Page 427 How Printed Colors are Created......Page 429 How a Color Ink-jet Printer Works......Page 431 How a Photo Printer Works......Page 433 How a Color Laser Printer Works......Page 435 How a Solid-Ink Color Printer Works......Page 437 A......Page 439 B......Page 440 C......Page 441 D......Page 444 E......Page 446 F......Page 447 G......Page 448 H......Page 449 I......Page 450 J - L......Page 451 M......Page 452 N......Page 453 O - P......Page 454 Q- R......Page 458 S......Page 459 T......Page 462 U - V......Page 463 W......Page 464 X-Y-Z......Page 465 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 Pt. 1. Boot-Up Process -- Ch. 1. Getting to Know the Hardware -- Ch. 2. How Circuits Juggle Data -- Ch. 3. How a PC Comes Alive -- Ch. 4. How an Operating System Controls Hardware -- pt. 2. How Microchips are the PC's Brain -- Ch. 5. How Transistors Manipulate Data -- Ch. 6. How a Microprocessor Works -- pt. 3. How Software Works -- Ch. 7. How Programming Languages Work -- Ch. 8. How Windows Works -- Ch. 9. How Software Applications Do Your Work -- pt. 4. Data Storage -- Ch. 10. How a Computer's Long-Term Memory Works -- Ch. 11. How Disk Drives Store Information -- Ch. 12. How Little Things Make Drives Faster and Bigger -- Ch. 13. How PCs Use Light to Remember Data -- pt. 5. Input/Output Devices -- Ch. 14. How Data Gets Into Your PC -- Ch. 15. How Scanners Capture Words and Images -- Ch. 16. How Computers Use Power -- Ch. 17. How Serial Parts Triumph -- Ch. 18. How a Computer Display Works -- Ch. 19. How Digital Photography Works -- pt. 6. Games and Multimedia -- Ch. 20. How Multimedia Sound Works -- Ch. 21. How Multimedia Video Works -- Ch. 22. How Game Hardware Puts You In the Action -- Ch. 23. How Games Create 3D Worlds -- pt. 7. How the Internet Works -- Ch. 24. How Local Area Networks Work -- Ch. 25. How PCs Connect to the Internet -- Ch. 26. How the Internet Moves Data -- Ch. 27. How We Reach Each Other Through the Net -- Ch. 28. How Wireless Sets PCs Free -- Ch. 29. How the Net Provides Video and Audio on Demand -- Ch. 30. How the World Wide Web Works -- Ch. 31. How Internet Security Fights Off PC Invaders -- pt. 8. How Printers Work -- Ch. 32. How Black-and-White Printing Works -- Ch. 33. How Color Printing Works "This full-color, illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains 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; and how BitTorrent technology enables anyone to share information with everyone"--Jacket How 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. Illustrations And Text Provide Information On The Inner Workings Of Computers, Printers, And The Internet, Discussing The Boot-up Process, Hardware, Microchips, Data-storage, Input/output Devices, And Multimedia. Pt. 1. Boot-up Process -- Pt. 2. How Microchips Are The Pc's Brain -- Pt. 3. How Software Works -- Pt. 4. Data Storage -- Pt. 5. Input/output Devices -- Pt. 6. Games And Multimedia -- Pt. 7. How The Internet Works -- Pt. 8. How Printers Work. Ron White ; Illustrated By Timothy Edward Downs. Includes Index.