Description

Bits, bytes, logic, RAM, CPUs, hard drives and SSD drives. Master the geeky acronyms and simplify computer hardware & terminology with ease. This book is great for beginners or a basic computing class.

Exploring Computer Hardware looks at:

• The microcomputer, mainframes and super computers
• Computer Hardware components
• CPU architecture, instructions sets, and the fetch execute cycle
• Computer ports and plugs: USB, HDMI, VGA, DVI, Phono, XLR and so on
• Network topologies, LANs, WANs, MANs, fibre optics and ethernet
• WiFi and Cellular networks
• The internet: email, the cloud, the world-wide web
• IP Addressing, web servers, DNS servers and DHCP servers
• TCP/IP model, OSI model, ports, sockets
• Logic gates, binary arithmetic, two’s complement, floating point, hexadecimal, and base conversions
• Data Storage: bits, bytes, kilo bytes, kibi bytes, megabytes…
• Data compression, encryption, sort, and search algorithms, and more

In addition you’ll learn about computer and peripheral specifications as well as decoding various commonly used computer jargon.

Techniques are illustrated step-by-step using photography, illustrations, video demos, and full color screen prints throughout, together with concise, easy to follow text from an established expert in the field, provide a comprehensive guide to computer hardware.