Peter Norton's New Inside the PC

Peter Norton, Scott H.A. Clark

626 pages, parution le 07/05/2002

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Résumé

No competing book provides a more in-depth understanding of the working principles and operations of the computer to a general audience. Ensures maximum productivity by providing an intimate working knowledge of the personal computer at all levels. Uses the unique "Peter Norton" approach: expert advice in a user-friendly, hands-on exploratory mode. Topics covered: Inside IBM-standard PCs, processors, disks, memory, peripherals, networking (including the Internet), and the newest developments in 3-D audio and video.

Contents

1 : The glass box
- The desktop PC
- Portable PCs
- PDAs and handheld PCs
- Understanding bits and bytes
2 : Inside the PC : a closer look at components
- A first look at motherboards and processors
- Video and monitors
- Disks and PC data storage
- Removable storage
- Serial ports
- Parallel ports
- Networking - wired and wireless
- Modems and Broadband
- Input Devices
- Printers
3 : Inside the black boxes inside the glass box
- Motherboard magic
- Kick starting : the boot process
- Understanding PC memory
- Storage : how does data get there ?
- Advanced networking
- Video acceleration
- Inside tomorrow's PC
4 : Appendixes

L'auteur - Peter Norton

Computer software entrepreneur and writer Peter Norton established his technical expertise and accessible style from the earliest days of the PC. His Norton Utilities was the first product of its kind, giving early computer owners control over their hardware and protection against myriad problems. His flagship titles, Peter Norton's DOS Guide and Peter Norton's Inside the PC (Sams Publishing), have provided the same insight and education to computer users worldwide for nearly two decades. Peter's books, like his many software products, are among the best selling and most respected in the history of personal computing.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Sams
Auteur(s)	Peter Norton, Scott H.A. Clark
Parution	07/05/2002
Nb. de pages	626
Format	18,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	565g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780672322891
ISBN13	978-0-672-32289-1