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
Hardware components
CPU architecture, instructions sets, and the fetch execute cycle
Computer ports and plugs
Network topologies, LANs, WANs, MANs, fibre optics and ethernet
Wi Fi 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
Techniques are illustrated step-by-step using photography, illustrations, video demos, and screen prints throughout, together with concise, easy to follow text from an established expert in the field, provide a comprehensive guide to computer hardware.
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