The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware
暫譯: 電腦硬體必備指南

Jim Keogh

The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware
  • 出版商: Prentice Hall
  • 出版日期: 2001-08-02
  • 售價: $1,540
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,463
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 464
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0130620130
  • ISBN-13: 9780130620132

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The easy, 100% non-technical introduction to computers and networks!

Don't understand computers? Or Palms, or wireless phones, or digital cameras, or all those other new technologies? You're not alone! Here's your solution: Jim Keogh's easy, math-free, up-to-the-minute introduction to computers and communications. Jim Keogh starts with the elementary school science you need to understand how computers and networks work. From there, you'll follow a clear, easy path to understanding all of today's most important new computer and network technologies—and tomorrow's!

  • How we got here: a brief, easy history of computer hardware
  • A tour of the inside of your PC
  • Computer hardware components: processors, memory, storage, and more
  • Printers: how they work, and which one's right for you
  • Connecting to modems and the Internet
  • Input: from mice and keyboards to graphics tablets and speech recognition
  • All you need to know about audio: sound cards, speakers, headphones, and more
  • Capturing images: digital cameras, Webcams, digital video, and scanners
  • Wireless: cell phones, messaging, PDAs, and notebook PC solutions
  • The computer and Internet business: movers and shakers
  • What's on the horizon: tomorrow's technologies, tomorrow's players

Whether you need to use technology, buy technology, manage technology, or simply understand technology, The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware is your perfect quick-start briefing!

Table of Contents

Preface.

I. TECHNOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS.

1. A Look Back.

Reality Check. Nonelectronic Computers. Electronic Computers. Personal Computers. Workstation Computers. Graphical User Interface. The Central Processor Revolution. Summary.


2. An Inside Look at How a Computer Works.

Reality Check. A Tour of the Outside. How Information Is Identified. A Tour of the Inside. How a Computer Works. Inside the Processor. Inside Computer Memory. Summary. Putting It All Together.

II. COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS.


3. Motherboards, Memory, and Processors.

Reality Check. The Inside Story of Motherboards. The Inside Story of Memory. The Inside Story on Processors. Summary.


4. Monitors and Video Cards.

Reality Check. Inside Monitors. Inside Video Adapters. Summary.


5. Storage Devices.

Reality Check. Inside Computer Storage. Operating Systems and Disk Drives. Hard Disks. Removable Disks. The Practical Side to Hard Disks. Inside CD Drives. Magneto-Optical Discs. The Practical Side to CD Drives. Inside RAM Storage Devices. Inside Tape Drives. The Practical Side to Tape Drives. Summary.


6. Printers.

Reality Check. Inside Printing. Inside Inkjet Printers. Inside Laser Printers. Inside Impact Printers. Inside Nontraditional Printers. Inside Networked Printers. The Practical Side to Printers. Summary.


7. Modems and Networking.

Reality Check. Inside Modems. Inside the Telephone System. Inside Networking. Sending and Receiving Information over a Network. Inside Network Cards. Summary.


8. Input Devices.

Reality Check. Inside Keyboards. Inside A Mouse. Inside Game Controllers. Inside Graphics Tablets. Inside Speech Recognition. Summary.


9. Audio Devices.

Reality Check. Inside Sound. Inside Sound Cards. Inside Speakers and Headphones. Summary.


10. Digital Cameras and Scanners.

Reality Check. Inside Digital Cameras. Inside Webcam. Inside Digital Video. Inside Scanners. Summary.


11. Wireless and Mobile Devices.

Reality Check. Inside Wireless. Inside Cell Phones. Inside Digital Wireless Services. Inside Messaging. Inside PDAs. Inside Laptops and Notebooks. Inside Mobile Power. Summary. Putting It All Together.

III. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.


12. Computer Hardware: The Industry.

Reality Check. A Road Map of the Industry. The Assembly Line. Pricing and Profit. Creating Demand. Competition. The Players. Summary.


13. Computer Hardware: The Future of the Industry.

Reality Check. The Common Sense Method of Prediction. Chips, Circuit Boards, and Computing Devices. Storage Devices. Input Devices. Video and Sound Devices. Printing Devices. Communication Devices. Summary.


14. Computer Hardware: Profiles of the Major Players.

Putting It All Together.


Glossary.
Index.

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目錄

前言。

I. 技術基礎。

1. 回顧過去。
現實檢查。非電子電腦。電子電腦。個人電腦。工作站電腦。圖形使用者介面。中央處理器革命。總結。

2. 電腦運作的內部觀察。
現實檢查。外部之旅。資訊是如何被識別的。內部之旅。電腦是如何運作的。處理器內部。電腦記憶體內部。總結。綜合所有內容。

II. 電腦硬體組件。

3. 主機板、記憶體和處理器。
現實檢查。主機板的內部故事。記憶體的內部故事。處理器的內部故事。總結。

4. 顯示器和顯示卡。
現實檢查。顯示器內部。顯示適配器內部。總結。

5. 儲存裝置。
現實檢查。電腦儲存內部。作業系統和磁碟驅動器。硬碟。可移動磁碟。硬碟的實用面。CD 驅動器內部。磁光碟。CD 驅動器的實用面。RAM 儲存裝置內部。磁帶驅動器內部。磁帶驅動器的實用面。總結。

6. 印表機。
現實檢查。印刷內部。噴墨印表機內部。雷射印表機內部。衝擊印表機內部。非傳統印表機內部。網路印表機內部。印表機的實用面。總結。

7. 調變解調器和網路。
現實檢查。調變解調器內部。電話系統內部。網路內部。透過網路發送和接收資訊。網路卡內部。總結。

8. 輸入裝置。
現實檢查。鍵盤內部。滑鼠內部。遊戲控制器內部。圖形平板內部。語音識別內部。總結。

9. 音訊裝置。
現實檢查。聲音內部。聲音卡內部。揚聲器和耳機內部。總結。

10. 數位相機和掃描器。
現實檢查。數位相機內部。網路攝影機內部。數位影片內部。掃描器內部。總結。

11. 無線和行動裝置。
現實檢查。無線內部。手機內部。數位無線服務內部。訊息內部。掌中寶內部。筆記型電腦內部。行動電源內部。總結。綜合所有內容。

III. 行業概覽。

12. 電腦硬體：行業。
現實檢查。行業的路線圖。生產線。定價和利潤。創造需求。競爭。參與者。總結。

13. 電腦硬體：行業的未來。
現實檢查。常識預測方法。晶片、電路板和計算裝置。儲存裝置。輸入裝置。視訊和音訊裝置。印刷裝置。通訊裝置。總結。

14. 電腦硬體：主要參與者的簡介。
綜合所有內容。

術語表。
索引。

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