But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone (Paperback)
暫譯: 但它是如何知道的? - 讓每個人都能理解的電腦基本原理 (平裝本)

J Clark Scott

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Finally, this brand new book exposes the secrets of computers for everyone to see. Its humorous title begins with the punch line of a classic joke about someone who is baffled by technology.

It was written by a 40-year computer veteran who wants to take the mystery out of computers and allow everyone to gain a true understanding of exactly what computers are, and also what they are not.

Years of writing, diagramming, piloting and editing have culminated in one easy to read volume that contains all of the basic principles of computers written so that everyone can understand them.

There used to be only two types of book that delved into the insides of computers. The simple ones point out the major parts and describe their functions in broad general terms. Computer Science textbooks eventually tell the whole story, but along the way, they include every detail that an engineer could conceivably ever need to know.

Like Momma Bear's porridge, But How Do It Know? is just right, but it is much more than just a happy medium. For the first time, this book thoroughly demonstrates each of the basic principles that have been used in every computer ever built, while at the same time showing the integral role that codes play in everything that computers are able to do.

It cuts through all of the electronics and mathematics, and gets right to practical matters. Here is a simple part, see what it does. Connect a few of these together and you get a new part that does another simple thing. After just a few iterations of connecting up simple parts - voilà! - it's a computer. And it is much simpler than anyone ever imagined.

But How Do It Know? really explains how computers work. They are far simpler than anyone has ever permitted you to believe. It contains everything you need to know, and nothing you don't need to know. No technical background of any kind is required.

The basic principles of computers have not changed one iota since they were invented in the mid 20th century. "Since the day I learned how computers work, it always felt like I knew a giant secret, but couldn't tell anyone," says the author. Now he's taken the time to explain it in such a manner that anyone can have that same moment of enlightenment and thereafter see computers in an entirely new light.

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最後,這本全新的書籍揭示了電腦的秘密,讓每個人都能看見。它幽默的標題以一個經典笑話的結尾作為開場,講述了一個對科技感到困惑的人的故事。

這本書的作者是一位擁有40年經驗的電腦專家,他希望消除電腦的神秘感,讓每個人都能真正理解電腦究竟是什麼,以及它們不是什麼。

多年來的寫作、繪圖、試駕和編輯工作,最終匯聚成一本易於閱讀的書籍,涵蓋了所有基本的電腦原則,並以每個人都能理解的方式撰寫。

過去,只有兩種類型的書籍深入探討電腦的內部結構。簡單的書籍指出主要部件並以廣泛的術語描述其功能。計算機科學教科書最終會講述整個故事,但在此過程中,它們包含了工程師可能需要知道的每一個細節。

就像媽媽熊的粥一樣,But How Do It Know? 剛剛好,但它不僅僅是一個幸福的中庸之道。這本書首次徹底展示了每一個在每台電腦中使用的基本原則,同時顯示了代碼在電腦能夠執行的所有操作中所扮演的不可或缺的角色。

它切穿所有電子學和數學,直接進入實際問題。這裡有一個簡單的部件,看看它的功能。將幾個這樣的部件連接在一起,你就得到了另一個執行簡單功能的新部件。經過幾次連接簡單部件的迭代——瞧!——這就是一台電腦。而且它比任何人想像的都要簡單得多。

But How Do It Know? 真的解釋了電腦是如何運作的。它們比任何人曾經讓你相信的都要簡單。這本書包含了你需要知道的一切,沒有任何你不需要知道的內容。不需要任何技術背景。

自20世紀中葉發明以來,電腦的基本原則沒有改變過一絲一毫。作者說:「自從我學會電腦是如何運作的那天起,我總覺得我知道了一個巨大的秘密,但卻無法告訴任何人。」現在,他花時間以這種方式解釋,使得任何人都能擁有同樣的啟發時刻,並因此以全新的視角看待電腦。

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