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The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware (Essential Guide Series)

Keogh, James Edward

Published by Prentice Hall Ptr, 2001
ISBN 10: 0130620130 / ISBN 13: 9780130620132
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Synopsis: Don't understand computers (or all the powerful technologies that go with them)? You're not alone. Here's your solution: The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware. It's a 100% non-technical, math-free introduction to every type of computer and communications hardware, from PCs to Palms, digital cameras to cell phones. Jim Keogh starts with the elementary-school science you need to understand how computers and networks work. From there, you'll follow a clear, straight path that leads you through the technology behind cell phones, PCs, personal digital assistants, mobile devices, digital cameras, CD-ROMs, hard disks, speech recognition, WebCams, networks, computer audio, computer video, and more. The final chapters focus on the business side of computer hardware. Keogh takes you on a tour of the movers and shakers who drive the business: companies you'll recognize from Wall Street, as well as exciting new companies that aren't yet household names -- but will be. An ideal resource for anyo

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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!

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Title: The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware (...
Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good