內容簡介
內容簡介 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 computersHardware componentsCPU architecture, instructions sets, and the fetch execute cycleComputer ports and plugsNetwork topologies, LANs, WANs, MANs, fibre optics and ethernetWiFi and Cellular networksThe internet: email, the cloud, the world-wide webIP Addressing, web servers, DNS servers and DHCP serversTCP IP model, OSI model, ports, socketsLogic gates, binary arithmetic, two's complement, floating point, hexadecimal, and base conversionsData Storage: bits, bytes, kilo bytes, kibi bytes, megabytes...Data compression, encryption, sort, and search algorithms, and moreTechniques 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.We want to create the best possible resource to help you, so if we've missed anything out then please get in touch using office@elluminetpress.com and let us know. Thanks.
