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The Evolution of Technology

Having sold more than 2 million copies over its lifetime, How Computers Work is the definitive illustrated guide to the world of PCs and technology. In this new edition, you’ll find detailed information not just about PCs, but about how changes in technology have evolved the giant, expensive computer dinosaurs of last century into the smaller but more powerful smartphones, tablets, and wearable computing of today. Whether your interest is in business, gaming, digital photography, entertainment, communications, or security, you’ll learn how computing is evolving the way you live.

A full-color, illustrated adventure into the wonders of TECHNOLOOGY

This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. Only the accomplished and award-winning team of writer Ron White and artist Tim Downs has the unique ability to meld descriptive text with one-of-a-kind visuals to fully explain how the electronic gear we depend on every day is made possible. In addition to all the content you’ve come to expect from prior editions, this newly revised edition includes all-new coverage of topics such as:

• How smartphones and tablet PCs put the power of a desktop computer in your hands–literally

• How computing technology is linking our homes, work place, entertainment, and daily communications

• How advances such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, eBay, and smartphones are expanding our universe of friends, knowledge, and opportunity

• How increased miniaturization leads to new products, such as smartphone, smartwatches, and Google Glass

• How computing technology takes advantages of quantum physics and innovations no one even imagined a few years ago

For two decades, How Computers Work has helped newbies understand new technology, while hackers and IT pros have treasured it for the depth of knowledge it contains. This is the perfect book about computing to capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand your mind, no matter what your technical level!

Beautifully detailed illustrations and jargon-free explanations walk you through the technology that is shaping our lives. See the hidden workings inside computers, smartphones, tablets, Google Glass, and the latest tech inventions.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Que Publishing; 10th edition (December 8, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 078974984X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0789749840
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.8 x 9.9 inches

Customers say

Customers find the book very informative and thorough. They also say it’s detailed and easy to understand. However, some customers report numerous errors and technical difficulties. Opinions are mixed on the illustrations, with some finding them good and nice, while others say they don’t match up to the textual explanations and are confusing.

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    Paul Bellegarde

    Love this book
    Love this book.Bought a prior release back in the 90’s when I first got into computers.It was SOOOO helpful and written so well. The graphics are perfect.I bought this version for my son. He kept professing how he knew all about computers, when actually, he is just an advanced user. I told him it was like being a racecar driver but not knowing how the car is put together. I am having him read this book over the summer and he is devouring it and having intelligent computer discussions with me. So happy for this book.

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    ElohseeKay

    Best How Computers Work Guru Mr Ron White
    Years ago I started out reading Mr White’s previous How Computers Work books and his approach and illustrations allow me to understand what is going on inside the machine. This book and his original book sit on my reference shelf front and center. With all the technology going on in our everyday lives I find a need to understand how things work will help me be a smarter consumer. If my son asks how a tv gets its picture or what type of video card is best or how are spinning hard drives different from solid state drives, etc. I can answer his questions. I picture Mr White’s illustrations which really enable me to recall and repeat a concept. Don’t be intimidated by the book. You don’t have to read it front to back. You can read it section by section or concept by concept.

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    Ryan F.

    Great book.
    This book is great if you’re looking for a high level understanding of how computers work.Author keeps it concise and simple.Book has a lot of pictures that are well labeled and make it easier to understand the material.

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    andy

    A thorough book.
    Had some “technical” difficulties. Good on my 27” PC, not so good on my iPad or other devices.

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    Grant

    In a fantastic way. This is not a quick read i …
    This is over the top. In a fantastic way. This is not a quick read i found myself youtubing in depth into each chaptor to understand allot. If you are a tech guy an want understand in depth of how every aspect of computing is ran. Then look no more. I have yet to even try out the interactive website that comes with it.

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    Pragmatist: T. Frick

    Good start, but some fundamental errors in Part 1 that could confuse novices. Wait for a later printing.
    I bought my grandson, a college freshman majoring in informatics, this book as a gift: How Computers Work (10th Ed.) by Ron White, First Printing, Dec. 2014. I pre-ordered it from Amazon back in November, 2014, and it did arrive in time for the holidays.While I applaud the effort and book overall, having owned several editions in the past, there are fundamental errors early in this first printing that could erode reader confidence, since the mistakes are so basic. I imagine this edition was rushed to press prior to the holiday season, and frankly, it shows.Now I must explain to my grandson the mistakes, and apologize.Here’s just a sample of what I’ve found so far in Part 1:1. A table is not a computer, but a tablet such as an iPad is: Page 5, last paragraph: “–mainframe, desktop, table, digital music player, … ” ???2. P. 13, image 3, 4th sentence is not a sentence and doesn’t help the explanation: “Resistance is how the material which the electricity is flowing.” ???3. P. 15, image 5. The image of the rheostat is confusing and makes the opposite point it should. The way it is drawn, it contradicts the text. In fact, as the knob is turned clockwise, the amount of resistance should increase, not decrease as depicted in the image. When the knob in the diagram, as drawn, is turned clockwise, there is MORE resistive wire to travel through. The current out would therefore decrease. And that’s just backwards to how knobs on radios and stereos normally work. Turning clockwise will increase the current out, not decrease it. Duh? See: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+does+a+rheostat+work&espv=2&biw=731&bih=387&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=SzKtVI3mOoOnyQTDz4KoBg&ved=0CDAQsAQ&dpr=1.754. P. 17, image of Mona Lisa is wrong, contradicts text to the left in section 6: The Mona Lisa appears in COLOR. This is NOT a half-tone image, consisting of only black and white dots. The whole example could be improved by showing a contrast between a half-tone (1-bit color) and, say, a 256-bit color image of Mona Lisa. E.g., see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halftone .5. P. 36, first paragraph. Pages XXX-xxx are referred to. Where are these pages?6. I bought the digital edition also, wondering if the same mistakes are there. Yes, they are. Furthermore, the navigation when scrolling was not working correctly in the latest version of Firefox (34.05) for the Mac (OS X 10.10.1). When I use the left navigation menu, click on Chapter 1, How Waves take the Universe on a Joy Ride, then start scrolling down, the page jumps to the beginning of the book! I can’t even read it, unless I start scrolling from the beginning of the book. Come on now, this is totally unacceptable.So I tried Chrome (Version 39.0.2171.95 (64-bit)). While the navigation works, the first Interaction just came up with an empty black box with a yellow border. It just does NOT work at all (but surprisingly it does in Firefox, and I can add ducks to the waves, if I FIRST scroll from the beginning of the book to get there).7. The interactive animation on Writing Data to RAM (and reading it) is confusing. When getting to Reading data from RAM (in the same interaction), the illustration is simply confusing. How can a capacitor send a current through a transistor that is CLOSED. The circuit is broken between the capacitor and the data line. How can current travel from the capacitor to the data line, if the switch is off? This is not logical. It must be wrong, or I’m missing something here.Overall, this is NOT a good start to the book, and makes me a doubter of the accuracy of some of the content in this first printing/web edition. I’m afraid I cannot recommend this book to others at this time with errors I’ve discovered in the first few dozen pages.I am not a computer novice, having started with programming in FORTRAN on mainframe computers with punched cards. I taught college students how to use computers over 4 decades. More recently, I’ve written interactive Web simulations, tutorials and tests that are widely used.My advice: Wait for a later printing when some of these rather basic and embarrassing errors are fixed in the 10th edition.

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    Hita1

    Excellent introductory book
    Essential read for older children as introductory knowledge into the technology of computers. Good tool for parents trying to develop an interest in computers among older kids and young adults.

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    Manny Cordero

    Superb Book, a must have!
    Well written and second to none illustrations.

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    Weverton de Lima tavares

    Awesome book, evereting it’s ok .

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    Philipp Wrobel

    Tolles Buch, mit Infos gepacked!

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    Eduardo Gonzalez Alvarez

    La facilidad con la que Ron White describe los componentes, las conexiones y los detalles, en una forma tan simple y común que se logra el entendimiento y el aprendizaje.

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    Kirby Tall

    Such an amazing book. I’d say I’ve learned something from every page I’ve read. Its very clear and easy to understand with plenty of pictures all in color. I’ll have to read it again to absorb it all lol.

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    Anubhav singh

    This book is colourful with good knowledge and good quality pages

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