Exploring Computer Systems eBook

Bits, bytes, logic, RAM, CPUs, hard drives and SSD drives. Master the geeky acronyms and simplify computer hardware & terminology with ease.

Computer hardware with all its technical jargon can be baffling, even for the moderately experienced user.

• This book is ideal for a computing course, whether in high school, college or first degree.
• Step-by-step, visual approach to help you quickly decode the jargon
• Plenty of full color, illustrated screenshots and photographs to help you
• Presented in an easy and simple to read format.

This book looks at

• Computer fundamentals: logic gates, binary arithmetic, hexadecimal, and number base conversions
• Data compression and encryption
• Hardware components: CPUs, RAM, Hard Drives, Portable Drives, video cards memory cards, motherboards, and the BIOS
• Inside the CPU, CPU architecture, instructions sets, and the fetch execute cycle
• Data Storage: bits, bytes, kilo bytes, megabytes, giga bytes and tera bytes
• Computer ports: VGA, HDMI, DVI, USB 2&3, FireWire, RJ45 ethernet, eSATA and more
• Different types of computer: desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablets, hybrids and supercomputers
• Operating systems: process management, memory management, file management
• Computer Software: applications, system software
• Computer peripherals: laser and inkjet printers Types of computer networks, 
• Network topologies, LANs, WANs, MANs, fibre optics and ethernet
• WiFi and Cellular internet connections
• The internet: email, the cloud, the world-wide web, and packet switching
• IP Addressing, web servers, DNS servers and DHCP servers, TCP/IP model, OSI model
• and more...

Techniques are illustrated step-by-step using full color photography and screen prints throughout, together with concise, easy to follow text from an established expert in the field, provide a comprehensive guide to computer systems.