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.

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