The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware

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 technologiesand 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!Keogh, James is the author of 'The Essential Guide to Computer Hardware' with ISBN 9780130620132 and ISBN 0130620130.