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 computers
[*]Hardware components
[*]CPU architecture, instructions sets, and the fetch execute cycle
[*]Computer ports and plugs
[*]Network topologies, LANs, WANs, MANs, fibre optics and ethernet
[*]WiFi and Cellular networks
[*]The internet: email, the cloud, the world-wide web
[*]IP Addressing, web servers, DNS servers and DHCP servers
[*]TCP/IP model, OSI model, ports, sockets
[*]Logic gates, binary arithmetic, two's complement, floating point, hexadecimal, and base conversions
[*]Data Storage: bits, bytes, kilo bytes, kibi bytes, megabytes...
[*]Data compression, encryption, sort, and search algorithms, and more

Techniques 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.

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