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PC/Computing How Computers Work
BOOK CONTENTS
Part 1 Boot-up Process
Chapter 1 How the Power-On Self-Test Works
Chapter 2 How a Disk Boot Works
Chapter 3 How an Operating System Works
Part 2 Microchips
Chapter 4 How a Transistor Works
Chapter 5 How RAM Works
Chapter 6 How a Microprocessor Works
Chapter 7 How a RAM Cache Works
Part 3 Data Storage
Chapter 8 How Disk Storage Works
Chapter 9 How a Floppy Drive Works
Chapter 10 How a Hard Drive Works
Chapter 11 How a Disk Cache Works
Chapter 12 How a CD ROM Drive Works
Chapter 13 How a Magneto-Optical Drive Works
Chapter 14 How a Bernoulli Drive Works
Chapter 15 How a Tape Backup Drive Works
Chapter 16 How a Drive Array Works
Part 4 Input/Output Devices
Chapter 17 How a Bus Works
Chapter 18 How a Keyboard Works
Chapter 19 How a Computer Display Works
Chapter 20 How a Serial Port Works
Chapter 21 How a Parallel Port Works
Chapter 22 How a Mouse Works
Chapter 23 How a Modem Works
Chapter 24 How a Scanner and Optical Character Recognition Work
Chapter 25 How a Pen-Based Computer Works
Part 5 Networks
Chapter 26 How LAN Topologies Work
Chapter 27 How Network Communications Work
Part 6 Printers
Chapter 28 How Bitmapped and Outline Fonts Work
Chapter 29 How a Dot-Matrix Printer Works
Chapter 30 How a Laser Printer Works
Chapter 31 How an Ink-Jet Printer Works
Chapter 32 How a Color Thermal Printer Works