Understanding Personal Computer Hardware: Everything you need to know to be an informed · PC User · PC Buyer · PC Upgrader
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Book Overview
This book bridges the gap between the computer picture books with little real information and the PC technical reference intended for engineers. In a concise yet thorough manner all the workings of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:038798531X
ISBN13:9780387985312
Release Date:July 1998
Publisher:Springer
Length:464 Pages
Weight:1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:10.0" x 1.1" x 7.0"
Customer Reviews
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best intro to PC hardware I've seen
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Great explanations and diagrams packed into a relatively short book. I was able to read most of this in a couple evenings, yet I felt I learned quite a bit, for example the difference between a controller and adapter and why the IDE hard drive standard was considered an advance over ESDI and ST506. A relief from the plethora of 1500 pg "upgrade" books on the market, with their scholarly compendia of Intel chip specs and pinouts, and the superficial beginners books that are so broad-brush that you wonder if you've learned anything.One drawback is that the book is a few years old. Almost all the material is still useful, but some recent topics (Pentium III/IV, wireless, Windows 2K/XP, USB 2.0) aren't covered.
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