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03041aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 07A0EA78FAC811E4B2FE607EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150515010037 008 141218s2015 inua e 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2014951587 020 $a 078974984X (pbk.) 020 $a 9780789749840 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)898301830 040 $a VPW $b eng $e rda $c VPW $d YDXCP $d ZS3 $d ILC $d CGP $d ORX $d OCLCF $d LECLR $d SILO 100 1 $a White, Ron, $d 1944- $e author. 245 10 $a How computers work : $b the evolution of technology / $c Ron White ; illustrated by Timothy Edward Downs. 250 $a Tenth edition. 264 1 $a Indianapolis, IN : $b Que, $c [2015] 300 $a xx, 361 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 26 cm. 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Part 1. What makes a computer a computer : The ghostly LEGOs of computing ; How computers remember ; How a little microprocessor does big things ; How motherboards conduct a symphany of data -- Part 2. Software--the computer's own poetry : How words are stitched into programs ; How applications work so you can play ; How games create new worlds ; How security software fights off invaders -- Part 3. How computers evolve : The origins of computer DNA ; How small mutations pay off big ; Honey; I've shrunk the PC ; Evolution of the home computer ; How cameras capture memories-- Part 4. How computers expand our senses : How we stay in touch ; How a computer creates visions ; How computers tickle your ears -- Part 5. How the internet connects us all : How networks tie computers together ; How the internet brings us the world ; How the web puts it all at your fingertips ; How we keep in touch the internet way -- Part 6. How printers put data in our hands : How black-and-white printing works ; Printing Gutenberg never imagined -- Part 7. So, what's next?. 520 $a This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. In addition to all the content you've come to expect from prior editions, this newly revised edition includes all new coverage of topics such as: how smartphones and tablet PCs put the power of a desktop computer in your hands-- literally; how advances such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, eBay, and smartphones are expanding our universe of friends, knowledge, and opportunity; how increased miniaturization leads to new products, such as smartphone, smartwatches, and Google Glass; and, how computing technology takes advantages of quantum physics and innovations no one even imagined a few years ago. 700 1 $a Downs, Timothy Edward, $e illustrator. 941 $a 8 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314041125.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909035317.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528061112.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508021746.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107051941.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20160723010353.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20160224010537.0 952 $l TGPD826 $d 20150901011101.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=07A0EA78FAC811E4B2FE607EDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search