How Computers Work: The Evolution of Technology, 10/e (Paperback)

The Evolution of Technology

Having sold more than 2 million copies over its lifetime, How Computers Work is the definitive illustrated guide to the world of PCs and technology. In this new edition, you’ll find detailed information not just about PCs, but about how changes in technology have evolved the giant, expensive computer dinosaurs of last century into the smaller but more powerful smartphones, tablets, and wearable computing of today. Whether your interest is in business, gaming, digital photography, entertainment, communications, or security, you’ll learn how computing is evolving the way you live.

A full-color, illustrated adventure into the wonders of TECHNOLOOGY

This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. Only the accomplished and award-winning team of writer Ron White and artist Tim Downs has the unique ability to meld descriptive text with one-of-a-kind visuals to fully explain how the electronic gear we depend on every day is made possible. 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 computing technology is linking our homes, work place, entertainment, and daily communications

•   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

•   How computing technology takes advantages of quantum physics and innovations no one even imagined a few years ago

For two decades, How Computers Work has helped newbies understand new technology, while hackers and IT pros have treasured it for the depth of knowledge it contains. This is the perfect book about computing to capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand your mind, no matter what your technical level!

Beautifully detailed illustrations and jargon-free explanations walk you through the technology that is shaping our lives. See the hidden workings inside computers, smartphones, tablets, Google Glass, and the latest tech inventions.

科技的演進

《How Computers Work》是一本在其壽命中售出超過200萬本的指南，詳細介紹了個人電腦和科技世界。在這本新版中，你將找到詳細的資訊，不僅關於個人電腦，還關於科技的變革如何將上世紀的巨大昂貴的電腦恐龍演變為如今更小但更強大的智能手機、平板電腦和可穿戴裝置。無論你的興趣是商業、遊戲、數碼攝影、娛樂、通訊還是安全，你都將了解到計算機如何改變你的生活方式。

這本全彩色、圖文並茂的科技指南假設讀者對科技一無所知，並解釋了一切。只有寫作家Ron White和藝術家Tim Downs這樣的經驗豐富且屢獲殊榮的團隊，才能將描述性文字與獨特的視覺效果完美結合，徹底解釋我們每天依賴的電子設備是如何實現的。除了之前版本中的所有內容，這本新修訂版還包括以下全新主題的涵蓋：

• 智能手機和平板電腦如何將桌面電腦的功能放在你的手中
• 計算技術如何將我們的家庭、工作場所、娛樂和日常通訊聯繫在一起
• Facebook、Twitter、Google、eBay和智能手機等進步如何擴大我們的朋友圈、知識和機會
• 迷你化如何帶來新產品，如智能手機、智能手錶和Google Glass
• 計算技術如何利用量子物理和幾年前無人想像的創新

二十年來，《How Computers Work》幫助新手理解新技術，同時黑客和IT專業人士也因其深度知識而珍愛。無論你的技術水平如何，這本關於計算機的完美書籍都能激發你的想像力，滿足你的視覺需求，擴展你的思維！

精美的詳細插圖和不涉及專業術語的解釋將帶領你了解塑造我們生活的科技。看到電腦、智能手機、平板電腦、Google Glass和最新的科技發明的內部運作。