This is a book for the PC user who would like to understand how their PCs work. It is written for the reader who is not a computer or electrical engineer but who wants enough information so that they can make intelligent buying or upgrading decisions, maximize their productivity, and become less dependant on others for help with their computer questions and problems. The book provides a thorough yet concise description of the entire IBM-type PC, including its subsystems, components, and peripherals. The book concentrates on PCs based on the Pentium and Petium Pro class processors. The book contains easy-to-do experiments that readers can perform to actually see how things work. Understanding PC Computer Hardware can be read cover to cover or used as reference source.

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Book Title: Understanding Personal Computer Hardware
Book Subtitle: Everything you need to know to be an informed · PC User · PC Buyer · PC Upgrader
Authors: Steven Roman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6419-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98531-2
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-6419-1
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 440
Topics: Computer Science, general

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