How Computers Work
by Ron White
★ Top 25 book of 1993 · #22 on Best Books of 1993
Ron White's How Computers Work explains chips, software, memory, and hardware through detailed four-color drawings and a game-like CD-ROM. It tours every part of the computer, from hard drive and processor to mouse, monitor, and keyboard.
Best for: Curious readers who learn best from illustrations and want to see inside computers
How Computers Work is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar.
What How Computers Work is about
Ron White's guide takes the mystery out of the machine on your desk. It explains how chips, memory, software, and hardware do their jobs, and it leans on detailed four-color drawings so you can see the ideas, not just read about them. The tour moves through every part of a computer, from the processor and hard drive to the mouse, monitor, and keyboard.
This edition has been fully revised to cover recent technology, including how digital cameras, ebooks, and Bluetooth work. A game-like CD-ROM invites you to explore the inside of the computer yourself. It suits curious beginners, students, and anyone who has used a computer for years without knowing what happens beneath the screen.
How Computers Work on the Best Books of 1993
How Computers Work came out in 1993. Of the 36 books first published in 1993 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #22 on our Best Books of 1993 list.
Why it made the list: 221 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1993 list
- A Lesson Before Dying Ernest J. Gaines, #20
- Without Remorse Tom Clancy, #21
- Welcome to Camp Nightmare Robert Lawrence Stine, #23
- Men at Arms Terry Pratchett, #24
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 201 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 6 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 53 | 55% |
| Reader love | 11 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 69 | 20% |
Questions about How Computers Work
When was How Computers Work published?
How Computers Work by Ron White was first published in 1993.
Was How Computers Work one of the best books of 1993?
How Computers Work is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar. 221 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is How Computers Work on the Best Books of 1993 list?
221 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1993
- The Giver Lois Lowry, #1
- The Scam Debashis Basu, #2
- Along Came a Spider James Patterson, #3
- A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth, #4
- Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen, #5
- Understanding Comics Scott McCloud, #6
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How we know
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