"A book that introduces readers to the fundamentals of hardware and software. It covers foundational aspects of computing, from binary and circuit design to the internet and modern computing, and includes a mix of exercises and hands-on activities"--

This book is perfect for the tech-savvy reader interested in an exciting career. Readers will learn about how engineers design and construct the computer hardware people use every day. The narrative highlights famous computer engineers who have made invaluable advancements in computer technology. This career integrates science, technology, engineering, and math, which makes this book a perfect fit for STEM instruction and career-based education. Information-rich...

"Digital technology surrounds us. Our tablets, computers, and smartphones are just some of the vital tools that we use daily--if not hourly. Those devices would be useless without clever coding that might mystify some. This motivating book will enlighten budding techies by teaching them about well-known programming languages, basic computer parts, and the work of famous programmers. Key vocabulary is explained in an inviting and encouraging way. This...

Computers are everywhere, most obviously in our laptops and smartphones, but also our cars, televisions, microwave ovens, alarm clocks, robot vacuum cleaners, and other smart appliances. Have you ever wondered what goes on inside these devices to make our lives easier but occasionally more infuriating? For more than 20 years, readers have delighted in Charles Petzold's illuminating story of the secret inner life of computers, and now he has revised...

One night in the late 1930s, in a bar on the Illinois-Iowa border, John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics at Iowa State University, after a frustrating day performing tedious mathematical calculations in his lab, hit on the idea that the binary number system and electronic switches, combined with an array of capacitors on a moving drum to serve as memory, could yield a computing machine that would make his life easier. Then he went back and...

The purpose of The Computer Glossary is to provide a meaningful definition of every important computer term, be it a concept or a hardware or software product, old or new, for personal computers, minicomputers or mainframes. The degree of technical explanation chosen for each term is based on the term. General terms are explained for the lay person. Specific technical terms are explained with other technical terms. But, all the terms used in the definitions...

A guide to computers covers such topics as input and output devices, processing, storage devices, operating systems, networks, the Internet, and multimedia devices.

"The purpose of this book is to present the principles of modern digital computers." -- Preface.