The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, 6th Edition - Softcover

Rosch, Winn L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789728591 ISBN 13: 9780789728593

Publisher: Que Pub, 2003

Synopsis

The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible provides a background on how things work, puts competing technologies, standards, and products in perspective, and serves as a reference that provides quick answers for common computer and technology questions. It functions as a buying guide, telling not only what to buy, but why. It also lays the foundation for upgrading or repairing a computer, but stops short of the step-by-step mechanics of the process. The chief purpose of the Hardware Bible remains educational. Some new features in this edition include rewritable DVD technology as well as Blu-ray Discs, wireless networking including 802.11a and 802.11b, Bluetooth wireless communications, and extended coverage of digital cameras, scanners, and telecommunications...and much more!

About this title

Review

The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible is a handy guide to the components that make up IBM-standard personal computers, but it is beginning to show its age in its new fifth edition. As Rosch's fans have come to expect, the book includes lots of lists and tables that present troubleshooting information in an easily referenced format. Rosch knows his subject well. Unlike many of its competitors, this book devotes a fair amount of ink to discussions of software phenomena, such as image compression technologies.

Some of the material seems a bit outdated, such as the section on "proprietary mice" that describes dedicated mouse ports as if they're something unusual. In the same vein, coverage of CD-ROM formats neglects any mention of the Joliet and El Torito standards, as if Yellow Book is new stuff. There's no mention of PC-100 RAM either, and the book gives almost as much space to monochrome cathode ray tubes as to emerging flat-screen technologies. The point: you'll appreciate the information on older technologies if you're involved in maintaining or repairing older machines. Folks working on more modern hardware may want to look at Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 11th Edition. --David Wall

Topics covered: Central processing units (CPUs), random-access memory (RAM), mass-storage devices (hard disks and CD-ROM drives), video cards, input devices, expansion buses, and modem connectivity.

From the Publisher

Updated and revised edition of a bestseller, this comprehensive tome provides the most up-to-date information on the latest developments in PC technology. Written by industry expert, Winn Rosch, this guide covers everything users need to know about PC components and peripherals-from purchasing, setting up, and repairing a computer system to explaining technology and upgrading information. Using an easy-to-understand, well-written style, this is an invaluable resource of information! - Saves users time and money by helping them make the right decisions when purchasing a computer

- Explores mass storage, the display system, printers, networking, plug and play, memory types, input devices, parallel and serial ports, modems, IRDA, and more

- Provides jargon-free explanations of PC design and technology

Edition details

• Publisher: Que Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0789728591
• ISBN 13: 9780789728593
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1128