REVIEW: HOW COMPUTERS WORK includes CD-ROM      Ziff Davis Press 1994

I first borrowed this title from the local library and found it very 
informative.  This newest version which includes an interactive CD-ROM
is certainly no disappointment.  

The most outstanding aspect of HOW COMPUTERS WORK is without doubt the 
illustrations, done by Timothy Edward Downs.  They're absolutely 
beautiful!  The graphics really help you to understand how everything
works.  Some of the concepts explained are: the power-on self-test
(POST), disk boot up, the Operating System, memory, RAM cache, hard,
floppy and CD-ROM disk drives, tape backups, keyboards, displays, serial
and parallel ports. Also included are different kinds of printers, scanners
and a whole lot more.  

The CD-ROM is also quite remarkable - there's a lot of neat stuff to see.
It takes you on an exploratory three-dimensional guided tour of the
multimedia equipped PC, including video interviews and computing tips and
tricks.  Its virtually an animated version of the book and much more.
You can access thousands of MicroSoft Windows tips from the experts at
PC/Computing magazine as well as a unique almanac of computing information
and buyers' advice from many Ziff Davis Press books.  The CD-ROM is a great
enhancement to the original book.  This title definitely belongs in the
reference section of every school and public library.


%T      HOW COMPUTERS WORK
%A      Ron White
%I      Ziff Davis Press
%C      Emeryville California
%D      1994
%O      includes interactive CD-ROM,  $39.95
%G      ISBN1-56276-250-8 
%P      202 pp
%K      personal computers, multimedia


(C) 1995
Michael Crestohl
Nahant Massachusetts  USA
mc@shore.net

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