But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone (Paperback)

J Clark Scott

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Finally, this brand new book exposes the secrets of computers for everyone to see. Its humorous title begins with the punch line of a classic joke about someone who is baffled by technology.

It was written by a 40-year computer veteran who wants to take the mystery out of computers and allow everyone to gain a true understanding of exactly what computers are, and also what they are not.

Years of writing, diagramming, piloting and editing have culminated in one easy to read volume that contains all of the basic principles of computers written so that everyone can understand them.

There used to be only two types of book that delved into the insides of computers. The simple ones point out the major parts and describe their functions in broad general terms. Computer Science textbooks eventually tell the whole story, but along the way, they include every detail that an engineer could conceivably ever need to know.

Like Momma Bear's porridge, But How Do It Know? is just right, but it is much more than just a happy medium. For the first time, this book thoroughly demonstrates each of the basic principles that have been used in every computer ever built, while at the same time showing the integral role that codes play in everything that computers are able to do.

It cuts through all of the electronics and mathematics, and gets right to practical matters. Here is a simple part, see what it does. Connect a few of these together and you get a new part that does another simple thing. After just a few iterations of connecting up simple parts - voilà! - it's a computer. And it is much simpler than anyone ever imagined.

But How Do It Know? really explains how computers work. They are far simpler than anyone has ever permitted you to believe. It contains everything you need to know, and nothing you don't need to know. No technical background of any kind is required.

The basic principles of computers have not changed one iota since they were invented in the mid 20th century. "Since the day I learned how computers work, it always felt like I knew a giant secret, but couldn't tell anyone," says the author. Now he's taken the time to explain it in such a manner that anyone can have that same moment of enlightenment and thereafter see computers in an entirely new light.

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最後,這本全新的書籍揭示了電腦的秘密,讓每個人都能看到。它幽默的標題以一個關於對科技感到困惑的人的經典笑話作為開場白。

這本書是由一位有40年電腦經驗的老手所撰寫,他希望揭開電腦的神秘面紗,讓每個人真正了解電腦的本質,以及它們不是什麼。

多年的寫作、圖解、試驗和編輯工作最終匯聚成一本易於閱讀的書籍,其中包含了所有電腦的基本原理,並以每個人都能理解的方式來描述。

過去只有兩種類型的書籍深入探討了電腦的內部結構。簡單的書籍指出了主要部件並以廣泛的一般性描述其功能。計算機科學教科書最終講述了整個故事,但在此過程中,它們包含了工程師可能需要了解的每個細節。

就像熊媽媽的粥一樣,《But How Do It Know?》剛剛好,但它不僅僅是一個折衷的選擇。這本書首次全面演示了每個曾用於建造每台電腦的基本原理,同時展示了代碼在電腦能夠完成的所有事情中所扮演的重要角色。

它摒棄了所有的電子學和數學,直接談到實際問題。這是一個簡單的部件,看看它的功能。將其中幾個連接在一起,你就得到了另一個能做另一個簡單事情的部件。只需幾次簡單部件的連接 - voilà!- 它就是一台電腦。而且它比任何人想像的都要簡單。

《But How Do It Know?》真正解釋了電腦的工作原理。它們比任何人所允許你相信的要簡單得多。它包含了你需要知道的一切,沒有你不需要知道的內容。不需要任何技術背景。

自從20世紀中葉發明以來,電腦的基本原理沒有改變一絲一毫。作者說:“自從我了解了電腦的工作原理那天起,我一直覺得自己知道了一個巨大的秘密,但卻不能告訴任何人。”現在,他花時間以一種任何人都能有同樣頓悟的方式來解釋它,從此以後,以全新的視角看待電腦。