How Computers Work

Part 1: What Makes a Computer a Computer Chapter 1: The Ghostly LEGOs of Computing Chapter 2: How Computers Remember Chapter 3: How a Little Microprocessor Does Big Things Chapter 4: How Motherboards Conduct a Symphony of Data Part 2: Software—The Computer’s Own Poetry Chapter 5: How Words Are Stitched into Programs Chapter 6: How Applications Work So You Can Play Chapter 7: How Games Create New Worlds Chapter 8: How Security Software Fights Off Invaders Part 3: How Computers Evolve Chapter 9: The Origins of Computer DNA Chapter 10: How Small Mutations Pay Off Big Chapter 11: Honey, I’ve Shrunk the PC Chapter 12: Evolution of the Super Computer Chapter 13: How Cameras Capture Memories Part 4: How Computers Expand Our Senses Chapter 14: How We Stay in Touch Chapter 15: How a Computer Creates Visions Chapter 16: How Computers Tickle Your Ears Part 5: The Little Net That Grew Chapter 17: How Networks Tie Computers Together Chapter 18: How the Internet Brings Us the World Chapter 19: How the Web Puts It All at Your Fingertips Chapter 20: How We Keep in Touch the Internet Way Part 6: How Printers Put Data in Our Hands Chapter 21: How Black and White Printing Works Chapter 22: Printing Gutenberg Never Imagined Part 7: So, What’s Next?