{"product_id":"how-computers-really-work-isbn-9781718500662","title":"How Computers Really Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn approachable, hands-on guide to understanding how computers work, from low-level circuits to high-level code.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Computers Really Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a hands-on guide to the computing ecosystem: everything from circuits to memory and clock signals, machine code, programming languages, operating systems, and the internet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut you won't just read about these concepts, you'll test your knowledge with exercises, and practice what you learn with 41 optional hands-on projects. Build digital circuits, craft a guessing game, convert decimal numbers to binary, examine virtual memory usage, run your own web server, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore concepts like how to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThink like a software engineer as you use data to describe a real world concept\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUse Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws to analyze an electrical circuit\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThink like a computer as you practice binary addition and execute a program in your mind, step-by-step\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book's projects will have you translate your learning into action, as you:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eLearn how to use a multimeter to measure resistance, current, and voltage\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBuild a half adder to see how logical operations in hardware can be combined to perform useful functions\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWrite a program in assembly language, then examine the resulting machine code\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLearn to use a debugger, disassemble code, and hack a program to change its behavior without changing the source code\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUse a port scanner to see which internet ports your computer has open\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRun your own server and get a solid crash course on how the web works\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd since a picture is worth a thousand bytes, chapters are filled with detailed diagrams and illustrations to help clarify technical complexities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRequirements: \u003c\/b\u003eThe projects require a variety of hardware - electronics projects need a breadboard, power supply, and various circuit components; software projects are performed on a Raspberry Pi. Appendix B contains a complete list. Even if you skip the projects, the book's major concepts are clearly presented in the main text.\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: \u003c\/b\u003eComputing Concepts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e Binary in Action\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e Electrical Circuits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e Digital Circuits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e Math with Digital Circuits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/b\u003e Memory and Clock Signals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e Computer Hardware\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8:\u003c\/b\u003e Machine Code and Assembly Language\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9:\u003c\/b\u003e High Level Programming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10:\u003c\/b\u003e Operating Systems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e The Internet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: \u003c\/b\u003eThe World Wide Web\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Computing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A:\u003c\/b\u003e Answers to Exercises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B:\u003c\/b\u003e Setting Up\"Much more understandable than most books of this type, even when the author delves deeply into machine code, programming languages, operating systems and the internet. He details 41 hands-on projects, including games, running a web server, and so on. It's just right for the would-be software engineer.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Joy Schwabach, \u003ci\u003eArkansas Democrat Gazette's \u003cb\u003eOn Computers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Justice\u003c\/b\u003e, a software engineer, spent 17 years at Microsoft where his work included debugging the Windows kernel, developing automated fixes, and leading a team of engineers building diagnostic tools and services. He has worked on everything from low-level software to high-level web applications.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304658981093,"sku":"NP9781718500662","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781718500662.jpg?v=1767729298","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/how-computers-really-work-isbn-9781718500662","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}