Ch. 1. Getting to Know the Hardware
Ch. 2. How Circuits Juggle Data
Ch. 3. How a PC Comes Alive
Ch. 4. How an Operating System Controls Hardware
pt. 2. How Microchips are the PC's Brain
Ch. 5. How Transistors Manipulate Data
Ch. 6. How a Microprocessor Works
pt. 3. How Software Works
Ch. 7. How Programming Languages Work
Ch. 9. How Software Applications Do Your Work
Ch. 10. How a Computer's Long-Term Memory Works
Ch. 11. How Disk Drives Store Information
Ch. 12. How Little Things Make Drives Faster and Bigger
Ch. 13. How PCs Use Light to Remember Data
pt. 5. Input/Output Devices
Ch. 14. How Data Gets Into Your PC
Ch. 15. How Scanners Capture Words and Images
Ch. 16. How Computers Use Power
Ch. 17. How Serial Parts Triumph
Ch. 18. How a Computer Display Works
Ch. 19. How Digital Photography Works
pt. 6. Games and Multimedia
Ch. 20. How Multimedia Sound Works
Ch. 21. How Multimedia Video Works
Ch. 22. How Game Hardware Puts You In the Action
Ch. 23. How Games Create 3D Worlds
pt. 7. How the Internet Works
Ch. 24. How Local Area Networks Work
Ch. 25. How PCs Connect to the Internet
Ch. 26. How the Internet Moves Data
Ch. 27. How We Reach Each Other Through the Net
Ch. 28. How Wireless Sets PCs Free
Ch. 29. How the Net Provides Video and Audio on Demand
Ch. 30. How the World Wide Web Works
Ch. 31. How Internet Security Fights Off PC Invaders
Ch. 32. How Black-and-White Printing Works
Ch. 33. How Color Printing Works.
