PC Hardware: A Beginner's Guide

by Ron Gilster

Book Overview

This work aims to act as a detailed reference to the workings and components of a personal computer. It offers information on internal component and most external devices, basic troubleshooting... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072129905
• ISBN13: 9780072129908
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Not just for beginners...

I do not consider myself a beginner to PCs, but I still found this to be a great book. The chapter on printers, a very under represented technology in books, makes it worth the price. It is really easy to read, but not so easy as to be talking down to you. This would be a good book to read if you are interested in how that box on your desk works or if, for once, you'd like to know what that techie at work is talking about. Good read!

All the details, but in plain language

I am a newbie to computers, but I want to learn how they work. This book explains the details of how a PC works and much of what I should do when it doesn't. Mr. Gilster explains things in a no-nonsense, clear way that doesn't try to blow me away with all of the technical jargon. He obviously knows his stuff and how to explain it to someone like me. Great book for anyone who wants to move past the newbie level!