Includes index.

Contents: Boot-up process: How the power-on self-test works -- How a disk boot works -- How an operating system works -- Microchips: How a transistor works -- How RAM works -- How a microprocessor works -- How a RAM cache works works -- How a CD-ROM drive works -- How a magneto-optical drive works -- How a Bernoulli drive works -- How a tape backup drive works -- How a drive array works -- Input/output devices: How a bus works -- How a keyboard works -- How a computer display works -- How a serial port works -- How a parallel port works -- How a mouse works -- How a modem works -- How a scanner and optical character recognition work -- How a pen-based computer works -- Networks: How LAN topologies works -- How network communications works -- Printers: How bitmapped and outline fronts work -- How a dot-matrix printer works -- How a laser printer works -- How an ink-jet printer works -- How a color thermal printer works.