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1) Computers
Author
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the history of, parts for, and future of computers and computing.
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In Computers to Tablets, discover how the first computer evolved into the tablet and portable devices we have today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions about this technology. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, and sidebars.
5) Computers
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Corp
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Outlines, in text and illustrations, the development of computers, how they work, and their many uses.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Digital technology surrounds us. Our tablets, computers, and smartphones are just some of the vital tools that we use daily--if not hourly. Those devices would be useless without clever coding that might mystify some. This motivating book will enlighten budding techies by teaching them about well-known programming languages, basic computer parts, and the work of famous programmers. Key vocabulary is explained in an inviting and encouraging way. This...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Today's computers come in all shapes and sizes, but not many people actually know how they're made. The journey from circuits and wires to a ready-to-use computer is a fascinating exploration of science and engineering. Readers get a look inside their laptops, desktops, and even their tablets as they're shown step-by-step how these electronic marvels are assembled. Readers will love knowing what goes on inside their own machines, and color photographs...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
One night in the late 1930s, in a bar on the Illinois-Iowa border, John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics at Iowa State University, after a frustrating day performing tedious mathematical calculations in his lab, hit on the idea that the binary number system and electronic switches, combined with an array of capacitors on a moving drum to serve as memory, could yield a computing machine that would make his life easier. Then he went back and...
Author
Publisher
Pearson Education
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The classic guide to how computers work, updated with new chapters and interactive graphics. Computers are everywhere-most obviously in our laptops and smartphones, but also our cars, televisions, microwave ovens, alarm clocks, robot vacuum cleaners, and other smart appliances. Have you ever wondered what goes on inside these devices to make our lives easier but occasionally more infuriating? For more than 20 years, readers have delighted in Charles...