Understanding Computers, Smartphones and the Internet
Publisher: Ernie Dainow
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Toronto, Canada
Language: eng
Format: ebook
Number of pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780995214408
Copyright date: 2016
First sentence: In the context of this book, the word “computer” can refer to many different sorts of devices.
Table of contents: title: 1. What is a Computer?; title: Start with a problem; title: Write a program for a solution; title: Machine Code; title: Machine Instruction Set; title: Integrated Circuits; title: Moore’s Law; title: The Future; title: 2. How Does Software Work?; title: Computer Languages; title: Databases; title: The Layers of Software; title: Software Development; title: Software Applications; title: 3. How Does the Internet Work?; title: What is the Web and how does it work?; title: HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language); title: Other Protocols; title: What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?; title: How is the Internet managed?; title: 4. How Do Smartphones Work?; title: Smartphone Hardware; title: Smartphone Software; title: The Cellular Phone Network; title: How does radio work?; title: How does a smartphone connect to the cellular network?; title: Appendix 1. CalculateTax Program; title: Appendix 2. CalculateTax Machine Code; title: Appendix 3. Binary Numbers, Bits and Bytes; title: Appendix 4. Machine Instruction Sets; title: Appendix 5. Internet Routing; title: Appendix 6. How Does Email Work?; title: About the Author