Understanding Personal Computer Hardware

Written for those who are not computer or electrical engineers, this text is for those who want enough information to make intelligent buying or upgrading decisions, maximize their productivity, and become less dependant on others for help. It provides a thorough but concise description of the entire IBM-type PC, including its subsystems, components and peripherals, concentrating on PCs based on the Pentium and Pentium Pro class processors. There are easy experiments included.