Part 1: Boot-up process -- Getting to know the hardware -- How circuits juggle data -- How a PC come alive -- How an operating system controls hardware -- Part 2: How microchips are the PC's brain -- How transistors manipulate data -- How a microprocessor works -- Part 3: How software works -- How programming languages work -- How windows works -- How software applications do your work -- Part 4: Data storage -- How a computer's long-term memory works -- How disk drives same information -- How little things make drives faster and bigger -- How PCs use light to remember data -- Part 5: Input/output devices -- How data gets into your PC -- How scanners capture words and images -- How computers use power -- How serial ports triump -- How a computer display works -- How digital photoraphy works -- Part 6: Games and multimedia -- How multimedia sound works -- How multimedia video works -- How game hardware puts you in the action -- How games create 3D worlds -- Part 7: How the Internet works -- How local area networks work -- How PCs connect to the Internet -- How the Internet moves data -- How we reach each other through the net -- How wireless sets PCs free -- How the net provides video and audio on demand -- How the world wide web works -- How Internet security fights off PC invaders -- Part 8: How printers work -- How black-and-white printing works -- How color pinting works

1. Microcomputers