Matthew Justice - How Computers Really Work

A Hands-On Guide to the Inner Workings of the Machine

by Matthew Justice

San Francisco

HOW COMPUTERS REALLY WORK. Copyright 2021 by Matthew Justice.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-71850-066-2 (print)

ISBN-13: 978-1-71850-067-9 (ebook)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Justice, Matthew, author.
Title: How Computers Really Work : a hands-on guide to the inner workings of the machine / Matthew Justice.
Description: San Francisco : No Starch Press, Inc., [2020] | Includes
index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020024168 (print) | LCCN 2020024169 (ebook) | ISBN
9781718500662 (paperback) | ISBN 1718500661 (paperback) | ISBN
9781718500679 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Electronic digital computers--Popular works.
Classification: LCC QA76.5 .J87 2020 (print) | LCC QA76.5 (ebook) | DDC
004--dc23
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LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020024169

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To my family, who believed in me while I tried something new.