Computer

DK Eyewitness Books

by Mike Goldsmith, Tom Jackson

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. *Now reissued with a CD and wall chart! Eyewitness Computer gives readers an up close look at the machines that have come to define the modern world. From laptops to supercomputers, this book uses clear, crisp photography and engaging text to explain how computers work, the functions they serve, and what they might do in the future.

Genres: Science

72 pages, Hardcover

First published June 20, 2011

About the author

Dr. Mike Goldsmith studied the philosophy of time and space at Keele University, where he also obtained his PhD in astrophysics. He was formerly the head of Acoustics at the UK's National Physical Laboratory and is now an author of nonfiction books for children.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane]

The pictures are great and the book is well presented.

[Toby]

A good book worth the cost for children (I would estimate 10+), but now out of date (published 2010) and sorely lacking in some areas.

Areas that have not been covered include:
-Solid State Drives
-RAID arrangement of hard drives
-The evolution of hardware connections such as IDE / E-IDE and SATA connections
-Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage
-MIDI and other alternative inputs
-Near Field Communication (NFC)
-Arduino / Raspberry Pi etc.

Also the coverage of Augmented Reality is out of date. Finally I was disappointed to see the coverage of operating systems only given a paragraph with no mention of non-windows systems or real explanation of what an operating system actually does and why it is important.

[Susie Shircliff]

Def needs an update.

[Infrastructure Logistics]

Cloaking devices, transcontinental surgery, and bionic parts, what’s not to like?