Hardware

• How Motherboards Conduct a Symphony of Data
• Dec 29, 2014

In this excerpt from How Computers Work, 10th Edition, learn how motherboards work, including details on CPU, chipsets, and PCI-Express slots.

• Keep Your Web Surfing History Private when Using Safari on the iPhone/iPad
• Apr 23, 2014

Jason R. Rich discusses ways to keep your web surfing history and activities private when using the Safari browser on your iOS mobile device. Meanwhile, you can reverse some of the information offered within this article to keep close tabs on the web surfing activities of your kids.

• Network Security First-Step: Firewalls
• Feb 8, 2012

This chapter dissects a firewall’s duties to understand what makes a firewall operate and how it does its job.

• How Chips Are Designed
• May 2, 2003

Can't keep up with the ever-changing semiconductor sector? Learn how chips were designed 10 years ago and the drastic changes that process has undergone, along with current problems and future trends.