This section contains plenty of links that explain how computers work.

It is hard to understand the internet and how it works if you dont know how computers work, so we’ve put together a bunch of categorized links to help you understand it better. We have searched the net for the best links availble on those subjects, if you have a site you that you think belongs here, please tell us.

General   
Monitors
Modems
Printers
Scanners 
Mice 
Keyboards     
Graphics Cards
Sound Cards
Memory
Hard-Drives
CDROMs 
DVDROMs   
PC Magazines
CPUs

General

Howstuffworks.com
Everything from how hard disks work to how modems work.

How Do Computers Work?
A very well written tutorial that starts from the very basics

W200 HyperTextBook: How Computers Work
Another good resource that includes an explanion of binary numbers and more.

How Computers Work
Explains computer language.

Monitors

How Computers Work
Explains computer language.

Howstuffworks.com on computer monitors
Has some pretty good information and images.

Performance Testing of Video Monitors
Explains monitors and testing them.

Modems

Howstuffworks.com's "How modems work"
A detailed article with diagrams.

@Home
Has everything you want to know on cable modems!

How do modems and cable modems work?
Explains how modems and cable modems work in a nice simple way.

Introduction to modems
A good guide to buying a modem, modem's features, and even DSL.

GoTo Shopping : Modems Buyer's Guide
A good shopping guide to modems if you're looking into buying one.

Printers

Lexmark - Inkjet Printers Work
Explains how inkjet printers work.

Buybuddy.com - hardware - printers
A nice explantion of all kinds of printers and buying advice.

Howstuffworks.com's "How does a bubble jet printer work?"
Short explantion along with some links.

Scanners

How do scanners work?
A very simple, short and understandable page.

ACER Imaging Products
Include 12 presale questions about scanners.

The PC Technology Guide: Scanners
How scanners work along with lots of definitions of computer terms, and a nice diagram.

The Mouse And Douglas Engelbart
Explains how a simple mouse work.

PC mouse information
A very long and detailed page on the subject.

Mice: How do they work?
Includes a few diagrams.

How does a cordless mouse work?
Interesting to find out about cordless mouses and keyboards.

Keyboards

How does the keyboard interface work?
A text file about the keyboard interface.

DEC LK201 Keyboard Interface
Explains everything about keyboards.

Graphics Cards

Graphic Card FAQ
Questions and answers about graphic cards.

Review AGP Graphic Cards
Good reviews with pictures and explanations.

Graphic Cards
Information on a variety of graphic cards.

Sound Cards

A guide to sound cards and digital sound
Starts from the very beginning, also explains 3D sound and USB.

Computer Sound Card Help
Sound card buying advice.

Sound Cards
Good information with a few diagrams.

Memory

How Does Computer Memory Work?
A short explanation about memory.

How Memory Works
Explains how computer memory works in a well-written page.

Hard Drives

CD-ROMs

Howstuffworks.com's "How Compact Discs (CDs) Work"
Explains the CD, the CD player, and the data format.

CD-ROM Q&A
33 Common questions and answers about CD-ROMs.

CDROM FAQ-General Questions
How to install, configure and troubleshoot CD-ROMs.

DVDs

Howstuffworks.com's "How does a DVD work?"
Short and to point.

How does DVD work?
Detailed, but kind of hard to understand if you're new to it.

How does a DVD work?
A nice site that compares the DVD with the CD through pictures.

DVD FAQ
The name says it all.

Magazines

PC World

PC Magazine

PC Gamer

eWeek

PCWatch

Microprocessors (CPU)

Intel's How Microprocessors Work
Learn from the master with this nice shockwave presentation.

Howstuffworks.com's "How Microprocessors Work"
A long article, has everything you need to know about the heart of your computer. Also includes history.

Microprocessor - from MSN
A difinition of microprocessor from the encarta. Also includes links to related terms.