Web Resources

Support/Web Resource Links

ASCII: Wikipedia: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII. This site provides information about ASCII character encoding. It includes the ASCII character table, presenting the code for various printing and nonprinting characters.

openMosix: http://openmosix.sourceforge.net. This is the home page for the openMosix Project, where you can download this open-source application and begin building your own computing cluster.

Additional Links

Technology in Action Companion Web Site: www.prenhall.com/techinaction. Here you’ll find additional resources to support and supplement chapter topics, including an Online Study Guide and Web Research Projects.

24x7 Pearson Product Support: http://247.prenhall.com. Use this site to obtain help by phone, e-mail, or chat, or explore the knowledge base to find answers right on the site.

HowStuffWorks: How Microprocessors Work: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/microprocessor.htm. Visit this page on the HowStuffWorks site for a detailed history on microprocessors and the way they work, as well as a discussion on integrated circuits.

Conversion Table: Decimal, Hexadecimal, Octal, Binary: http://ascii.cl/conversion.htm. The table on this site lists the hexadecimal, octal, and binary conversion values for the numbers 0 through 255. Other links provide information about ASCII codes and HTML codes.

Intel: www.intel.com. This is the home page for the microchip manufacturer Intel. Visit this site to learn more about the various CPUs Intel manufactures, obtain technical help, explore tutorials, and get information on the most current chip technology.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): www.amd.com. Visit AMD’s site for more information about the various microprocessors AMD produces, explore the resource section, and get technical solutions and support.

Apple G5 Processor: www.apple.com/g5processor. This page on the Apple Web site provides information about Apple’s partnership with IBM and the resulting 64-bit G5 microprocessor. Although Apple has begun using Intel chips, this site has some interesting information about chip architecture and offers a great look at the chip fabrication process.

Rolltronics/FASwitch: www.faswitch.com. FASwitch, a subsidiary of Seertech Corporation, acquired the Rolltronics technology. They manufacture flexible displays and sensors. Learn more about this emerging technology and how it works in the Technology section of this site, or visit the News Room to view videos and photos of prototypes and working models.

United States Display Consortium: www.usdc.org. This partnership between industry and the government provides a forum for organizations involved in flat panel display, from manufacturers to researchers to suppliers, to explore and discuss development issues.

Crucial.com: www.crucial.com OR Kingston Technology: www.kingston.com. Memory (RAM) can be purchased from either of these vendors’ sites. Use their memory search tools to demonstrate how easily a computer’s memory requirements can be determined. Helpful tutorials show how to install memory upgrades.

IBM Research Projects: Blue Gene: www.research.ibm.com/bluegene. Visit this site to learn more about the Blue Gene supercomputer and the biological research projects for which it is being used.

MicroCHIPS: www.mchips.com. Visit this site to learn more about the technology involved in this new drug delivery system.