But how Do it Know?: The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone

I was interested in subject from that perspective, because I, as many others, using laptop & smartphone every day, even can say, on a level slightly above "mediocre user", but still understanding programming on a basic level. And so, I definitely recommend this book (maybe, except one or two parts from the end of it) to those, who just wants to know basics, while understanding (dealing) with complex things, based on it. It's pretty simple to dive in and I think, that book as such, must be teached in school for everybody, maybe, with some hints from today's tech as a conclusion. The trend to oversimplify computer tech so everybody can use it, is good for business, but I bet, that society will work better, if more people get basics.

I've taken a few programming classes but none of them included a basic background on how a computer works, beyond some very basic lessons on character codes and binary numbers. This book fills in those gaps. Now I finally understand how those ASCII codes are transformed into readable letters! Deducting one star because the book has several typos.

Finally, a book that clearly explained concepts I had wondered about for so long. Even though I have been working as a programmer for years and consider myself tech literate I had struggled to build a good intuition about how exactly a computer works. This book finally did the job! I think the book was well written, easy to follow, and pretty engaging. If you want to know how a computer works without having to go through some heavy academic or hard to understand readings, this is THE book!