PCs For Dummies
11th Edition
Published on 14. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-0-470-13728-4 (ISBN)
Description
* The perfect one-stop reference for anyone who has just bought a new PC, covering everything from the hardware and the operating system to software, the Internet, and home networking
* Written in Dan Gookin's trademark style, the book is humorous, crystal clear, and refreshingly jargon free-a computer guide that's actually a pleasure to read!
* Revisions to this edition include thorough coverage of the latest Windows operating system, Vista, along with new or updated coverage of DVD burning, password disks and security, networking procedures, voice recognition, assistive technologies, scanning and digital imaging, wireless peripherals, and TV adapters
* PC shipments grew by a healthy 12.6 percent in the first quarter of 2006
* Written in Dan Gookin's trademark style, the book is humorous, crystal clear, and refreshingly jargon free-a computer guide that's actually a pleasure to read!
* Revisions to this edition include thorough coverage of the latest Windows operating system, Vista, along with new or updated coverage of DVD burning, password disks and security, networking procedures, voice recognition, assistive technologies, scanning and digital imaging, wireless peripherals, and TV adapters
* PC shipments grew by a healthy 12.6 percent in the first quarter of 2006
More details
Edition
11., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-13728-4 (9780470137284)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
11/2009
12th Edition
Wiley
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Previous edition
Dan Gookin
PCs For Dummies
Book
09/2005
10th Edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
€22.90
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Person
Dan Gookin has been writing about technology for over 20 years. He has contributed articles to numerous high-tech magazines and written over 110 books on personal computers, many of them accurate. Dan combines his love of writing with his gizmo fascination to create books that are informative, entertaining, and not boring. Having sold more than 14 million titles translated into over 30 languages, Dan can attest that his method of crafting computer tomes seems to work. Perhaps his most famous title is the original DOS For Dummies, published in 1991. It became the world's fastest-selling computer book, at one time moving more copies per week than the New York Times #1 bestseller (though, as a reference, it could not be listed on the NYT bestseller list). That book spawned the entire line of For Dummies books, which remains a publishing phenomenon to this day. Dan's most popular titles include Word 2007 For Dummies, Laptops For Dummies, and Troubleshooting Your PC For Dummies (all published by Wiley). He also maintains the vast and helpful Web page www.wambooli.com. Dan holds a degree in communications/visual arts from the University of California, San Diego. Presently, he lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he enjoys spending time with his sons in the gentle woods of Idaho.
Content
Introduction.Part I: Your Computer Will Not Explode.Chapter 1: A Painless Introduction to Computers.Chapter 2: The Nerd's-Eye View.Chapter 3: PC Setup.Chapter 4: The Most Powerful Button (On-Off).Chapter 5: Windows Rules.Part II: Computer Guts.Chapter 6: Mysteries of the Console.Chapter 7: Jacks on the Box.Chapter 8: Temporary Storage (Memory).Chapter 9: Permanent Storage (Disks and Media).Chapter 10: Glorious Graphical Goodness.Chapter 11: Input Buddies: Keyboard and Mouse.Chapter 12: The Printer's the Thing.Chapter 13: Sounds Good.Chapter 14: Mighty Modems.Chapter 15: Positive PC Power Management.Part III: It's a Digital Life.Chapter 16: Picture This.Chapter 17: PC TV.Chapter 18: The Digital Ear.Part IV: Networking and Internet-Working.Chapter 19: N Is for Networking.Chapter 20: I've Been Working on the Network.Chapter 21: Cowboy Dan's Internet Roundup.Chapter 22: Flinging Files Freely.Chapter 23: Internet and PC Security.Part V: The Soft Side of Computing.Chapter 24: Files: The Key to Understanding Software.Chapter 25: Organizing Your Compu-Junk.Chapter 26: File Control.Chapter 27: Software, Programs, Applications.Chapter 28: Making Your Own Discs.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 29: Ten Common Beginner Mistakes.Chapter 30: Ten Things Worth Buying for Your PC.Chapter 31: Ten Tips from a PC Guru.Index.