PCs For Dummies
10th Edition
Published on 1. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-0-7645-8958-4 (ISBN)
Description
Join the PC generation the fun and easy way(r)!
Hook up your PC, connect peripherals, get online, and get to work - or play
Don't start a relationship with that PC until you read this book! It's full of the stuff you need - and just the stuff you need - without the technobabble. From bringing your baby home and setting up the parts to getting extra storage, installing a modem, managing information, and even playing online games, it's all explained in plain English.
Discover how to
* Connect all the parts of your computer
* Understand and use toolbars, menus, and shortcuts
* Set up your modem and get online
* Create a wired or wireless network
* Make your own CDs
Hook up your PC, connect peripherals, get online, and get to work - or play
Don't start a relationship with that PC until you read this book! It's full of the stuff you need - and just the stuff you need - without the technobabble. From bringing your baby home and setting up the parts to getting extra storage, installing a modem, managing information, and even playing online games, it's all explained in plain English.
Discover how to
* Connect all the parts of your computer
* Understand and use toolbars, menus, and shortcuts
* Set up your modem and get online
* Create a wired or wireless network
* Make your own CDs
More details
Edition
10., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.1 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Weight
580 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-8958-4 (9780764589584)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Previous edition
Dan Gookin
PCs For Dummies
Book
09/2001
8th Edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
€24.90
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Person
Dan Gookin wrote the original For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies, in 1991. He hosts the popular Wambooli.com Web site, and his books have more than 11 million copies in print.
Content
Introduction. Part I: Introducing the PC. Chapter 1: Computer? PC? What's That? Chapter 2: The Nerd's Eye View. Chapter 3: Insert Tab A into Slot B. Chapter 4: Computer On, Computer Off. Chapter 5: Places to Go, Things to See in Windows.7 Part II: Computer Guts. Chapter 6: Inside the Box. Chapter 7: The Basic Ports. Chapter 8: Disk Drives Me Crazy. Chapter 9: Memories ... Like a PC Full of RAM. Chapter 10: Minding Your Monitors. Chapter 11: The Keyboard and Mouse Chapter. Chapter 12: More than a Mortal Printer. Chapter 13: The Mighty Morphin' Power Modem. Chapter 14: Sounds Like. Chapter 15: Even More Hardware! Part III: Networking Nonsense. Chapter 16: Basic Painless Networking. Chapter 17: Abusing the Network. Chapter 18: Your Network and the Internet. Chapter 19: Look, Ma: No Wires! Part IV: The Soft Side of Computing. Chapter 20: Files: The Key to Understanding Software. Chapter 21: Organizing Your Compu Junk. Chapter 22: File Control. Chapter 23: Software, Programs, Applications. Chapter 24: Making Your Own CDs. Chapter 25: Your Basic Internet Introduction. Chapter 26: It's a World Wide Web We Weave. Chapter 27: Basic E Mail. Chapter 28: Files to Here, Files from There! Part V: 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.