Personal computing demystified
By: Larry Long.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Microcomputers.; Computer software.; Internet.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Personal computers. Processing information: inside the PC; title: Storing information: disks, discs, and flash; title: Getting information in: input; title: Getting information out: output; title: Pt. 2. Windows and file management. Working with Windows; title: Working with files; title: Pt. Buying and using a PC. Buying issues and considerations; title: What and where to buy; title: Supplies, services, and accessories; title: Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting; title: Pt. 4. The Internet. Internet basics: going online; title: Internet applications: cruising the Internet; title: Internet security: protecting your PC; title: Pt. 5. What you can do on a PC. Building a software portfolio; title: Personal computing applications galore; title: Working with digital media; title: PC-based gaming; title: Pt. 6. At home: networking and telecommuting. Building a home network; title: Working@home.