For dummies

Indianapolis, Ind. : : Wiley Pub., , 2010.

1 online resource (399 p.)

Windows 7 ed.

Description based upon print version of record.. - PCS For Dummies® Windows® 7 Edition; About the Author; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; What's New in This Edition?; Where to Start; Conventions Used in This Book; What You Don't Need to Read; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Getting in Touch with the Author; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Hello, PC!; Chapter 1: Your Computer Won't Explode; Clear Computer Concepts; Hardware and Software; Boring PC History; An Important Thing to Remember; Chapter 2: Your Basic PC Tour; The Mundane PC; The Console Tour; Chapter 3: Computer Assembly; Unpack the Boxes. - Control the Keyboard in WindowsSay Hello to the Mouse; Mouse Maneuvers; Control the Mouse in Windows; The Fun Input Gizmos; Chapter 12: P Is for Printer; The Printer, the Paper, the Document Maker; Printer Setup; Basic Printer Operation; Chapter 13: PC Audio Abilities; The Noisy PC; Sound Control in Windows; Windows Goes Bleep; Chapter 14: PC Leftovers; Manage the PC's Power; Merry Modems; Part III: Communications, Sharing, Networking; Chapter 15: Necessary Networking Things; The Network Arena; Network Hardware; Network Software; Chapter 16: Basic Networking Stuff; Network Fun in Windows. - HomeGroup SharingTraditional Network Sharing; Chapter 17: The Internet Quick and Dirty; What Is the Internet?; How to Access the Internet; It's a World Wide Web We Weave; E-Mail Call!; Chapter 18: Flinging Files; Get Stuff from a Web Page; Free Software on the Internet; E-Mail File Attachments; Part IV: Basic Computing; Chapter 19: Be Safe Out There; Fight the Bad Guys; Internet Explorer Tools; The Action Center; Chapter 20: Know What a File Is; Behold the File!; Filenames; File Types and Icons; How Files Are Born; Chapter 21: Organizing Files with Folders; About Folders; Famous Folders. - Manage Your Folders. - Set Up the Console FirstA General Guide to Plugging Things into the Console; It Must Have Power; Chapter 4: On and Off; Turn On Your PC; Windows, Ahoy!; Turn the Computer Off; Should You Leave the Computer On All the Time?; Chapter 5: The Windows Tour; Windows and Its Gooey, Glorious Graphical Interface; The Control Panel; Where Your Stuff Goes; Windows Tries to Help You; Part II: The Nerd's-Eye View; Chapter 6: Deep Inside the Console; Console Guts; The Mother of All Boards; The Processor Rules; Expansion Slots; Your Computer Is Also a Timepiece; About the PC's Battery; The Chipset. - The Source of PC PowerChapter 7: Connect This to That; It's a Port; USB, a Most Versatile Port; The IEEE or 1394 or FireWire Port; Legacy Ports; Chapter 8: PC Memory; What Is Computer Memory?; Delicious Chocolate Memory Chips; Measuring Memory One Byte at a Time; Memory Q& A; Chapter 9: The Mass Storage System; What Is Mass Storage?; The Hard Disk Drive; The Optical Drive; Media Cards and Flash Drives; External Storage; Permanent Storage ABCs; Chapter 10: The PC's Display; The PC's Display System; Merry Monitor Mayhem; Windows Controls What You See; Chapter 11: Input This!; Meet Mr. Keyboard. - Get the latest edition of the bestselling PC book on the planet! What better way to make friends with your new PC than with this new edition of the bestselling PC book in the world? PCs For Dummies, Windows 7 Edition explains the latest Windows operating system in a refreshingly jargon-free way that's loaded with good humor and great help. Discover how to make your PC safe for your kids, get in touch with your digital life, use flash drives, learn about green computing, and much more.Dan Gookin, author of the original DOS For Dummies, helped launch the worldwide popul

Electronic books.

004.16

978-0-470-46542-4(h.) : Nkr 151.00