PCs For Dummies

By Dan Gookin

Book Overview

If the fact that PCs are everywhere still hasn't made you feel warm and fuzzy when you use one, you're not alone. They may be transforming how we all live, work, get our cars repaired, and balance checkbooks, but they're not exactly intuitive. Now you can take charge of these useful but perplexing creatures, and turn them into the productive citizens you know they can be. What's exactly is a motherboard? Is virtual memory real memory? Once you learn the fundamentals, it's gets much less complicated. So jump right into this all-new 10th Edition of the bestselling PCs For Dummies , and you'll quickly start getting the basics in plain English. Far and away the most popular and bestselling reference for beginning PC users, this friendly guide will explain how to: Understand how a computer works, including the basics of I/O, processing, software, and storage Unpack it, set it up, and plug in all the gizmos Kick around on the desktop and fire up the printer Open up the console and poke around the insides Mind your monitor, mouse, modem, memory, and more And that's just the first half. In his cheerful and irreverent style, bestselling author Dan Gookin builds on the basics and really revs things up. You'll learn how to network computers, map drives, set up a firewall, and tackle the trendy stuff like wireless networking, playing games, burning CDs, and searching the Web. Along the way, you'll quickly appreciate why there's been nine previous bestselling editions of this book. It's funny, fun, and practical Keep PCs for Dummies on hand and you'll learn: Ten common beginner's mistakes Ten tips from a PC guru Step-by-step instructions on managing information Up-to-date guidance on connecting to and using the Internet Updates on the latest in hardware and software Ten things worth buying for your PC Beginners or seasoned users, show your PC who's boss with PCs for Dummies 10th Edition . It's the fun and easy way(R) to get started

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076458958X
• ISBN13: 9780764589584
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.9" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

YOU GOT TO LEARN SOMETHING

You have to learn something from this book especially for a newbie in computers. Easy reading and priced just right.

EASY TO READ

This book is very informative ad even enjoyable to read. It has been a big help and explains things so anyone can understand.

Basic But Beautiful

This book is about the very basics of computers, but it completely covers all parts of a computer, inside AND out.

A need to buy for poeple who want to learn about computers

This is a great book to read! I thought that I knew computers, but reading this book I've learned that I didn't. Now that I have read this book, I have helped my friends in many way. Heck, I have helped MYSELF!

Great book to help you understand the basics.

As a novice, I really enjoyed this book. It lets you understand the basics and build your skills from this point. I would recommend it to any reluctant novice who may be overwhelmed by the thought of turning on a computer. I almost did not buy this book, and I am SO GLAD that I did! It gave me quite a bit of confidence as now I do understand many terms such as what my C, D and A drives are for.