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PCs all-in-one for dummies /
A perfect companion for your PC! Whether you use your PC for work or play, there's a lot to learn and a lot of territory to discover, so take along a good guide. Serving up nine meaty minibooks, this All-in-One guide covers essential PC topics from soup through nuts, including the latest on PC...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Edición: | 6th ed. |
| Colección: | --For dummies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PCs All-in-One For Dummies®, 6th Edition; About the Author; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; What's Really Required; What's Not Required; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Book I: Getting Started with PCs; Contents at a Glance; Chapter 1: Starting with the Basics; Basic Terms; The Common Components of a Desktop PC; Desktop PCs versus Mobile PCs; RAM and Processors: The Keys to Performance; Your Friend, Your Operating System; Chapter 2: Additional Toys Your PC Will Enjoy; Printers; Scanners.
- Keyboards, Tablets, and Pointing ThingsBig-Time Game Controllers; Video and Digital Cameras; External Drives; Surge Protectors and UPS Units; Chapter 3: Connectors, Ports, and Sundry Openings; Using USB Stuff; Making the FireWire Connection; Riding in the Fast Lane with eSATA and Thunderbolt; Your Fossilized Serial Port; The Once-Renowned Parallel Port; Meet Your Video Port; Audio Connectors You Likely Need; Keyboard and Mouse Ports on Parade; Book II: Windows 8; Contents at a Glance; Chapter 1: Shake Hands with Windows 8; A Windows 8 Primer; Starting and Shutting Down Windows 8.
- Your Windows 8 ControlsUsing Bill's Funky Keys; Using the Windows 8 Help System; Chapter 2: The Many Windows of Windows; Managing Windows Means Productivity; A Field Guide to Icons; Selecting Icons; Using the Toolbar; Chapter 3: Windows 8 Basics; Running Applications from the Start Screen; Running Applications from Your Hard Drive; Running Applications from Your Optical Drive; Running Applications from a Network Drive; Exiting a Program; Putting Your Files in Order; Emptying the Recycle Bin; Recovering Items from the Recycle Bin; Putting the Start Screen through Its Paces.
- Adding and Using PrintersHandling the Taskbar; Terminating a Program with Prejudice; Chapter 4: Advanced Windows 8; Personalizing Your Desktop; Downloading Apps from the Windows Store; Switching Views and Sorting Items; Don't Forget the Preview Pane!; What's This Stuff in the My Users Folder?; A Word about Libraries; Share the Documents ... and Other Stuff; Using Your HomeGroup; Creating a Shortcut; Multiuser Operation For Dummies; Fax Me, Please; Doing the Multimedia Thing; Chapter 5: Taking Control of the Control Panel; The Control Panel at a Glance; Configuring the Date and Time.
- Changing Personalization SettingsAdjusting Display Settings; Choosing AutoPlay Options; Adjusting the Power Options; Tweaking the Keyboard; Adjusting Thy Mouse; Configuring Internet Options; Uninstalling and Repairing Programs and Features; Fine-Tuning User Accounts; Book III: The Internet; Contents at a Glance; Chapter 1: Making Sense of the Internet; Exactly What Is the Internet, Anyway?; Exploring the Potential of the Web; Understanding Internet Connections; "What Exactly Do I Need?"; Chapter 2: Adding an Internet Connection to Windows 8; Gathering the Account Incantations.