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Digital literacy for dummies /
Develop and implement essential computer technology--with confidenceDo you want to develop an understanding of technology to enhance your education, career, or personal life, but feel inhibited by your digital literacy? Fear not! Written in plain English and absent of undecipherable high-tech jargon...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley,
[2014]
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| Colección: | --For dummies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part I: Computer Basics
- Chapter 1: It's a Digital World
- PCs: Discovering the Personal Computing Connection
- The Business End: Multi-User Computer Systems
- Computer Software
- BIOS
- Operating system
- Utilities
- Applications
- It's All Connected
- Discovering What's Out There
- Shopping
- Fun and games
- Communicating online
- Social networking
- Information, please
- Education.
- Chapter 2: Buying and Setting Up a Computer
- Understanding Computer Hardware
- Understanding the CPU
- Understanding memory
- Understanding hard drives
- Understanding input devices
- Understanding display screens
- Understanding optical drives
- Understanding Internet connectivity options
- Understanding Software
- Choosing a Computer
- Computer sizes
- Operating system
- What do you get for your money?
- Setting Up a Computer
- Unpack the computer
- Connect the monitor, keyboard, and mouse
- Set up the device
- Using Input Devices
- Using a pointing device.
- Work with a touchscreen
- Understanding the keyboard layout
- Using keyboard shortcuts
- Starting Up and Shutting Down
- Signing in
- Understanding user accounts
- Shutting down
- Chapter 3: Understanding Operating Systems
- What Is an Operating System?
- Types of Operating Systems
- Operating Systems for Desktop and Notebook PCs
- Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- Operating Systems for Netbooks
- Operating Systems for Tablets and Smart Phones
- Learning How Operating Systems Talk to Hardware
- Chapter 4: Windows 8.1 Basics
- Getting Around in Windows 8.1.
- Understanding the Start screen
- Understanding the desktop
- Using the Charms bar
- Running Applications
- Starting an application
- Switching among applications
- Closing an application
- Working in a desktop application
- Working in a Windows 8 application
- Controlling Application Windows
- Managing desktop windows
- Arranging Windows 8 apps
- Managing Files with File Explorer
- Understanding file storage
- Browsing drives and folders
- Creating a new folder
- Selecting files and folders
- Changing the file listing view
- Searching for files.
- Copying or moving a file or folder
- Deleting and recovering files
- Using a Home Network
- Assessing your current network
- Setting up network hardware
- Connecting a computer to a wireless network
- Getting better wireless signal strength
- Sharing files and folders on a network
- Browsing other people's shared resources
- Using a shared printer
- Sharing your printer with others
- Part II: The Online Experience
- Chapter 5: Understanding Internet Basics
- What Is the Internet?
- Exploring Different Types of Internet Connections
- Setting Up an Internet Connection.