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PCs & laptops
Gookin, Dan2024
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PCs and Laptops For Dummies is a user's guide to the features your PC or laptop has to offer--and how to use them successfully. With this book as your coach, you can jump over technological hurdles with ease, navigating the hardware and software of your personal computer. Regardless of what brand of computer you use, you'll learn to navigate the latest version of Windows. You'll also explore how PCs, laptops, and other mobile devices can be used together, and how to keep your data secure. Identify the specs and features you need, so you can purchase a computer that's a fit for you.
Main title:
PCs & laptops / by Dan Gookin.
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Imprint:
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024.©2025.
Collation:
xiv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Hello, computer!. Computer 101 ; The PC tour ; Setup, connections, and power ; To turn on a computer ; To turn off a computerA non-nerdy guide to computer hardware. A peek inside the box ; Computer memory ; Disks and drives ; The PC's graphics system ; Input this! ; System expansion ; P is for printer ; Webcams, scanners, and audioNetwork and internet stuff. The networking thing ; The internet ; Files from elsewhere ; Internet safetyOn the go with your laptop. Portable power ; O, the places you'll go ; A more secure laptopSecurity and maintenance. System security ; An all-important safety copy ; Maintenance choresThe part of tens. Ten computer commandments ; Ten battery-saving tips and tricks ; Ten handy laptop accessories ; Ten things to throw in your laptop bag ; Ten tips from a PC guru.
ISBN:
9781394276943 (paperback)
Dewey class:
004.16
Language:
English
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BRN:
518620
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 004.16 PCS | Onloan - Due: 03 Feb 2025 |