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Colmopros pirteo f ilDe:fa Guelnte rscirc eeCMnYK printer profile Demystified / Personal Computing Demystified / Long / 225514-5 / blind folio FM:i PERSONAL COMPUTING DEMYSTIFIED P:\010Comp\DeMYST\514-5\FM.vp Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:53:49 PM This page intentionally left blank. Colmopros pirteo f ilDe:fa Guelnte rscirc eeCMnYK printer profile Demystified / Personal Computing Demystified / Long / 225514-5 / blind folio FM:iii PERSONAL COMPUTING DEMYSTIFIED LARRY LONG McGraw-Hill/Osborne New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto P:\010Comp\DeMYST\514-5\FM.vp Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:53:50 PM Copyright © 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. 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We hope you enjoy this McGraw-Hill eBook! If you’d like more information about this book, its author, or related books and websites, please click here. Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Demystified / Personal Computing Demystified / Long / 225514-5 / Composite Default screen blind folio v To Jon and Phyllis Kennedy, my life-long friends P:\010Comp\DeMYST\514-5\FM.vp Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:53:50 PM Colmopros pirteo f ilDe:fa Guelnte rscirc eeCMnYK printer profile Demystified / Personal Computing Demystified / Long / 225514-5 blind folio vi ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Larry Long began his personal computing adventure at the dawn of the personal computer era, when crude PCs cost as much as luxury automobiles. He wrote his first book on his first PC in 1978. Twenty five PCs and 50-plus books later, he is still writing computer books, which are widely distributed in many languages throughout the world. One of his books, Computers: Information Technology in Perspective, is now in its twelfth edition. Larry’s goal is same for every book: say something that will be of value to the reader and say it in an interesting, succinct, and easily understood manner. His words are crafted from many years of experience with both personal computers and the people who use them. Larry has served as a strategic-level consultant in over 100 organizations in the United States and abroad. He was a pioneer in the development of computer-based multimedia and Internet-based educational resources. He has over two decades of experience as a professor at the University of Oklahoma and Lehigh University. Larry’s Ph.D. is in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Larry lives in Arkansas with his wife, Nancy, and teenage sons, Troy and Brady, where they enjoy exploring the great outdoors. Larry plays tournament tennis, coaches the high school tennis team, and is an NCAA tennis umpire. 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P:\010Comp\DeMYST\514-5\FM.vp Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:53:50 PM Colmopros pirteo f ilDe:fa Guelnte rscirc eeCMnYK printer profile Demystified / Personal Computing Demystified / Long / 225514-5 / FM CONTENTS AT A GLANCE PART ONE PERSONAL COMPUTERS CHAPTER 1 Processing Information: Inside the PC 3 CHAPTER 2 Storing Information: Disks, Discs, and Flash 19 CHAPTER 3 Getting Information In: Input 31 CHAPTER 4 Getting Information Out: Output 45 PART TWO WINDOWS AND FILE MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 5 Working with Windows 59 CHAPTER 6 Working with Files 81 PART THREE BUYING AND USING A PC CHAPTER 7 Buying Issues and Considerations 101 CHAPTER 8 What and Where to Buy 115 CHAPTER 9 Supplies, Services, and Accessories 137 CHAPTER 10 Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting 151 vii P:\010Comp\DeMYST\514-5\FM.vp Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:53:50 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Demystified / Personal Computing Demystified / Long / 225514-5 / FM Composite Default screen Personal Computing Demystified viii PART FOUR THE INTERNET CHAPTER 11 Internet Basics: Going Online 177 CHAPTER 12 Internet Applications: Cruising the Internet 199 CHAPTER 13 Internet Security: Protecting Your PC 217 PART FIVE WHAT YOU CAN DO ON A PC CHAPTER 14 Building a Software Portfolio 231 CHAPTER 15 Personal Computing Applications Galore 241 CHAPTER 16 Working with Digital Media 253 CHAPTER 17 PC-Based Gaming 269 PART SIX AT HOME: NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUTING CHAPTER 18 Building a Home Network 285 CHAPTER 19 Working @ Home 301 Index 309 P:\010Comp\DeMYST\514-5\FM.vp Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:53:50 PM
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