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The all-time bestselling PC reference, fully updated for the newest technologies! Previous editions of this fun and friendly PC guide have sold more than three million copies, making it the bestselling PC reference in the world. Dan Gookin, the author whose straightforward and entertaining style is the foundation of the For Dummies series, gives you the same easy-to-follow guidance in this edition, fully updated for Windows 8, using the cloud, and all the newest PC bells and whistles. It's perfect for the absolute beginner as well as for anyone switching to the latest hardware and software. * Updated with information on all the latest upgrades, this edition of a worldwide bestseller covers all the essentials of using a PC, and presents them in a fun, non-intimidating style * Popular technology author Dan Gookin starts at the beginning with all the basics that other books assume everyone knows * Covers setting up your PC, exploring the Windows 8 interface, using network hardware and software, getting online and browsing with the newest version of Internet Explorer, setting up an e-mail account, connecting to the cloud, and using cloud-based services * Shows you how to install and upgrade programs and manage files and folders * Explores working with digital photos, downloading music, watching movies, and participating in social media PCs For Dummies, 12th Edition is the jargon-free, easy-to-use guide to everything you need to know about your PC.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 What s New in This Edition? 1 Where to Start 2 Conventions Used in This Book 3 What You Don t Need to Read 4 Foolish Assumptions 4 Icons Used in This Book 4 Getting in Touch with the Author 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Hello, PC! 7 Chapter 1: What Is This Thing, This PC? 9 Chapter 2: The PC Knobs, Buttons, and Doodads Tour 17 Chapter 3: PC Setup 29 Chapter 4: On and Off 41 Part II: The Nerd s-Eye View 51 Chapter 5: Deep Inside the Console 53 Chapter 6: PC Memory 65 Chapter 7: Mass Storage 75 Chapter 8: Merry Monitor Mayhem 89 Chapter 9: Input This! 101 Chapter 10: System Expansion 117 Chapter 11: P Is for Printer 125 Part III: Basic Computing 157 Chapter 14: The Windows Tour 159 Chapter 15: It s the Software Chapter 169 Chapter 16: Fun with Files and Folders 179 Chapter 17: The Grim Topic of File Management 193 Chapter 18: Save Your Butt When You Really Screw Up 203 Chapter 19: The Optical Disc Factory 213 Part IV: Networking Nonsense 223 Chapter 20: The Non-TV Kind of Network 225 Chapter 21: Network Abuse 235 Chapter 22: Why Does This Book Have a Bluetooth Chapter? 247 Chapter 23: As Little of the Internet as Possible 255 Chapter 24: PC Nightmares 263 Part V: Your Digital Life 271 Chapter 25: The Whole Digital Photography Thing 273 Chapter 26: Electronic Entertainment 285 Chapter 27: Sharing Your Life Online 297 Chapter 28: Kid-Safe Computing 309 Part VI: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 29: Ten PC Commandments 319 Chapter 30: Ten Tips from a PC Guru 323 Index 329


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118197349
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 233 mm
  • No of Pages: 346
  • Series Title: PCS for Dummies
  • Weight: 524 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1118197348
  • Publisher Date: 11 Feb 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 186 mm


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