PCs all-in-one for dummies / / by Mark L. Chambers

• Autore: Chambers Mark L
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013
• Edizione: 6th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (723 p.)
• Disciplina: 004.16
• Soggetto topico: Microcomputers
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Things Big-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 Controls Using 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 Printers Handling 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 Home Group; 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 Settings Adjusting Display Settings; Choosing Auto Play 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 ; Making the Physical Connection
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 hardware, Windows 8, the Internet, all the tools in Office 2013, digital media, troubleshooting and maintenance, upgrading your PC, home networking, and PC gaming. You'll get to know your PC inside and out and find yourself turning to this terrific resource again and again. This new
• Titolo autorizzato: PCs all-in-one for dummies
• ISBN: 1-118-33067-6; 1-118-33351-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822598303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: --For dummies.