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Title:
A+ jumpstart : PC hardware and operating systems basics
Author:
Wempen, Faithe.
ISBN:
9780782141269
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
San Francisco : Sybex, ©2002.
Physical Description:
380 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Safety and Preventive Maintenance -- Look Inside a PC -- Closer Look at the Motherboard -- Understanding CPUs -- Understanding Memory -- How Video Cards and Monitors Work -- Introduction to Disk Drives -- Focus on Hard Drives -- Focus on Removable Disk Drives -- Look at Some Expansion Boards -- Few Other Essential Components -- Printing Basics -- Introduction to Networking -- Operating System Basics -- Starting Up a PC -- Essential Windows Tools and Skills -- Working with Devices in Windows -- Troubleshooting Windows Problems -- Setting Up Internet Connections -- What's in a PC Technician's Toolkit?