Summary

This book teaches all of the fundamental skills required to operate, troubleshoot, and upgrade minicomputer systems, and it provides necessary information and insight concerning the various components of a PC. Using a step-by-step approach in a concise style that is easily read and understood, emphasis is placed on the practical, hands-on experience that a student requires in order to become a professional computer technician.New material is included throughout this second edition, and two new chapters (Chapters 6 and 7) have been added, making this the most current text of its kind. Topics covered in this edition are: Computer Fundamentals; Configuring and Upgrading PC Hardware; Windows 95/98/2000; Configuring and Operating Windows 95/98/2000; Computer Service and Support; Computer Networks; The Internet. The Personal Computer: Operating, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading is appropriate for any first-semester course introducing computer fundamentals, and it provides all of the necessary prerequisite material needed for a computer networks course. Certification, and it is a ready reference for the practising technician.