"The Big Basics Book of PCs" helps new and casual users get over the learning curve quickly and gain confidence. The book covers new advancements in technologies, including the new MMX chip and changes to the Internet and online services. Windows 95 coverage is increased, and the "101 Quick Fixes" section provides friendly advice and answers on common PC problems.
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The Big Basics Book of PCs, Second Edition is a comprehensive book that provides complete information in a simple manner. It's highly visual presentation helps new and casual users get over the learning curve quickly and gain confidence. The book is broken into 4 parts. How -To -Do -It - Guided Tours walk readers through day-to-day PC tasks, such as buying and setting up a computer, working with disks and files, shutting down a PC, using Windows 3.x and Windows 95 and connecting and using the Internet and online services. Do-It-Yourself
- steps take readers through projects such as cleaning and maintaining PC hardware, installing hardware (such as modems and sound cards) and software, protecting data, and working on the Internet. 101 Quick Fixes
- provides friendly answers and advice on 101 common PC problems. Handy References
- Web site table, software buyer's guide, hardware buyer's guide
- Home PC sales are robust, with recent estimates of U.S. home PC sales rising 17% in 1996 to 9.7 million units; double digit growth is expected to continue through 1997
- Home PC use is becoming more oriented to job-related work and Internet research, which we cover in this version
- The Big Basics Book of PCs, Second Edition covers new advancements in technologies, including the new MMX chip and changes to the Internet and online services. Windows 95 coverage is increased
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Easy and helpful, yet illustrations too dark.,
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I find this book easy and helpful however, the illustrations and the paper is too dark.
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