1001 Computer Words You Need to Know (1001 Words You Need to Know) (Hardcover)

~ Jerry Pournelle (Editor), Erin McKean (Series Editor)
Key Phrases: Middle English, Old French, Old English (more...)

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"...the 1001 Words books scoop up an entire lexicon, from the simplest terms to the most arcane." --National Post

"For $19.95...you'll be so computer literate you'll not only know how to pronounce ASCII and .gif, you'll know what an assembler is."--Chicago Tribune

"Pournelle, a columnist for Byte Magazine, defines and demystifies computer terms that non-techies commonly encounter as they deal with Windows and Mac operating systems, burn CDs and download files, share MP3s, take digital pictures, and use word processing and spreadsheet software." -- SciTech Booknews


"Pournelle, a columnist for Byte Magazine, defines and demystifies computer terms that non-techies commonly encounter as they deal with Windows and Mac operating systems, burn CDs and download files, share MP3s, take digital pictures, and use word processing and spreadsheet software." -- SciTech Booknews

Product Description

1001 Computer Words You Need to Know explains and illuminates the essential vocabulary of computers and the Internet. This comprehensive, but never condescending guide to the language of the electronic age carefully defines and explains every term with a sample sentence, and many entries have supplementary notes. In addition, the book includes a number of quick miniguides to managing your online life - dealing with Windows and Macs (and sometimes *nix), burning CDs and downloading files, word processing, spread-sheeting, connecting to the Internet (dialup, cable, DSL, wireless) surfing, IMing and emailing, taking digital photos, coping with networks, memory, and drives, and just plain coping with your computer. The backmatter contains an extensive list of helpful websites and an essay about online language and etiquette.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1st Paper, 1st Printing edition (June 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195167759
• ISBN-13: 978-0195167757
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #610,222 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One word. WOW!, June 14, 2004

By	williesbest2 (United States) - See all my reviews

One word WOW! This book has every term that I have ever seen and includes examples that are real easy to picture. This book has I would say over 2,000 different entries. It even gives a pronounciation key so you know how they are pronounced. It also has a table of contents for easy access and is alphabetized. It even has parts on Troubleshooting, Buying Computers, Spam, Online shopping, and just about everything else you can imagine. I recommend this book to everyone even if you are not in with computers. This book provides a great detail on everything. It even tells you what part of speech it is. It even tells you abbreviations and slang and it gives the basic emotions and tells you how to do them. It also gives websites you should know. Too many great things about this book to list. Just everybody it's worth the $14. Everyone needs this book. It is like a Spanish-English dictionary.