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Index
What’s New in This Edition? ........................................................................
Where to Start .....................................................................................
Conventions Used in This Book .....................................................................
What You Don’t Need to Read .......................................................................
Getting in Touch with the Author ................................................................. 5
Part I
Chapter 1: What Is This Thing, This PC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“What is a PC?” ....................................................................................
“Why not just use a tablet or smartphone instead of a PC?” ......... 11
Basic Computer Concepts in Easily Digestible Chunks ............................ 12
Hardware and software ....................................................................... 13
Buy Yourself a PC! ................................................................................
Step 3. Match hardware to the software ........................................... 15
A Final Thing to Remember ..........................................................................
Chapter 2: The PC Knobs, Buttons, and Doodads Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
All Around the Console .............................................................................
Major points of interest on the console, front ................................. 21
Stuff found on the console’s rump..................................................... 23
The I/O panel ......................................................................................
Helpful hints, hieroglyphics, and hues ............................................. 27
Chapter 3: PC Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting up the console ......................................................................... 30
Plugging in and connecting................................................................. 31
Setting up the monitor ........................................................................ 33
Adding a printer ...................................................................................
It Must Have Power .................................................................................
Taking advantage of a UPS .................................................................. 38
Using the UPS (a short play) .............................................................. 39
Chapter 4: On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windows, Ahoy! .....................................................................................
Turn Off the Computer ..............................................................................
Turning the darn thing off .................................................................. 46
Reviewing other shutdown options................................................... 47
Should You Leave the Computer On All the Time? ................................... 50
Part II: The Nerd’s-Eye View ........................................ 51
Chapter 5: Deep Inside the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Looking under the hood ...................................................................... 54
Going inside the console (not recommended) ................................ 55
The Mother of All Boards ...........................................................................
Understanding the processor’s role .................................................. 58
Discovering your PC’s processor ...................................................... 59
Your Computer Is Also a Timepiece ........................................................... 60
Using the Internet to set the clock .................................................... 61
About the PC’s Battery .............................................................................
The Source of PC Power .............................................................................
Chapter 6: PC Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tasty Chocolate Memory Chips .................................................................. 66
Memory One Byte at a Time .........................................................................
Memory Q&A .........................................................................................
“Can I test whether my PC has enough memory?” .......................... 71
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