PCs for dummies / by Dan Gookin.

Content

Part 1 Introducing the pc (if you don't yet own one)
Chapter 1
Its just another electronic gadget.
Hardware and software.
So just what is a PC
Your basic hardware ( A Ned's Eye View)
etc.

Chapter 2 Helpful hints on PC setup
Opening the big boxes and unpacking everything
Putting on all together
Setting up the Printer
What about those Surge Protectors?
etc.

Chapter 3 compuspiel (The Jargon roundup)
ASCII
Default
Data Documents
DOS prompt
etc.

Part 11 (Using you PC (If already own one)

Chapter 4 The red switch
Turning the computer on
Getting the work done
Turning the computer off
I want to leave my computer on all the time
etc.

Chapter 5 The operating system (Or it does windows)
Why the heck do i need an operating system
Windows, your PC's real brain
Getting you work done
Turning off your computer
etc.

Chapter 6 Getting your work done.
Starting a program in windows in the windows
Maximize your work
Switching from one program to another (without quitting)
etc,

Part III Disks, drives, files and whatnot

Chapter 7 all about disks and drives
why are there disk drives
Are disks software or hardware
Floppy disk cavalcade
Hard Driver Mania
etc.

Chapter 8 Storing stuff on your drive (The forgotten art of using folder)
Why should i bother organizing my hard drive
Building towns on the wild hard disk frontier
Folders Calisthenics
etc.

Chapter 9 Messin' with files.
File naming rules and regulations
Files Hither, Thither and yon
Working with files can be a drag
Finding wayward File (and Programs)
etc.

Chapter 10 Ode to the network slave
Can we all get along
The 29 overview of everything a network niebourhood
What is client-server computing
Logging in to the Network
etc.

Part IV the non-nerd's guide to computer hardware

Chapter 11 Just your basic computer Guts
The mother of all boards
The microprocessor
The BIOS
What are ports
It knows the Date and Time
etc

Chapter 12 Memory (RAM, the way we were
What is memory
Measuring memory questions
The only memory term you need to know
Other Memory terms to Drive you insane
etc,

Chapter 13 The bonehead's guide to PC
Monitors and graphics 101
Common monitor/Graphics questions and answers
Technical monitor stuff to Numb your Brain
Cleaning your monitor
etc.

Chapter 14 The joys of having (and using)a mouse
A mouse in your PC house
Types of mice
Connecting the mouse
Using your computer Mouse
etc.

Chapter 15 Using and abusing your keyboard
Knowest thine keyboard
Don't bother with the pause key
Common windows editing key
The key board Follies
etc


Chapter 16: The printer the paper the document maker.
Welcome to printer land
What is a compatible printer
What is postscript
Telling windows about your Printer
Basic Printer Operation.
etc.

Chapter 17 The modern chapter
What does a modern do
Types of modern
The joys of using a modem

Chapter 18 Just hanging around (peripherals)
Its just extra stuff for your computer
Telling windows about all this stuff (The miracles of plug and play)
Scan, scan, scan, said the scanner (the Unprinter)
Making your PCS sing
etc

Part v: The non-nerd's guide to software

Chapter 19 software: the real brains.
The wordy stuff
Text editors
Word processors
etc

Chapter 20 Getting used to software
A few words on buying software
What this stuff in the box
Software installation chores.
etc,

Chapter 21 Going online
The horror of communications software
Dialling up a something with your modern
Doin' the online thing
Online attitude
etc.

Chapter 22 the Internet chapter
Connecting to the internet
Finding a provider that doesn't charge a lot of quatoos.
Special communication software
Your Net address
Internet pieces Parts
etc,

Part VI Something wrong

Chapter 23 When to scream for help
Who is your PC guru
Other places you can look for help
Is something really for help
etc.

Chapter 24 Trouble ) shooting your pc.
The: it was working yesterday syndrome
Just resetting
Think about the past
I can't see anything on the screen
Printer Trouble
etc.

Chapter 25 Servicing your PC
Figure out whether its a hardware of software problem
Check cable connections yourself
Somethings to try when the sucker just wont turn on
Help out the PC Doc by listening for Noises
etc.

Part VII The parts of tens
Chapter 26 then common beginner mistakes
Buying too much software
buying incompatible hardware
Not buying supplies
etc

Chapter 27 Ten things to avoid
Resetting to quit a program
Booting from an alien disk
Forcing a floppy disk into the disk drive
Formatting diskette to different capacity
etc.

Chapter 28 ten things buying for PC.
software
Mousepad
Wrist pad.
Antiglare screen
Keyboard cover
etc,

Chapter 29 Then things you should always remember
You control the computer
Upgrading software is not an absolute necessity
If you backed up your files, you only lost a day's work

Includes index : p.: 367 - 381