Getting Started with Computers

Name: Getting Started with Computers
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ISBN: 9780030203633

ISBN-10: 0030203635

ISBN-13: 9780030203633

Edition: 1st

Authors: Deborah Morley

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Dryden's Getting Started series offers instruction in basic computer literacy combined with practical Web-based technologies. Designed with today's student in mind, these four-color, heavily illustrated texts are concise and readable. Clear explanations, accompanied by large, easy-to-read screen captures, are followed by guided exercises and projects. Students learn by doing in real-world scenarios and case studies. Getting started has never been so easy!

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List price: $24.50
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Dryden Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 70
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Deborah Morley has authored more than ten popular computer textbooks, including UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS: TODAY AND TOMORROW and COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN A CHANGING SOCIETY. Professor Morley earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Business Information Systems from California State University, Fresno. Today she offers more than ten years of experience teaching at the college level.

Preface	p. vii
Module HW: Hardware Concepts	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
What Is a Computer?	p. 2
Primary Operations of a Computer	p. 3
How Data Are Represented to a Computer	p. 4
Computer Hardware and Software	p. 5
Input Hardware	p. 6
Keyboard	p. 6
Mouse	p. 8
Other Input Devices	p. 8
Processing Hardware	p. 9
Circuit Boards	p. 9
Microprocessor	p. 11
Memory	p. 11
Output Hardware	p. 12
Monitors	p. 12
Printers	p. 14
Other Output Devices	p. 16
Storage Hardware	p. 17
Floppy Disks	p. 17
Hard Disks	p. 19
CD-ROM Discs	p. 20
Other Storage Devices	p. 21
Using Storage Devices	p. 21
Summary	p. 23
Key Terms	p. 24
Review Questions	p. 25
Answers to Review Questions	p. 28
Exercises	p. 29
Quick Reference: Buying a PC	p. 31
Module GUI: Graphical User Interfaces with Windows 98	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
What Is Windows 98?	p. 2
Graphical User Interfaces	p. 2
Key Features of Windows 98	p. 3
The Windows 98 Desktop	p. 3
The Active Desktop and Desktop Styles	p. 3
Icons	p. 4
Using a Mouse in Windows 98	p. 4
The Taskbar	p. 6
The Start Menu	p. 6
Using Cascading Menus	p. 6
Using a Dialog Box	p. 7
Starting a Program	p. 7
Working with Windows	p. 7
Parts of a Window	p. 9
Sizing and Moving Windows	p. 11
Switching between Open Windows	p. 13
File Management with My Computer	p. 13
Seeing the Drives, Folders, and Files on Your Computer	p. 13
Creating a New Folder	p. 15
Copying, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files/Folders	p. 15
Other Windows 98 Topics	p. 18
File Management with Windows Explorer	p. 18
Finding a File/Folder	p. 19
Using Help	p. 20
Shutting Down the Computer	p. 22
Summary	p. 22
Key Terms	p. 23
Review Questions	p. 24
Answers to Review Questions	p. 26
Exercises	p. 27
Quick Reference: Windows 98	p. 32
Module NET: The Internet and World Wide Web	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
What Is the Internet and World Wide Web?	p. 2
The Internet	p. 2
The World Wide Web	p. 2
Accessing the Internet and World Wide Web	p. 3
Internet Addresses	p. 6
Browsing the World Wide Web	p. 9
Parts of the Browser Window	p. 9
Moving through the World Wide Web	p. 11
Searching the World Wide Web	p. 15
Printing and Saving Web Pages	p. 15
Downloading Files from the Internet	p. 19
Electronic Mail	p. 20
Sending Electronic Mail	p. 20
Receiving Electronic Mail	p. 22
Creating a Web Page	p. 22
Summary	p. 24
Key Terms	p. 24
Review Questions	p. 25
Answers to Review Questions	p. 28
Exercises	p. 28
Quick Reference: Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer	p. 32
Web Sites for Students	p. 1
Glossary	p. 1
Credits	p. 1
Index	p. 1
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