Adrian W. Kingsley-Hughes is a technical director and consultant for a U.K.-based computer company. He teaches many PC-related courses
Providing in-depth coverage on how to keep your computer in top condition as well as how to carry out upgrades and install new software on the system safely, this book covers the myriad of common 'real-world' problems that plague PC users.
Part I: Overview
1 What's What-the Anatomy of a PC
2 Files and Folders
3 Improving on Perfection
4 Safe Computing
5 Helping Yourself
6 What You Need to Fix-It-Yourself-and Stay Safe
Part II: The Details: Hardware
7 The PC Case and the Power Supply
8 Motherboard, RAM, CPU, and BIOS
9 Hard Drives and Floppy Drives
10 Other Data Storage Devices
11 Monitors and Graphics Adapters
12 Expansion Cards
13 Networking
14 Connections
15 Input Devices
Part III: The Details: Software and Data
16 File System Care
17 Backup
18 Improving Performance and Stability
19 Making More of the Internet
Part IV: Appendixes
Appendix A Glossary of Common PC Terms and Abbreviations
Appendix B Websites Appendix C Tools
Appendix D Common File Extensions
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