Long, Larry E. <br/><br/>
Personal computing demystified / 
Larry Long. 
 - Emeryville, Calif. :  London :  McGraw-Hill/Osborne ;  McGraw-Hill,  2004  1425. 
 - xxx, 319 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index.  Formerly CIP. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1. Personal computers. Processing information: inside the PC -- Storing information: disks, discs, and flash -- Getting information in: input -- Getting information out: output -- Pt. 2. Windows and file management. Working with Windows -- Working with files -- Pt. Buying and using a PC. Buying issues and considerations -- What and where to buy -- Supplies, services, and accessories -- Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting -- Pt. 4. The Internet. Internet basics: going online -- Internet applications: cruising the Internet -- Internet security: protecting your PC -- Pt. 5. What you can do on a PC. Building a software portfolio -- Personal computing applications galore -- Working with digital media -- PC-based gaming -- Pt. 6. At home: networking and telecommuting. Building a home network -- Working@home. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072255145 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microcomputers.<br/>Computer software.<br/>Internet.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004  / L L P