Download PDF PC Upgrade and Repair Bible: Desktop Edition by Barry Press and Marcia Press

Sinopsis

Computers are indispensable for much of the work and play people do. After years of stagnation during which people focused on office automation and business applications and asked where the value was in the ever faster parade of new systems, PCs have crossed a price and performance threshold. Systems you can buy today for hundreds of dollars, not thousands, have the power to make home movies, store and play your
music, serve as your home darkroom, and enhance a home theater.

They still do office automation, too. As recently as when we wrote the third edition of this book, a computer with that kind of power cost thousands of dollars, and most people used a single PC. Four years later, a PC costing less than $500 can handle almost everything you might do, and a surprisingly large number of homes have three or more computers on a local area network. People’s priorities have shifted to put stability and capability on par with minimum cost and maximum value.

Content

1. Getting Ready
2. Why Isn’t the Same Computer Right for Everyone?
3. PC Overview
4. Processors and Motherboards
5. Processors, Cache, and Memory
6. Buses, Chipsets, and Motherboards
7. Video
8. Monitors and Flat Panels
9. Hard Disks and Disk Arrays
10. CD and DVD
11. Removable Storage
12. Networks and Communications
13. Modems
14. Wired and Wireless Networking
15. Hubs, Switches, Routers, and Firewalls
16. Configuring a Windows Network
17. Internet Services, Antivirus, and Anti-Spam
18. Multimedia and Peripherals
19. Sound Cards, Speakers, Microphones, and MP3 Players
20. Digital Cameras, Video Capture, and DVDs
21. Keyboards and Game Controllers
22. Mice, Trackballs, and Tablets
23. Printers, Scanners, and All-in-One Units
24. Integration
25. Cases, Cooling, and Power
26. Laptops and Handheld Computers
27. You’re Going to Put That Where?
28. Diagnosis and Repair
29. Building an Extreme Machine

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