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Ideal for PC owners looking for an accessible, easy-to-follow reference, this beginner's guide to PC hardware offers expert advice on every component--processors, motherboards, memory, BIOS, CD-ROM and DVD drives, video cards, and much more. You'll also get details on external devices, including monitors, printers, keyboards, and modems. The book covers both Intel and non-Intel CPUs and USB and AGP ports.
A short technical overview of what it takes to start a computer career and why you don't need to spend a lot of money or spend four years in a classroom to get started. Written by a Senior Software Consultant who came up the hard way, the book includes technical discussions of Web Development, Nework Administration, and Software Development, what to study to get started in each of the main areas of a computer career, how to find and apply for jobs, interviewing tips, the first weeks on the job, resume advice, and numerous tips that only someone who didn't have their career handed to them on a platter could give you.
Score Higher on the MCAS Exams! We provide you with the proven study tools and expert insight that will help you score higher on your exams. Clear and simple explanations, lists, and screen shots walk you through the Microsoft Office processes you need to know to score well on the MCAS exams. Study strategies, challenges, and key terms focus your study so you can maximize your preparation time. Comprehensive discussion of all subject areas covered on the MCAS exams. Practice Questions that include detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers–so you can learn the material from your success and mistakes. This book covers all the skills measured by the MCAS Exams for Microsoft Offic...
Learn how to create compelling online learning applications with Dreamweaver MX. When designing online learning applications, concepts such as interactivity levels, user tracking, and audience level must be understood before a developer can start coding a single web page. eLearning with Dreamweaver MX: Building Online Learning Applications begins by teaching readers the basic instructional design concepts that they will need to know to create successful online learning applications. Bruce then walks you through the development process step by step, beginning with planning and prototype creation. Then, she shows you how to add content, emphasizing methods that take advantage of Dreamweaver's templates and libraries. Next, the book delves into the CourseBuilder extension to add quizzes and actions. The next step is to track user progress with Learning Management Systems. Finally, Bruce shows users best practices for collaboration and optimization. The web site (www.newriders.com) will provide code and extensions referenced in the book.
The dot.com crash of 2000 was a wake-up call, and told us that the Web has far to go before achieving the acceptance predicted for it in '95. A large part of what is missing is quality; a primary component of the missing quality is usability. The Web is not nearly as easy to use as it needs to be for the average person to rely on it for everyday information, commerce, and entertainment.In response to strong feedback from readers of GUI BLOOPERS calling for a book devoted exclusively to Web design bloopers, Jeff Johnson calls attention to the most frequently occurring and annoying design bloopers from real web sites he has worked on or researched. Not just a critique of these bloopers and the...
A technological overview of LTE and WiMAX LTE, WiMAX and WLAN Network Design, Optimization and Performance Analysis provides a practical guide to LTE and WiMAX technologies introducing various tools and concepts used within. In addition, topics such as traffic modelling of IP-centric networks, RF propagation, fading, mobility, and indoor coverage are explored; new techniques which increase throughput such as MIMO and AAS technology are highlighted; and simulation, network design and performance analysis are also examined. Finally, in the latter part of the book Korowajczuk gives a step-by-step guide to network design, providing readers with the capability to build reliable and robust data ne...
Ideal for PC owners looking for an accessible, easy-to-follow reference, this beginner's guide to PC hardware offers expert advice on every component--processors, motherboards, memory, BIOS, CD-ROM and DVD drives, video cards, and much more. You'll also get details on external devices, including monitors, printers, keyboards, and modems. The book covers both Intel and non-Intel CPUs and USB and AGP ports.
* Includes quick assessment tests at the beginning of each chapter as well as a prep test at the end. * Presents the material in a down-to-earth, jargon-free style for real studying and understanding. * Provides hundreds of randomly generated test questions on the enclosed CD-ROM. * Offers timed and untimed versions of the practice tests on the CD-ROM.
Your one-stop guide to Understanding and repairing motherboards, processors, chipsets, BIOS, and system resources Updating and optimizing memory and aging systems Diagnosing common PC problems and performing routine maintenance Installing and configuring system upgrades Working safely with the electrical components of a PC Troubleshooting peripherals, storage systems and devices, sight and sound systems, and more Here’s everything you need to know to fix or maintain a PC–and nothing you don’t If you’re a PC technician, time is money. Bestselling author Ron Gilster trimmed every scrap of fat from this indispensable reference guide, packing it with clear, concise information that helps you do your job. Organized by hardware or component groups–motherboards, storage devices, printers, communications and networking, operating system software, and so on–it’s liberally illustrated for faster comprehension. This is the one book you can’t afford not to have on your repair bench.
This new edition of [the book] brings you a completely revised textbook.... The result is an innovative instructional system designed to help you teach and to help your students learn about computer technology.... Since our primary goal is to present students with technology that they are likely to encounter at school and on the job, personal computers (PCs) are used in examples throughout. Other platforms (e.g., Mac, OS/2) and sizes of computers (e.g. mainframes) are discussed in the context of how they are used today.... Every computer concept is presented with guidelines on how to use the technology to be more productive at school, at work, and at home. -Pref.