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If you aren't a proficient PC pro and you want to get answers and get going, this is your practical reference. In a concise, no frills style, it gives you the vital information on:Setting up and connecting your PC and peripherals, including your keyboard, digital camera, joystick, modem, monitor, printer, scanner, wireless gizmos, and moreInstalling hardware and softwareCreating, managing, naming, opening, saving, and finding filesOrganizing your stuff, with info on folders, Windows Explorer, Compressed (ZIP) folders, and moreNetworking, including accessing another computer or a shared folder, connecting to the network, and workgroupsCreating your own ...

If the fact that PCs are everywhere still hasn't made you feel warm and fuzzy when you use one, you're not alone. They may be transforming how we all live, work, get our cars repaired, and balance checkbooks, but they're not exactly intuitive.Now you can take charge of these useful but perplexing creatures, and turn them into the productive citizens you know they can be. What's exactly is a motherboard? Is virtual memory real memory? Once you learn the fundamentals, it's gets much less complicated. So jump right into this all-new 10th Edition of the bestselling PCs For Dummies, and you'll quickly start getting the basics in plain English. Far and away ...

while (dead_horse)beat ():If you're like most people, the above seems like nonsense. Actually, it's computer senseC programming. After digesting C For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you'll understand it. C programs are fast, concise and versatile. They let you boss your computer around for a change. So turn on your computer, get a free compiler and editor (the book tells you where), pull up a chair, and get going. You won't have to go far (page 13) to find your first program example. You'll do short, totally manageable, hands-on exercises to help you make sense of:All 32 keywords in the C language (that's rightjust 32 words)The functionsseveral dozen of themTer...