- PCs: The Missing Manual
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
- I. Your PC’s Main Parts
- 1. Inside Your PC
- 1.1. Finding Out Your PC’s Horsepower
- 1.2. The PC’s Case
- 1.3. Opening Your PC’s Case
- 1.4. Motherboard
- 1.5. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
- 1.6. Adding Memory (aka RAM)
- 1.7. Installing Expansion Cards
- 1.8. Ports
- 1.9. Power Supply and Battery
- 2. Keyboards and Mice
- 2.1. Keyboard Basics
- 2.1.1. Types of Keyboards
- 2.1.2. The Mystery Keys
- 2.1.3. The Windows Keys
- 2.1.4. The Ctrl+Alt+Del Cure for Frozen Programs
- 2.1.5. Controlling Windows with only a Keyboard
- 2.1.6. Typing Symbols
- 2.1.7. Using Keyboards in Foreign Countries
- 2.1.8. Installing a Keyboard
- 2.1.9. Adjusting the Keyboard’s Sensitivity
- 2.1.10. Troubleshooting Keyboards
- 2.2. Mouse Basics
- 2.3. Game Controllers
- 2.1. Keyboard Basics
- 3. Monitors and Video
- 4. Printers
- 4.1. Printer Basics
- 4.2. Installing a Printer
- 4.3. Choosing Printer Paper
- 4.4. Adjusting Printer Settings
- 4.5. Printing Envelopes
- 4.6. Printing Specialized Items
- 4.7. Printing Digital Photos Professionally
- 4.8. Digital Photos on an Inkjet Printer
- 4.9. Printing Web Pages
- 4.10. Printer Troubleshooting
- 1. Inside Your PC
- II. Multimedia
- 5. Digital Cameras, Camcorders, and Webcams
- 5.1. Digital Camera Basics
- 5.2. Moving Pictures from Camera to Computer
- 5.3. Moving Pictures from a Card Reader to a PC
- 5.4. Viewing and Editing Photos
- 5.5. Sharing Photos with Friends
- 5.6. Troubleshooting Digital Cameras
- 5.7. Camcorder Basics
- 5.8. Connect the Camcorder to Your PC
- 5.9. Editing Video
- 5.10. Editing with Movie Maker
- 5.11. Webcams
- 6. Scanners
- 7. Sound
- 8. Digital Music Players
- 8.1. Choosing a Digital Music Player
- 8.2. Your Digital Player and Your PC
- 8.3. iPod and iTunes
- 8.4. Windows XP’s Media Player
- 8.5. Troubleshooting Digital Music Players
- 5. Digital Cameras, Camcorders, and Webcams
- III. Storing Information
- 9. Hard Drives and Floppy Drives
- 9.1. Your PC’s Drives: An Overview
- 9.2. Hard Drives: An Introduction
- 9.3. Your Hard Drive’s Available Space
- 9.4. Removing Unused Programs and Files
- 9.5. Speeding Up a Hard Drive
- 9.6. Installing a Hard Drive
- 9.7. Troubleshooting Hard Drives
- 9.8. Floppy Drives: An Introduction
- 9.9. Formatting a Floppy Disk
- 9.10. Installing a Floppy Drive
- 10. CD and DVD Drives
- 10.1. CDs: An Introduction
- 10.2. Playing CDs
- 10.3. Buying the Right Type of Blank CD
- 10.4. Ripping CDs
- 10.5. Burning CDs
- 10.6. Duplicating CDs
- 10.7. Erasing CDs
- 10.8. DVDs: An Introduction
- 10.9. Playing DVD Movies
- 10.10. Buying the Right Type of Blank DVD
- 10.11. Specialty Disc Formats
- 10.12. Ripping DVDs
- 10.13. Burning DVDs
- 10.14. Buying a CD or DVD Drive
- 10.15. Installing a CD or DVD Drive
- 10.16. Troubleshooting CD and DVD Drives
- 9. Hard Drives and Floppy Drives
- IV. Talking to the World
- 11. Getting Online
- 12. Email
- 13. Surfing the Web
- 14. Networking
- 14.1. Choosing a Network
- 14.2. Networking Hardware: What You Need
- 14.3. Setting Up a Simple Home Network
- 14.4. The Network Setup Wizard
- 14.5. Securing Your Network
- 14.6. Sharing an Internet Connection
- 14.7. Sharing Printers
- 14.8. Exchanging Files Between PCs
- 14.9. Sharing Monitors
- 14.10. Networking Two PCs
- 14.11. Troubleshooting Network Problems
- V. Maintenance, Security, and Troubleshooting
- 15. Security
- 15.1. Backing Up Your Computer
- 15.2. Creating Passwords
- 15.3. Activating Windows Update
- 15.4. Preventing Theft
- 15.5. Phishing
- 15.6. Adware, Spyware, and Other Threats
- 15.7. Installing a Firewall
- 16. Fixing Common Problems
- 15. Security
- VI. Appendices
- A. Setting Up a PC
- B. Memory Cards and USB Drives
- C. Other Cool Things You Can Do Online
- D. Dealing with Technical Support
- E. Packing a Laptop Bag
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Copyright
A note on the digital index
A link in an index entry is displayed as the section title in which that entry appears. Because some sections have multiple index markers, it is not unusual for an entry to have several links to the same section. Clicking on any link will take you directly to the place in the text in which the marker appears.
Symbols
- 100BaseT cables, Ethernet Cables
- 104-key keyboards, Keyboard Basics
- 3G (Third Generation) cell phone provider, Disconnecting from a Dial-Up Connection
- 4.1 (surround sound), Speakers
- 4uonly (password manager), Managing Forms and Passwords
- 5.1 sound, Speakers
- 6.1 sound, Speakers
- 7.1 sound, Speakers
- 802.11b wireless standard, Wireless (WiFi)
- 802.11g wireless standard, Wireless (WiFi)
- 802.11n wireless standard, Wireless (WiFi)
- £ (pounds sterling) symbol, Typing Symbols
- © (copyright) symbol, Typing Symbols
- ® (trademark) symbol, Typing Symbols
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