Technology in ActionThis volume focuses on what tasks students can accomplish with their PC and what skills they can apply immediately in the workplace and at home. This introduction to computers and computing addresses topics such as -- examining why it's important to be computer fluent and how computers impact our society; examining the basic components of the computer; connecting to the Internet; exploring software; learning the operating system and personalizing the computer; evaluating and upgrading the PC; exploring home networking and keeping the computer safe from hackers; going mobile with cell phones, PDAs, Tablet PCs, and laptops; and going behind the scenes, looking at hardware in more detail. This work is packaged with a multimedia program on CD-ROM to reinforce the material taught in the text. |
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... File Management In this Sound Byte , you'll examine the features of file management and main- tenance . You'll learn the various methods of creating folders , how to turn a group of unorganized files into an organized system of folders ...
... File Management In this Sound Byte , you'll examine the features of file management and main- tenance . You'll learn the various methods of creating folders , how to turn a group of unorganized files into an organized system of folders ...
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... file in Rich Text Format ( .rtf ) or Text ( .txt ) format . Both file formats can be read by any word - processing program , although some formatting may be lost when saving as a Text ( .txt ) format . To save files as RTF or Text files ...
... file in Rich Text Format ( .rtf ) or Text ( .txt ) format . Both file formats can be read by any word - processing program , although some formatting may be lost when saving as a Text ( .txt ) format . To save files as RTF or Text files ...
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... file and select SOUND BYTE File Compression In this Sound Byte , you'll learn about the advantages of file compression and how to use Windows XP to compress and decompress files . If you own an earlier operating system , this Sound Byte ...
... file and select SOUND BYTE File Compression In this Sound Byte , you'll learn about the advantages of file compression and how to use Windows XP to compress and decompress files . If you own an earlier operating system , this Sound Byte ...
Contents
Chapter | 2 |
Understanding the Parts | 40 |
Technology in Focus | 78 |
Copyright | |
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