Absolute Beginners Guide to Computing

Wang, Wallace

ISBN 10: 1484222881 / ISBN 13: 9781484222881

Published by Apress, 2016

About this Item

Num Pages: 493 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 417 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KNTX; UMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 986. . 2016. 1st ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781484222881

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Absolute Beginners Guide to Computing
• Publisher: Apress
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484222881
• ISBN 13: 9781484222881
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Learn and understand how you can perform a wide range of tasks on your new Windows computer, including managing files, browsing the internet, and protecting yourself, as well as interacting with Cortana.

Using Absolute Beginners Guide to Computing you will see how to use Windows, and how you can connect and communicate with others. You will learn the basics of browsing the web, how to send email, and sign up for services. You will learn about some of the social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. You will also learn how to connect and use external hardware, and process digital music, photos, and video.

Written by an author who has written multiple computing titles, this book is friendly and approachable, and can teach anyone how to use a computer. With simple steps, easy troubleshooting, and online resources, it's the best place to learn how to make computing a part of your life.

What You’ll Learn:

• Get picturesonto your computer to share
• Listen to digital music
• What clubs, groups, and other resources there are to help
  

Who this Book Is For

Anyone that wants to learn all the latest Windows features. Beginners who want to use their new Windows computer to share pictures or video clips on YouTube or Facebook to those seeking a common sense approach to safe computing. 

About the Author

Wallace Wang has written dozens of computer books over the years beginning with ancient MS-DOS programs like WordPerfect and Turbo Pascal, and graduating up to writing books on Windows programs like Visual Basic and Microsoft Office.

When he’s not helping people discover the joys of personal computing, he performs stand-up comedy and appears on two radio shows on KNSJ in San Diego called “Notes From the Underground” and “Laugh In Your Face Radio."

He also writes a screenwriting blog called “The 15 Minute Movie Method,” a blog about the latest cat news on the Internet called “Cat Daily News,” and a blog about the latest technology related to Apple products called “Top Bananas.”