Computers Simplified, 5th Edition

Ruth Maran

ISBN 10: 0764535242 / ISBN 13: 9780764535246

Published by Wiley, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Computers Simplified, 5th Edition

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Edition: 5th or later Edition

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Synopsis:

This book explains everything that a new user would be curious about in pictures! The perfect book for the computer user (or computer shopper), Computers Simplified gives the best explanations in full color -- on each of the computer types and peripherals that are available today: Mac and PC, Linux and Windows, scanners and multifunction machines, tape drives and zip drives. This book provides new or would-be users with a handheld overview of computers and what they can do for their owners.

Review:

IDG and maranGraphics have come very close to the ideal "superdummy" format with Computers Simplified, Fourth Edition. This book explains personal computing technology to the complete neophyte, but unlike many books for nervous newbies, this one manages to provide a complete picture without drowning the reader in details.

This book does not cover the actual use of a personal computer--you won't find any explanations of how to manipulate a mouse or what the Windows 98 Start button does. Rather, Computers Simplified gives an overview of personal computing technology, from the components that make up an IBM-standard PC to the Internet and Web. After reading this heavily illustrated book, readers will know which aspects of computing interest them, and what they should look into next.

The great thing about Computers Simplified is that it explains pretty much everything a new user will wonder about. For example, even though digital cameras are a relatively new phenomenon, novices will have heard about them and want to know what they can do. This is also true for Zip drives, palm-size computers, scanners, fax software, Windows NT, and dozens of other aspects of personal computers that elementary books traditionally have neglected. Computers Simplified is like a child's science book in that it mentions lots of advanced stuff, but explains it in basic terms. --David Wall