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| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Main Parts of Desktop Computers | p. 6 |
| How a Computer Operates | p. 12 |
| Introduction to Software | p. 15 |
| Files and Disaster Control | p. 19 |
| Files--Using and Storing Them | p. 21 |
| Files and File Names | p. 22 |
| Saving Files | p. 30 |
| Managing Files | p. 36 |
| Common File Mistakes | p. 46 |
| Disaster Control | p. 53 |
| Skills for Surviving Disasters | p. 56 |
| Preparing for Problems | p. 60 |
| Disaster-Avoiding Habits | p. 67 |
| Operating Systems | p. 71 |
| Introduction to Operating Systems | p. 71 |
| DOS | p. 73 |
| Introduction to DOS | p. 74 |
| Batch and System Files | p. 78 |
| Using DOS: Basic Commands | p. 84 |
| Windows | p. 95 |
| Using Windows | p. 97 |
| Windows 3.x | p. 118 |
| Using Windows 3.x | p. 121 |
| Windows 95 | p. 136 |
| Using Windows 95 | p. 145 |
| Windows 98 | p. 168 |
| Windows NT | p. 183 |
| OS/2, Unix, and Apple Operating Systems | p. 193 |
| OS/2 | p. 193 |
| Unix | p. 201 |
| Apple Operating Systems | p. 209 |
| Networks and the Internet | p. 219 |
| Introduction to Networks | p. 219 |
| Networks | p. 221 |
| Network Hardware | p. 225 |
| Network Software | p. 238 |
| The Internet | p. 275 |
| Using the Internet | p. 276 |
| Internet Details | p. 290 |
| Intranets and VPNs | p. 301 |
| Online Information Services | p. 303 |
| Application and Utilities Software | p. 309 |
| Buying and Using Application Software | p. 313 |
| Which Software? | p. 314 |
| Buying Software | p. 318 |
| Word Processing | p. 331 |
| Using Word Processing Programs | p. 335 |
| Spreadsheets | p. 379 |
| Using Spreadsheet Programs | p. 381 |
| Databases | p. 421 |
| Database Fundamentals | p. 426 |
| Using Database Programs | p. 439 |
| Design and Publishing | p. 461 |
| Design Software | p. 470 |
| Publishing Software | p. 490 |
| Utilities and Miscellaneous Applications | p. 507 |
| Utilities | p. 508 |
| Miscellaneous Applications | p. 525 |
| Programming Languages and Technology | p. 543 |
| Low-Level Languages | p. 543 |
| High-Level Languages | p. 545 |
| Object Technology | p. 560 |
| Bits, Bytes, and Nibbles | p. 571 |
| Binary Numbers | p. 572 |
| Digital Computers and Binary Code | p. 577 |
| Uses of Software | p. 581 |
| Glossary | p. 587 |
| Acronyms | p. 647 |
| Index | p. 653 |
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Waterfield's Guide to Computer Software : (Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database Operating System, and More)
by Delcher, Arthur L., Ph.D.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-12-01
Publisher(s): Waterfields Pr Inc
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