Understanding & Troubleshooting Your PC

Description

Understanding and Troubleshooting Your PC from the Shelly Cashman Series is designed to provide a basic understanding of how personal computers work. Created for the classroom, this text covers the basics of PC repair with an emphasis on troubleshooting and maintenance. Its full-color, extremely visual design will use conceptual art to help students learn about technical computer concepts.

* Twelve chapters and five appendices provide a clear, easy-to-understand introduction to the fundamentals of how a computer works, while helping computer users gain the skills required to maintain, troubleshoot, upgrade, and repair a PC.
* Focus is on newer hardware and the Windows XP Professional operating system, but also recognizes the real world of PC repair, where some older technology remains in widespread use and still needs support.
* Your Turn feature and assignments teach students to apply skills in a structured environment, so they gain confidence using those skills in maintenance and troubleshooting situations.
* Students learn about each of the major hardware and software components in a personal computer, along with step-by-step instructions on installation, maintenance, optimizing system performance, and troubleshooting.
* Extensive end-of-chapter exercises emphasize the development of critical-thinking skills.

1. Introducing Hardware
2. How Hardware and Software Work Together
3. Understanding the Motherboard, the CPU, and Troubleshooting Basics
4. Managing Memory
5. Understanding, Installing, and Troubleshooting Disk Drives
6. Supporting Input, Output, and Multimedia Devices
7. Supporting Printers
8. Installing and Using Windows XP Professional
9. Managing and Supporting Windows XP
10. Connecting PCs to Networks and the Internet
11. Purchasing or Building a Personal Computer
12. Maintenance and Troubleshooting Fundamentals

Appendices
A: Error Messages and Their Meanings
B: Using the Command Prompt
C: Number Systems and Coding Schemes
D: Working as a PC Technician
E: Introducing Linux