What the book covers: Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies covers the basic information for new over-50 computer owners, who need a gentle, hand-holding, step-by-step approach to diagnosing and repairing and/or upgrading andmaintaining their computer. This can be a daunting and difficult task, especially to someone who is a new computer user. This book will explain, in non-technical terms, how to figure out what has gone wrong with the computer and thenhow to fix it effectively, or if it is better to have it repaired by a third party, or by the manufacturer. It will also discuss upgrading and maintaining the computer, including how to defragment the hard drive, clean files, delete old files, organize files, and much more. The book also explores ways to expand and enhance a computer by using external devices including hard drives, Web cameras, Web phones, scanners, printers, flash drives and other hardware. The author shows how to make simple hardware repairs such as replacing a hard drive, how to work around internal hardware failures by attaching external devices, and how to avoid these issues from the start. With the tightening economy, this book is a perfect addition to the For Seniors For Dummies library. It now only allows users to make certain repairs more cost-effective than purchasing a new computer, but it also allows them to get more life out of their computers through proper upgrades and maintenance. Series features: Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies uses a larger font and large figures to make the book easy to read. The books assumes no prior experience and starts with showing how computers work, the proper way to set the computer up, the difference between software and hardware and precautions to take in order to avoid any issues in the future. Then the book discusses what can go wrong and how to diagnose the problem at hand based on whether it is a software or hardware issue. Finally the book discusses maintenance and upgrades that are necessary to keep the PC running at its optimum capacity. General layout: Chapter openers present the tasks covered with associated page numbers to help readers find material fast Minimal front matter No extraneous elements such as sidebars and text on parts pages Short introduction with standard headings
- ISBN: 978-0-470-50087-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 06/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés