PCs For Dummies
Chapter One
Computer? PC? What's That?
In This Chapter
* Understanding computer basics
* Learning about I/O
* Discovering hardware and software
* Getting to the know the operating system
* Knowing that your PC will not explode
Guess what? The salespeople lied! They told you that a computer was easy
to use. They said that you would be on the Internet in no time. They
explained how computer programs are so simple and helpful now that you don't
need to take classes or - heaven forbid - buy a book! Yep, them's all lies!
In the great rush to make computers a consumer commodity - right up
there with toaster ovens and cell phones - the people who sell computers
had to spin these great yarns. Sadly, most people believe the tall tales. And
it's possible to squeak by and use a computer with minimal knowledge of
what's going on. But you know better.
If you're naturally smart, if you have an IQ that would make Einstein blush, or
if you're an alien visitor to Earth and you find all this computer stuff as easy
as understanding the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, phooey on you! Otherwise,
my guess is that you've discovered that computers are indeed complex an ... read full excerpt from PCs For Dummies ebook
