Chapter 1 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Computer The History of the Personal Computer
Chapter 2 Port Tour: How Do I Hook It Up? Virtual Computer Tour Healthy Computing
Chapter 3 Blogging Creating a Web-Based E-mail Account
The Best Utilities for Your Computer Welcome to the Web
Finding Information on the Web Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 4 Creating Web Queries with Excel
Using Speech-Recognition Software
Enhancing Photos with Image-Editing Software
Chapter 5 Customizing Windows
Vista File
Management File
Compression Hard Disk Anatomy
Interactive Letting Your Computer Clean Up After Itself
Chapter 6 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Computer
Using Windows Vista to Evaluate CPU
Performance Memory Hierarchy
Interactive Installing RAM Hard Disk Anatomy
Interactive CD and DVD Reading and Writing
Interactive Installing a CD-RW Drive Port Tour: How Do I Hook It Up? Letting Your Computer Clean Up After Itself
Chapter 7 Installing a Computer Network
Installing a Personal Firewall Securing Wireless Networks Protecting Your Computer
Chapter 8 PDAs on the Road and at Home Connecting with Bluetooth Tablet and Notebook Tour
Chapter 9 Binary Numbers Interactive Where Does Binary Show Up? Memory Hierarchy Interactive Computer Architecture