Understanding How Hardware and Software Work Together. Setting Up a PC. Tools of the Trade. Installing, Removing, and Troubleshooting Software. Getting a Handle on Kilo, Mega, Giga, and Tera. The PC Startup Process. Inside the System Unit. Understanding Device Drivers.

Working with Cards and Chips. Taking A Closer Look at Common Cables and Ports. Working with the Keyboard and Mouse. Locating a Lost File. Restarting Windows and Ending Hung Programs. Cleaning and Maintaining Your PC. Protecting a System from Viruses. Understanding the PC BIOS.

Taking a Closer Look at the Windows Control Panel. Using the Windows Device Manager. Automating Tasks on a User's System. Understanding the Windows Registry. Power Supplies, Surege Suppressors, and Uninterrruptible Power Supplies (UPS). Understanding the CPU. Understanding Random-Access Memory (RAM). Making Sense of PC Memory Technologies.

Understanding Virtual Memory. Configuring the PC's CMOS Settings. Understanding PC Bus Types. Understanding Interrupts and I/O Port Addresses. Understanding Direct Memory Acces (DMA). Connecting Devices to a SCSI Adapter. Using a Universal Serial Bus (USB). Using FireWire and InfraRed Devices.

Taking Advantage of Plug and Play Devices. Taking Advantage of PCMCIA Cards. Introduction to Networking. Understanding the ISO/OSI Network Model. Understanding Network Technologies. Getting Started with TCP/IP High-Speed Internet Connections. Configuring a TCP/IP Network. Using a Notebook Computer.

Supporting Handheld Personal Digital Assistants. Understanding How Disks Store Data. Using ScanDisk to Locate and Correct Disk Errors. Recovering Disk Space Using the Disk Cleanup Utility. Increasing a Disk's Storage Capacity. Replacing or Adding a Disk Drive. Improving Disk Performance by Defragmenting File Clusters. Understanding PC Sound Cards.

Performing Monitor Operations. Taking a Closer Look at Video Operations. Understanding PC Printer Operations. Taking a Closer Look at Laser Printer Operations. Understanding CDs, DVDs, and Writable Media. Understanding Modem Operations. Taking Advantage of High-Speed Internet Connections. Understanding File Attributes.