Faster Smarter PCs
暫譯: 更快更智能的個人電腦

Scott H a Clark

Faster Smarter PCs
  • 出版商: MicroSoft
  • 出版日期: 2010-01-01
  • 定價: $700
  • 售價: 5.0 折 $350
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 320
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 8120322495
  • ISBN-13: 9780735618558

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Description:

Take charge of your computer—faster, smarter, better!

Now you can do everyday things with your PC—from updating your antivirus software to offloading pictures from a digital camera—faster, smarter, and better. Dive in! This friendly, high-energy guide makes it easy to teach yourself exactly what you need. Use the quick lists, numbered steps, and helpful examples to master the essentials—and move on to doing the cool things you want to do!

• From motherboard to mouse, see how it all hangs together
• Select the right set of features in a new PC
• Sort out memory and storage options: RAM, ROM, read, write
• Tame your printer and other peripherals
• Set up your own network and firewall
• Tune an existing setup so that it runs faster and more efficiently
• Experience great digital video and sound from your desktop
• Make Microsoft® Windows® XP work your way

 

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
PART I:   PRESENTING YOUR COMPUTER  
Once you understand how a PC is put together and how it functions, you'll be able to tell whether your computer meets your needs. This part of the book gives a brief history of the PC and discusses the hardware components that make up a PC.  
CHAPTER 1:   The Personal Computer 3
    Not Your Father's Computer 3
    What Business Do You Have With a Computer? 4
    Writing a Few Standards 5
        I Like How You Operate 6
    The PC: A Team Effort 7
        It's All About You: The User Interface 8
    Looking Behind to Look Ahead 10
CHAPTER 2:   The Sum of Its Parts 13
    Balanced Integration 13
    The Parts Inside Your PC 14
        The Motherboard: Backbone for the Bare Bones 14
        Brains: The CPU 17
        Storage Devices 20
        Adapter Cards 22
    The Parts Outside Your PC 23
        The Keyboard 23
        The Mouse 24
PART II:   WHAT MAKES A PC?  
Now that you are familiar with what makes a PC a PC, it's time to delve deeper into the box. This part of the book explores such important subjects as monitors, hard and floppy disks, the difference between memory and storage, the PC's visual and audio components, and networking hardware and software.  
CHAPTER 3:   Working with Memory 29
    What Is Memory? 29
    How a PC Uses Memory 30
        Bits and Bytes 30
        Memory Types for Every Need 32
        How Much Memory Is Enough? 38
    Windows XP Memory Management 40
        Virtual Memory 41
        Selecting a Hard Disk 42
CHAPTER 4:   Results You Can See 45
    Monitors: A Window on the PC 45
        How Monitors Work 46
        Feature Differentiation 55
        Resolution: Dot's What It's About! 56
        Color Deep as the Ocean 58
    Video Adapters: What They Are, What They Do 61
        Feature That! 63
CHAPTER 5:   Saving What's Important 67
    Storage vs. Memory 67
    Hard Disks: Magnetic Storage for Everyone 70
        How They Work 71
        Feature Primer 73
    Optical Discs 75
        How CDs and DVDs Work 76
        Rewritable and Recordable Discs 78
CHAPTER 6:   Increasing the Volume 83
    Speaking of Digital 84
        The Trouble with Digital 85
        How Digital Sound Works 86
    What's a Sound Card? 91
        Digital Audio 92
        MIDI 94
    Quality Concerns and Compression 96
        Lossy Compression Is Key 97
    Windows Media Player 99
        Ripping CDs and a Replacement for MP3 103
CHAPTER 7:   From Your Vision to Your Product 107
    Your Vision: Introducing Digital Imaging 107
        Digital Revolution 108
    Digital Cameras 108
        How Digital Photography Works 108
        How Digital Images Are Stored 112
        Digital Video: A Special Case 115
    Scanners 118
        Interpolated Scanner Resolution 119
        Scanner Color Depth 120
    Printing Your Vision, Producing Your Product 122
        Basic Printer Types 122
CHAPTER 8:   Reaching Out 129
    Modems and Telephone Connections 129
        How Modems Work: And What's a Modem, Anyway? 129
        DSL and High-Speed Modems, Which Aren't Modems 132
        Windows XP and Modems 136
    Connecting to a Connection: Ports 144
        Parallel and Serial: But Mostly Parallel 144
        Serial Ports: A Little Bit at a Time 145
CHAPTER 9:   Works Well with Others 151
    Networking Hardware and Protocols 151
        Wired Fast Ethernet 152
        Wireless Networks 153
        Popular Protocols 154
    Introducing Microsoft Networking for Windows XP 156
        The Network Setup Wizard 157
        The New Connection Wizard 157
    Sharing Resources 158
        Internet Connection Sharing 158
        File and Device Sharing 159
PART III:   PRESENTING YOUR OS: WINDOWS XP  
Hardware is only half the story of what makes up a PC. The other half is software—in particular, the operating system, which functions continuously behind the scenes of your PC. This part describes the Microsoft Windows XP operating system and how you can customize it so it can work faster and smarter for you.  
CHAPTER 10:   Between You and Your PC 165
    What the Operating System Is—And What It Does 165
        System Tasks 167
        User Interface 168
    Windows XP Manages Devices 170
        What Are Hardware Resources? 172
    The Power of the Windows XP GUI 175
        Benefits of the Windows API 176
CHAPTER 11:   Your Personal Personal Computer 179
    Customizing Windows XP 179
        The Start Menu: Access to Work 180
        Personalizing the Appearance of Windows 187
    Personalizing a PC for Several People 191
    Tailoring Windows to Your Personal Needs 193
        Personalizing Accessibility 193
        Personalizing Regional Options 194
CHAPTER 12:   (Disk) Integrity Is Important 197
    Windows XP File Systems 197
        FAT32 199
        NTFS 200
    File System Maintenance: Best Practices 202
        Disk Defragmenter 203
        Check Disk 203
CHAPTER 13:   Performance Perfection 207
    What Affects PC Performance? 207
        Running Processes 209
        Memory Issues 213
        Disk Issues 214
CHAPTER 14:   Watching Your PC with the Device Manager 219
    The Device Manager Manages Devices 219
    Managing the Manager 222
        Discovering the Device Manager 222
        Understanding the Device Manager Icons 224
        Reviewing Device Settings 226
    Disabling or Enabling a Device 227
    Hardware Profiles 228
PART IV:   NO TIME FOR TROUBLES  
Although PCs work well most of the time, things do go wrong sometimes, and you have to be prepared. This part of the book focuses on the most common problems and issues you'll encounter, including resolving hardware conflicts and protecting your computer from unauthorized access from outsiders via the Internet.  
CHAPTER 15:   Everybody Needs a Little Help and Support 235
    Get Help: It's Simple When You Know How 236
        Getting Help 236
        Searching Help 240
        Using Troubleshooters 241
    Remote Assistance 243
        A Little Help from Your Friends 243
        Microsoft Assisted Support 244
        Calling a Complete Stranger 245
CHAPTER 16:   The Good and Bad of Adding Peripherals 249
    Understanding Plug and Play 250
    Almost Everything You Need to Know About Drivers 252
    When New Hardware Doesn't Work 256
        Diagnosing Simple Hardware Problems 257
        Device Driver Rollback 260
    Your BIOS 261
CHAPTER 17:   Safe at Home and Abroad 263
    Basic Hardware Security 263
    The Three P's: Profiles, Passwords, and Permissions 265
        Profiles 265
        Passwords 266
        Permissions 271
    Protecting Your Computer from Outsiders 279
        Network Security 279
        Internet Security 280
INDEX 291

商品描述(中文翻譯)

描述：
掌控你的電腦——更快、更智能、更好！

現在你可以用你的PC更快、更智能、更好地完成日常任務——從更新你的防病毒軟體到從數位相機轉移照片。快來深入了解！這本友好且充滿活力的指南讓你輕鬆自學所需的知識。利用快速列表、編號步驟和有用的範例來掌握基本知識，然後繼續做你想做的酷事！

• 從主機板到滑鼠，了解它們如何協同運作
• 選擇新PC的正確功能組合
• 理清記憶體和儲存選項：RAM、ROM、讀取、寫入
• 駕馭你的印表機和其他外圍設備
• 設置自己的網路和防火牆
• 調整現有設置，使其運行更快、更高效
• 體驗來自桌面的優質數位視頻和音效
• 讓Microsoft® Windows® XP按照你的方式運作

目錄：
致謝
xi
導言
xiii
第一部分：介紹你的電腦

一旦你了解PC的組成和功能，你就能判斷你的電腦是否滿足你的需求。本書的這一部分簡要介紹了PC的歷史，並討論了構成PC的硬體組件。

第一章：個人電腦
3
不再是你父親的電腦
3
你與電腦有什麼關係？
4
撰寫一些標準
5
我喜歡你的操作方式
6
PC：團隊合作
7
一切都關於你：用戶介面
8
回顧過去以展望未來
10

第二章：其組成部分的總和
13
平衡整合
13
你PC內部的部件
14
主機板：基本架構的支柱
14
大腦：CPU
17
儲存設備
20
適配器卡
22
你PC外部的部件
23
鍵盤
23
滑鼠
24

第二部分：什麼構成了一台PC？

現在你已經熟悉了什麼使PC成為PC，是時候深入了解這個盒子了。本書的這一部分探討了顯示器、硬碟和軟碟、記憶體和儲存的區別、PC的視覺和音頻組件，以及網路硬體和軟體等重要主題。

第三章：與記憶體的工作
29
什麼是記憶體？
29
PC如何使用記憶體
30
位元和位元組
30
滿足各種需求的記憶體類型
32
多少記憶體才夠？
38
Windows XP的記憶體管理
40
虛擬記憶體
41
選擇硬碟
42

第四章：你能看到的結果
45
顯示器：PC的窗口
45
顯示器如何運作
46
功能差異化
55
解析度：點就是關鍵！
56
顏色深如海洋
58
視頻適配器：它們是什麼，它們做什麼
61
功能那樣！
63

第五章：保存重要的東西
67
儲存與記憶體
67
硬碟：每個人的磁性儲存
70
它們如何運作
71
功能入門
73
光碟
75
CD和DVD如何運作
76
可重寫和可錄製的光碟
78

第六章：提高音量
83
談到數位
84
數位的麻煩
85
數位音效如何運作
86
什麼是聲卡？
91
數位音頻
92
MIDI
94
質量問題和壓縮
96
有損壓縮是關鍵
97
Windows Media Player
99
抓取CD和MP3的替代品
103

第七章：從你的視野到你的產品
107
你的視野：介紹數位影像
107
數位革命
108
數位相機
108
數位攝影如何運作
108
數位影像如何儲存
112
數位視頻：特殊案例
115
掃描器
118
插值掃描器解析度
119
掃描器顏色深度
120
打印你的視野，製作你的產品
122
基本印表機類型
122

第八章：伸出手
129
調製解調器和電話連接
129
調製解調器如何運作：調製解調器到底是什麼？
129
DSL和高速調製解調器，這些不是調製解調器
132
Windows XP和調製解調器
136
連接到連接：端口
144

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