COMPUTER BUYING GUIDE
CONTENTS AT A GLANCE INTRODUCTION PART I: UNDERSTANDING THE WHOLE ORDEAL CHAPTER 0: SOME QUESTIONS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY CHAPTER 1: BUYING A COMPUTER (STEP-BY-STEP) CHAPTER 2: BASIC COMPUTER IDENTIFICATION CHAPTER 3: COMPUTERS FROM A TO Z CHAPTER 4: INTRODUCTION TO HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PART II: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OVERVIEW CHAPTER 5: ALL ABOUT MR MICROPROCESSOR CHAPTER 6: MEMORY STUFF (TEMPORARY STORAGE) CHAPTER 7: DISKS OF EVERY TYPE (PERMANENT STORAGE) CHAPTER 8: MONITOR AND GRAPHICS STUFF CHAPTER 9: KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND GAMEPAD CHAPTER 10: EXPANSION OPTIONS CHAPTER 11: MODEMS AND SOUND CHAPTER 12: NETWORKING YOUR COMPUTER CHAPTER 13: SCANNERS AND DIGITAL CAMERAS CHAPTER 14: SPECIAL ISSUES FOR NOTEBOOK AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS CHAPTER 15: YOUR COMPUTER’S OPERATING SYSTEM CHAPTER 16: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SOFTWARE (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK) PART III: FINDING YOUR PERFECT COMPUTER CHAPTER 17: SHOPPING FOR SOFTWARE CHAPTER 18: MATCHING HARDWARE TO YOUR SOFTWARE CHAPTER 19: SURVEYING THE SHOPPING LANDSCAPE CHAPTER 20: TIPS FOR ONLINE SHOPPING CHAPTER 21: SEARCHING FOR SERVICE AND SUPPORT CHAPTER 22: BUYING THE COMPUTER PART IV: LIVING WITH YOUR COMPUTER CHAPTER 23: HELPFUL HINTS FOR COMPUTER SETUP CHAPTER 24: TIME TO GET A PRINTER CHAPTER 25: FROM THE OLD COMPUTER TO THE NEW ONE CHAPTER 26: SELECTING AN ISP CHAPTER 27: WHEN TO BUY, WHEN TO SELL, WHEN TO UPGRADE PART V: THE PART OF TENS CHAPTER 28: TEN COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY FIRST-TIME COMPUTER BUYERS CHAPTER 29: TEN WARNING SIGNS CHAPTER 30: TEN OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD BUY CHAPTER 31: TEN TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS