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The first personal computers were home-built by electronics hobbyists.

When Apple‚ IBM and others began selling ready-made systems to "normal" folk‚ most buyers never considered opening the case‚ even to look‚ much less make changes.


That was roughly 25 years ago - one human generation‚ but more than a dozen generations for computers.

By the second decade of the personal computer age‚ computer stores were selling hard drives‚ memory upgrades‚ sound and video cards and other components to an increasingly large segment of the home computer market who wanted to make their PC "more" than what the manufacturer sold them.


Today‚ such parts can be found in any office supply or general merchandise store - even some supermarkets and drug stores.

But even with this wide and easy availability‚ even with prices that continue to drop as capabilities continue to rise‚ many people are convinced you have to be an electronics wizard to open that case.

"Understanding PC Hardware" will help dispel that myth‚ explaining in simple language‚ just what each part is‚ what it does and how it can be replaced.


Here's a summary of everything you will learn in this easy to read information resource...


What's Inside Your Computer

What is a motherboard?

What is a CPU?

RAM

Power supply

Floppy drives - do you really need one?

SCSI

WiFi

All those ports

Cables‚ cables and more cables


The Five Most Popular PC Upgrades

Memory

Video card

Sound card

DVD player/burner

Motherboard



How to Select a Monitor

What questions to ask - and what the answers mean

Why LCD monitors are better than CRTs



How to Select a Hard Drive For Your PC

The different types of drives

What memory capacity means

How much memory you need for how you use your computer

How drive speed affects your use

External versus internal drives



Choosing a DVD-ROM Drive

Interface - there are at least half a dozen possibilities

Speed - how to decipher all those letters and numbers

Coding‚ decoding‚ compression

Combo drives with CD and DVD read/write capabilities



The Mouse

Where once there was no choice‚ today there are hundreds

Wired versus wireless

Color and design

Software

Optical‚ ball and roller‚ laser



Selecting a Graphics Card

Do you really need more than your computer motherboard's built-in graphics capability?

Considering card memory‚ frame rate and speed

Why bigger is not always better

The three main things to look for in a graphics card


Selecting a Sound Card

What is bit rate and why it's important

Just as you would with a new receiver for your audio/video suite‚ look at the card's connectors

Consider compatibility with the software you use



Selecting a Printer

Resolution

Speed

Economy

Maximum paper size and format



Selecting a Scanner

What is your need?

What is your budget?

Resolution

Size of documents to be scanned

Requirements: This e-book is in the form of a .exe file and can only be read on PCs running Microsoft Windows. The e-book can be printed out from a Windows PC‚ if required.

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