Table of Contents -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS -- Hardware and Software -- Getting Help -- How Computers Work -- Bytes -- Types of Computers -- A Typical Computer -- Inside a Computer -- Computer Case -- Power Supply -- Ports -- Expansion Card -- Purchase a New Computer -- Upgrade a Computer -- CHAPTER 2 INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES -- Mouse -- Keyboard -- Printer -- Monitor -- Video Card -- Modem -- Sound Card -- Gaming Devices -- Scanner -- MP3 Player -- Digital Camera -- Digital Camcorder -- Bluetooth Wireless Devices -- CHAPTER 3 PROCESSING -- Memory -- CPU -- Memory Cache -- Bus -- CHAPTER 4 STORAGE DEVICES -- Hard Drive -- Floppy Drive -- CD-ROM Drive -- CD-RW Drive -- DVD-ROM Drive -- DVD+/-RW Drive -- Memory Card Reader -- Flash Drive -- CHAPTER 5 SOFTWARE -- Introduction to Software -- Word Processor -- Spreadsheet -- Database -- Application Suite -- CHAPTER 6 OPERATING SYSTEMS -- Introduction to Operating Systems -- MS-DOS -- Windows 3.1 -- Windows 95, 98 and Me -- Windows NT -- Windows 2000 -- Windows XP -- Linux -- Mac OS X -- CHAPTER 7 NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS -- Introduction to Notebook Computers -- Types of Notebook Computers -- Battery -- Ports -- Input and Output Devices -- Storage Devices -- Processing -- PC Card -- Connect a Notebook Wirelessly -- Personal Digital Assistants -- CHAPTER 8 MACINTOSH COMPUTERS -- Introduction to Macintosh Computers -- Professional Computers -- Home and Office Computers -- Budget Computers -- Input and Output Devices -- Ports -- Notebook Computers -- CHAPTER 9 NETWORKS -- Introduction to Networks -- Network Hardware -- How Information on a Network is Stored -- Home Networks -- Protect Data on a Network -- Wireless Networking -- CHAPTER 10 THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB -- Introduction to the Internet -- What the Internet Offers -- Getting Connected -- Introduction to the Web -- Web Browser.

Media on the Web -- Searching the Web -- Shopping on the Web -- Children and the Web -- Create and Publish Web Pages -- Blogs -- Message Boards -- Web-Based Chat -- CHAPTER 11 E-MAIL AND INSTANT MESSAGING -- Introduction to E-mail -- E-mail Addresses -- Create a Message -- Work with Messages -- Make E-mail More Efficient -- Web-Based E-mail -- Reducing Spam -- Instant Messaging -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.