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PC upgrade and repair bible / Barry Press and Marcia Press. - 3rd ed. - Foster City, Calif. : IDG Books Worldwide, c2000. - xxxvii, 1383 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

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Pt. IV : Networking Know-How. Ch. 27 : Network Cabling and Interfaces. Ch. 28 : Peripheral Network Equipment. Ch. 29 : Hands-On Networking. Ch. 30 : Accessing and Serving the Internet. PART V: Putting It Together. Ch. 31 : Growth and Combining Components. Ch. 32 : Making Choices That Fit the Road Warrior. Ch. 33 : System Management. Ch. 34 : You're Going to Put That Where? Chapter 35: Benchmarking. Ch. 36 : Diagnosis and Repair. - Pt. VI : Just Do It. Ch. 37 : Building a Desktop - Hardware. Ch. 38 : Building a Desktop - Software Installation. Ch. 39 : Building a Server - Hardware. Ch. 40 : Building a Server - Software Installation. Ch. 41 :Certification. - Pt. VII : Appendixes. Appendix A : On the CD-ROM. Appendix B : Vendor List. Appendix C : Glossary. Appendix D : CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Objectives. - Index. - End-User License Agreement. - CD-ROM Installation Instructions Preface. Acknowledgments. - Pt. I : Introduction and Issues. Ch. 1: Getting Ready. Ch. 2: Why Isn't the Same Computer Right for Everyone? Ch. 3 : Windows System Requirements and Support Options. - Pt. II : Your Workload Determines What Your Computer Does. Ch. 4 : Choke Points: Where Your Computer Slows Down. Ch. 5 : Workloads. PART III: Specs, Lies, and Duct Tape. Ch. 6 : Cases, Power Supplies, and Uninterruptible Power Supplies. Ch. 7 : Processor, Memory, and Bus. Chapter 8: Processors. Chapter 9: Cache, Memory, and Bus. Chapter 10 : The Real World: Motherboard and BIOS. Ch. 11 : I/O and Peripherals. Ch. 12 : I/O Buses. Ch. 13 : Hard Disks and Disk Arrays. Ch. 14 : CD-ROMs, CD-ROM Changers, CD-Rs, and DVD-ROMs. Ch. 15 : Removable Disks. Chapter 16: Tape. Chapter 17: Video. Chapter 18: Video Adapters. Chapter 19: Monitors. Ch. 20 : Keyboards. Ch. 21 : Sound Cards, Speakers, and Microphones. Ch. 22 : Mouse / Trackball / Joystick / Tablet. Ch. 23 : Modems. Ch. 24 : Digital Still Cameras, Video Capture, and Video Conferencing. Ch. 25 : Scanners. Ch. 26 : Printers and All-in-One Units.

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