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1001 computer words you need to know / Jerry Pournelle, editor. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computers--Dictionaries.
- Computers.
- Computer science--Dictionaries.
- Computer science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 240 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- 1001 Computer Words You Need to Know explains and illuminates the essential vocabulary of computers and the Internet. This comprehensive, but never condescending guide to the language of the electronic age carefully defines and explains every term with a sample sentence, and many entries have supplementary notes. In addition, the book includes a number of quick miniguides to managing your online life - dealing with Windows and Macs (and sometimes *nix), burning CDs and downloading files, word processing, spread-sheeting, connecting to the Internet (dialup, cable, DSL, wireless) surfing, IMing and emailing, taking digital photos, coping with networks, memory, and drives, and just plain coping with your computer. The backmatter contains an extensive list of helpful websites and an essay about online language and etiquette.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Editorial Staff
- Introduction
- Using This Dictionary
- 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
- Pronunciation Key
- 1001 COMPUTER WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Which Operating System Is Right For You?
- Basic Troubleshooting
- The Ten Worst E-mail Mistakes
- Buying a Computer
- Dealing with Spam
- How to Protect Yourself from Hoaxes, Frauds, and Identity Theft
- How to Shop Safely Online
- Eight Simple Rules for Kid-friendly Computing
- The Ten Best Tools and Peripherals You Didn't Know About
- Multimedia and You
- Ten Great Computer Games You Should (or Maybe Shouldn't) Know
- Do You Need a PDA?
- Fifty Web Sites You Should Know
- A Quick Guide to Writing Online English.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Previously issued in print: 2004.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-756216-7
- 0-19-976991-5
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