Product Description

PCs are leaving the stores and landing on desktops faster than ever. Unfortunately, while PC technology has improved, the reference material included with most new PCs has not. Now you can throw away that jargon-filled owner's manual and replace it with Illustrated Computer Dictionary For Dummies, 4thEdition. Acclaimed computing authors Dan and Sandra Gookin take readers by the hand and lead them on a journey through their new toy (uh, I mean tool). Illustrated Computer Dictionary For Dummies, 4th Edition covers all the terms new (and old) users want to know about in a humorous and typical Gookin and For Dummies style.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1896925 in Books
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• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

From the Publisher
Discover how to:

Make sense of all those acronyms
Define the latest Internet jargon
Use computer terms correctly
Get up to speed on new processors
Decipher topics from Active to XML

From the Back Cover
Packed with over 2,000 up-to-date terms for quick and easy lookup!

Explains the latest computer jargon — in plain English

Includes loads of handy Web lingo

Find out how to pronounce and use thousands of terms!
Unless you find pocket protectors fashionable, yuu're probably not totally hip to the never-ending stream of new technobabble. Get up to speed on the latest geek speak with this fun dictionary, which includes coverage of the latest products, technologies, and buzzwords — DSL, XHTML, USB, and many more!

Discover how to:

• Make sense of all those acronyms
• Define the latest Internet jargon
• Use computer terms correctly
• Get up to speed on new processors
• Decipher topics from Active to XML

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author
Dan Gookin has written over 60 books about computers, including the original For Dummies books, DOS For Dummies.

Sandra Hardin Gookin wrote Parenting For Dummies.

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Not What I Expected !
By NicRic
When I purchased this book I was looking for a dictionary full of words that a novice would not understand reguarding computers. Instead I ended up with a book with limited definitions and silly jokes ! If I had time I would have returned it ! Half the definitions I look up arent even in the book. Save your money and buy a better dictionary.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Great for Dummies.
By barbara m bergman
Great explanations! Makes problem easier to resolve when you know what you're doing. Easy to understand. Dummy no more! :)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A great reference in addition to your library
By bernie
This book is exactly what the title implies. If you find yourself having little difficulty describing a computer term, then you can turn to this reference. Everything is in alphabetical order and comes with simple illustrations. Before the alphabet there are medic characters any of these are described.

Due to the accelerating advances in technology many terms are not in this edition.