A+ Certification for Dummies 3rd edition 2003

The Certified Computer Technician title--otherwise known as A+ Certification--is one way to document your technical skills for your résumé, and A+ Certification for Dummies is a painless way to prepare for the tests. It also serves as a wonderful primer for anyone who wants to learn more about computers. The book begins with an introduction to basic electronics and to the numbering systems relevant to computer processing.
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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Upgrading and Fixing Your PC

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Upgrading and Fixing Your PC is a comprehensive, non-technical guide to upgrading your computer and fixing common problems. It provides step-by-step instructions for specific types of upgrades, fast and easy ways to troubleshoot common computer problems - and how to restore your system to working order after a bad upgrade.Included are instructions for the following types of system enhancements: * Adding new USB, serial, parallel, and FireWire ports * Adding bigger h
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Building the Perfect PC

With off-the-shelf computer systems to fit any budget orrequirement, some people might wonder why you'd want to build your own. They don't understand that for many computer users, a ready-made system is about as satisfying as popping a frozen dinner in the microwave when you you'd rather have real food instead. Sure, it works, but it's not exactly what you need or want.]
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Auto Repair For Dummies

Most of us don’t know the first thing about the machines we’re licensed to drive – and this can turn a ticket to freedom into a ticket to trouble. If you’re like most people, you probably tend to drive around until something goes wrong with the car. You then incur the expense of replacing worn and burnt-out parts (or the entire engine) when low-cost, regular maintenance could have kept your wheels turning for a long time.Auto Repair For Dummies is indispensable for anyone who is tired of nodding and smiling at the incomprehensible mutterings of your mechanic, only to end up shelling out money for repairs that you neither fully understand nor always need. This easy-to-understand guide is also for you if you* Don't have the vaguest idea of how a car works.* Can't identify anything you see under the hood of your vehicle.* Are tired of other people assuming (especially if you’re a teenager or a woman) that you aren’t capable of handling repairs yourself.* Don't want to feel helpless in an emergency.* Are tired of being ripped off because of your own ignorance.
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Building the Perfect PC - 2 edition (December 22, 2006)

This popular Build-It-Yourself (BIY) PC book covers everything you want to know about building your own system: Planning and picking out the right components, step-by-step instructions for assembling your perfect PC, and an insightful discussion of why you'd want to do it in the first place. Most big brand computers from HP, Dell and others use lower-quality components so they can meet their aggressive pricing targets. But component manufacturers also make high-quality parts that you can either .
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PC Overclocking, Optimization, & Tuning

Offering detailed information on overclocking processors, memory, hard drives, and video adapters, this guide allows PC users to tune, optimize, and overclock almost all computer elements to achieve maximum performance. Applying results from performance testing, users get a clear understanding of the benefits of overclocking. Other key features include descriptions of third-party testing programs for diagnostic and fine-tuning assistance, selecting BIOS Setup settings, optimizing hard drives and video adapters, and troubleshooting. Descriptions are given of major computer elements such as processors, hard drives, memory, motherboards, and chipsets. Also considered are several programs that are helpful in testing and tuning computer elements.

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Designing Embedded Hardware - 2 edition

Embedded computer systems literally surround us: they're in our cell phones, PDAs, cars, TVs, refrigerators, heating systems, and more. In fact, embedded systems are one of the most rapidly growing segments of the computer industry today.Along with the growing list of devices for which embedded computer systems are appropriate, interest is growing among programmers, hobbyists, and engineers of all types in how to design and build devices of their own. Furthermore, the knowledge offered by this book into the fundamentals of these computer systems can benefit anyone who has to evaluate and apply the systems.The second edition of Designing Embedded Hardware has been updated to include information on the latest generation of processors and microcontrollers, including the new MAXQ processor. If you're new to this and don't know what a MAXQ is, don't worry--the book spells out the basics of embedded design for beginners while providing material useful for advanced systems designers.Designing Embedded Hardware steers a course between those books dedicated to writing code for particular microprocessors, and those that stress the philosophy of embedded system design without providing any practical information. Having designed 40 embedded computer systems of his own, author John Catsoulis brings a wealth of real-world experience to show readers how to design and create entirely new embedded devices and computerized gadgets, as well as how to customize and extend off-the-shelf systems.Loaded with real examples, this book also provides a roadmap to the pitfalls and traps to avoid. Designing Embedded Hardware includes: [list][*]The theory and practice of embedded systems[*]Understanding schematics and data sheets[*]Powering an embedded system[*]Producing and debugging an embedded system[*]Processors such as the PIC, Atmel AVR, and Motorola 68000-series[*]Digital Signal Processing (DSP) architectures[*]Protocols (SPI and I2C) used to add peripherals[*]RS-232C, RS-422, infrared communication, and USB[*]CAN and Ethernet networking[*]Pulse Width Monitoring and motor control[/list] If you want to build your own embedded system, or tweak an existing one, this invaluable book gives you the understanding
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