Computer Application Basics

Author: Zhang Zhenwen
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book follows the teaching principle of starting from the basics and gradually progressing, divided into four parts to explain the fundamental knowledge and basic operations of computers. Chapters 1-2 introduce the history, characteristics, applications, and classifications of computers, as well as their composition, working principles, performance indicators, and configurations, hardware system components, and installations. Chapters 3-4 mainly cover the use of Windows 2000 Professional, such as desktop settings, resource management, and window applications, file and Recycle Bin management, disk, application programs, system resources, and desktop management. Chapters 5-6 primarily introduce basic network knowledge, methods of connecting to the Internet, and using the Internet Explorer browser to browse web pages. Chapters 7-8 mainly cover how to apply for an email account, using Outlook Express and Foxmail to send and receive emails, setting up FTP, using CuteFTP to upload files, and using FlashGet to download files. This book emphasizes practicality and foundational knowledge, avoiding entanglement in specific technical details, making it easy to understand and more suitable for a broad readership. It can serve as a textbook for IT application personnel and short-term computer training course participants, as well as a public course textbook for non-computer majors in secondary (vocational) colleges.