Computer Applications Basics Tutorial: XP Edition

Author: Xu Wei
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The main features of this book are: rich content, abundant examples, concise language, emphasis on key points, strong targeting, and high practicality. The authors are frontline teachers with long-term teaching experience, and this book is a crystallization of their teaching expertise. The book is divided into seven chapters, including: Computer Overview, Chinese Windows 98 Operating System, Chinese Word Processing System Word 2000, Chinese Spreadsheet Excel 2000, Presentation Software PowerPoint 2000, Computer Network Basics and Applications, and FoxPro Basics. Each chapter includes a sufficient number of exercises for post-class practice. The book also provides free electronic teaching materials (made with PowerPoint, editable at will) for instructors to facilitate teaching. This book can be used as a textbook for computer foundation courses in universities and colleges, as well as for vocational and technical college students. It can also serve as a training manual for the National Computer Rank Examination and various training classes.
This book begins with an introduction to basic computer knowledge and explains the fundamental usage and skills of Microsoft's newly released Chinese Windows XP Professional operating system. It mainly covers the basic use and operation of Windows XP, file management, system maintenance and settings, and computer management. The book also introduces Microsoft's office automation software—Office XP, which consists of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other applications. Compared to Office 2000, it offers safer and more convenient operation. The book comprehensively introduces the functions, usage, and skills of the Chinese version of Office XP, including text processing, spreadsheets, slide creation, and presentations. Additionally, it briefly covers the basics of computer networks and the Internet, as well as common knowledge about computer viruses and network security.