Computer Applications Basics Tutorial (XP Version)

Author: Xu Wei, Editor-in-Chief
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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 teaching experience, and this book is a crystallization of their teaching expertise. The book is divided into seven chapters, including: Introduction to Computers, Chinese Windows 98 Operating System, Chinese Word Processing System Word 2000, Chinese Spreadsheet Excel 2000, Presentation Software PowerPoint 2000, Basic Computer Network Applications, and FoxPro Basics. Each chapter includes a sufficient number of exercises for post-class practice. The book also provides free electronic teaching plans (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, or for vocational and technical college students. It can also serve as training material for the National Computer Rank Examination and various training classes.
This book starts with an introduction to basic computer knowledge and explains the basic usage and skills of the newly released Microsoft 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 software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Compared to Office 2000, it is more secure and convenient to operate. The book comprehensively introduces the functions, usage, and skills of the Chinese version of Office XP, including text processing, spreadsheets, slide creation, and presentations. At the same time, the book briefly introduces the basic knowledge of computer networks and the Internet, as well as common sense about computer viruses and network security.