CHAPTER 5

Setting up Your Computer

Chapter Outline

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to

  • Buy a machine best suited for you
  • Work and maintain your computer
  • Work with your mouse and keyboard
  • Identify different types of monitors
  • Learn more about disk drives and CD-ROM drives
  • Work with printers and scanners

Budget and technology are the two factors that decide the specification of your computer. While it is important not to cross the budget, it is equally important to decide the right configuration of the computer you buy.

If you decide to buy a machine for your day-to-day word processing and ...

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