PC Hardware in a Nutshell » (Subsequent)

Thompson buys, builds, upgrades, and repairs hundreds of PCs for himself, employers, customers, friends, and clients. He is the author of numerous online training courses and computer books.

Thompson worked for 20 years as a librarian before starting her own home-based consulting practice, Research for Authors, She has been a PC power user for 15 years.

Fully updated and expanded, this is a comprehensive guide to buying, building, upgrading, troubleshooting and repairing Intel-based PCs. The wide range of topics should appeal to a broad audience.

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The authors combine years of experience working with PCs to create this guide to buying, building, upgrading, and repairing Intel-based PCs. An overview of the fundamentals of PC hardware and standards, basic procedures, and general tips about working on PCs is followed by chapters on motherboards, processors, memory, floppies, hard drives, optical drives, tape devices, video devices, input devices, audio components, communications, power supplies, maintenance, and a complete case study in building a PC from components. The text is supported by the authors' website. Accessible to both beginners and experienced professionals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)