Why Doesn't My Floppy Disk Flop

And Other Kids' Computer Questions Answered by the Compududes
1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-471-18429-4
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 205 g

Why Doesn't my Floppy Disk Flop? And Other Kids' Computer QuestionsAnswered by the Compududes.

For the best answers, coolest Web sites, and excellentcyber-activities, pick up Why Doesn't My Floppy Disk Flop? Thislively, informative guide provides the answers to dozens ofquestions that you (and your parents!) really want to know.Combining their popular brand of humor with cartoon illustrations,sidebars, and tons of advice, the Compududes make all the learningseem like play. From the ins and outs of hardware and software tothe best ways to take advantage of the Internet to the excitingfuture of computing, the answers and explanations in Why Doesn't MyFloppy Disk Flop? are guaranteed to plug you in, log you on, andturn you into a computer whiz in no time!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, Peter

Manning, Scott

Weitere Mitwirkende

Morrow, Ed

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Welcome to Our Book 1

Introduction: Highlights of Computer History 3

1. Hardware 9

2. Software 31

3. The Internet 45

4. Good Computer Habits 69

5. The Computer Future 81

Glossary 85

Bibliography 88

Index 89

Über Autor(innen)

PETER COOK and SCOTT MANNING are the Compududes(r), whose popular radio show is heard on National Public Radio. The 'Dudes have also written about computers for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Knight-Ridder Wire Services, and they have appeared on the Discovery Channel's Home Matters and Fox Network News.