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Index
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. Starting from Home
Subsections
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Personal Computers
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More Personal
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More Connected
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Where is my Computer?
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Back to the Present
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Hardware
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Processing Component
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Processor
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Memory
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Chipset
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Input/Output Component
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Connection: Chipset
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Connection: AGP
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Connection: PCI and PCI Express
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Connection: USB
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Connection: IDE
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Connection: SATA
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Device: Video Controller
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Device: Sound Controller
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3
Storage Component
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Hard Disk
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2
CD/DVD drives
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Software
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System Software
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Operating system kernel
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Modular hardware driver
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Modular services
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Modular file systems
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3
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2
Application Software
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3
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2
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Word Processor
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2
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2
Spreadsheet
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3
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2
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3
Presentation Software
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3
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2
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4
Database Frontend
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3
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2
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5
Email Client
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3
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2
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6
Communication Software
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3
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2
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Photo Editor
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3
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2
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8
Desktop Publishing
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3
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2
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9
Illustration software
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4
The Internet
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The Term
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2
Resources
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The ``Web''
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2
Email
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4
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2
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3
Peer-to-peer
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4
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2
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4
IRC/IM
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4
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2
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5
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