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Preface
home, that’s fine, but you should have previously used a computer at work or at a
library. You should also have some knowledge of how operating systems work and
how to use a browser to surf the Web. If you know what the Start button is and what
Internet Explorer is, you’re in good shape—please read on!
Conventions Used in This Book
Within this book, I’ll use the following typographical conventions:
constant width
Indicates code terms, command-line text, and command-line options.
constant width bold
Indicates values that should be typed literally.
constant width italic
Indicates variables and user-defined elements.
italics
Indicates URLs and introduces ...