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Windows Vista™ Step by Step
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Windows Vista™ Step by Step

by Joan Lambert, Joyce Cox
December 2006
Beginner
464 pages
13h 12m
English
Microsoft Press
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Information for New Computer Users

Windows Vista is the latest edition of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Your computer’s operating system basically tells your computer what to do and how to do it. For your computer to work, Windows Vista must do the following:

  • Coordinate interactions among its components, such as receiving input from your keyboard and mouse, displaying output on your monitor, and locating programs and files on your hard disk.

  • Act as the interface between you and your computer, so that you can work in a visual way by clicking items on the screen instead of having to type precise sequences of commands.

  • Enable your computer to communicate with other computers and peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and modems.

  • Interact ...

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