tailieunhanh - buying a computer for dummies 2005 edition phần 2

Một số người biết ngay lập tức những gì họ muốn một máy tính để làm. Tôi muốn một máy tính để giúp tôi viết. Con trai của tôi là chuyển thể thành phim, và ông muốn có một phòng thu video kỹ thuật số. Bọn trẻ nhà tôi trẻ muốn chơi trò chơi và gửi làm | 12 Part I Understanding the Whole Ordeal 1 Some people know instantly what they want a computer to do. I want a computer to help me write. My son is into film and he wants a digital video studio. My younger kids want to play games and send e-mail. If you ever work with lists numbers 3-X-5 cards home finances stocks bonds or Swiss bank accounts or if you trade in plutonium from the former Soviet Union you need a computer. If you re buying a computer to complement the one at your office you probably need something similar at home. If you re buying a computer for your kids in school ask their teachers what types of computers best run the software the school uses. Buy something similar for home. A survey was taken a while back to find out why some people do not yet own a computer. The number-one reason Can you guess No it wasn t that computers are too expensive. The number-one reason that people don t buy computers is that they haven t yet figured out what to do with one If you re really stuck it helps to picture yourself in the future working on a computer. What are you doing besides swearing at it Step 2 Look for software After you know what you want the computer to do you go out and look for software to get the job done. Software refers to those computer programs that make the computer behave in a certain way. The programs are also called applications in that they apply the computer s power to help you accomplish some task. You need to visit some software stores to hunt down the software to make your computer do what you need it to do. Or if you already have a computer you can browse the software selection on the Internet and visit online software stores as well as the developers who make the software. Finally you can ask around and see what kinds of software your friends use or what your accountant recommends or what that brilliant 14-year-old Chess Club genius down the block thinks you need. Advice is good When you have found the software you need take notes. Each