The Complete Idiot's Guide to Computer Basics, 4E

This new edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Computer Basics places you in charge of the computer, rather than the other way around, and focuses on software troubleshooting rather than on hardware technobabble.
--Features coverage of newsgroups, message boards, and mailing lists
--Goes over the basics of personal finance programs
--Includes a chapter on networking
--Focuses on software, which means it focuses on topics that most affect novice users