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Basic Internet Terms
http://www.jworkman.com/terms.html

Buying a Computer
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/buy-computer/buycomp.htm

This Life Advice(tm) pamphlet about Buying a Computer was produced by the MetLife Consumer Education Center in cooperation with the U.S. General Services Administration and reviewed by the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA). Editorial services provided by Meredith Custom Publishing.

Free On-line Courses for Beginning Computers
http://www.jobsecurity.com/jobsecurity/courses/comp101.htm

Computer and computer related terminology.

Howstuffworks "How PC's Work"
http://www.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm

In this edition of HowStuffWorks , we will talk about PCs in the general sense and all the different parts that go into them. You will learn about the various components and how they work together in a basic operating session. You'll also find out what the future may hold for these machines.

How to Guides
http://www.aarp.org/computers-howto/

Check out AARP's How to Guides in the Computer and Technology section. Step by step instructions on a variety of techy topics.

Learn the Internet
http://www.aarp.org/learninternet

Read the latest installment of our guide to understanding the Net and become more Web browser savvy.

NCSA - A Beginners Guide to HTML
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimerAll.html

This is a primer for producing documents in HTML, the hypertext markup language used on the World Wide Web. This guide is intended to be an introduction to using HTML and creating files for the Web. Links are provided to additional information.

Virus Information Library
http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp

More than 81,000 threats exist today. The McAfee AVERT Virus Information Library has detailed information on where viruses come from, how they infect your system, and how to remove them.

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