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How Computers Work (How It Works (Ziff-Davis/Que))

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Title: How Computers Work (How It Works (Ziff-Davis/Que))

Description

This is a full-color, illustrated adventure into the wonders of your PC. Now with new and updated content and brilliant graphics covering all the new technologies, How Computers Work, Deluxe Edition is your ticket to learning everything about your PC. Take a trip through the neural pathways and vital organs of your personal computer to discover the latest cutting-edge technologies, how they work, and how they are changing the way people use PCs. Full-color illustrations make the most complex subjects easy to understand. Follow computer expert Ron White as he shows you the latest technology developments, including the Internet, multimedia sound and video, Pentium II processors, virtual reality, DVD drives, digital cameras, color printing, and more in new chapters on the hottest PC components. Whatever your age level or technical expertise, How Computers Work, Deluxe Edition will capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand your mind!

Microsoft Visual Basic Design Patterns (DV-MPS General)

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Title: Microsoft Visual Basic Design Patterns (DV-MPS General)

Authors: Bill Stamatkis

William Stamatakis

Description

MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC DESIGN PATTERNS focuses on how to capitalize on the powerful object-oriented capabilities of Visual Basic. Specifically, the book introduces and explains how to employ a set of reusable software design patterns available within Visual Basic. Design patterns take objects to the next level, encouraging both reuse and more elegant development. While other books have attempted to define a common software development paradigm, their results can be largely categorized as esoteric-and none have spoken strictly within the context of Visual Basic. The author successfully turns theory into practice, offering 10 fully developed and immediately useful patterns for

SQL Server 2008 Administration: Real-World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond (Exams 70-432 and 70-450)

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Title: SQL Server 2008 Administration: Real-World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond (Exams 70-432 and 70-450)

Authors: Tom Carpenter

Description

The ideal on-the-job reference guide for SQL Server 2008 database administrators

If you manage and administer SQL Server 2008 in the real world, you need this detailed guide at your desk. From planning to disaster recovery, this practical book explores tasks and scenarios that a working SQL Server DBA faces regularly and shows you step by step how to handle them. Topics include installation and configuration, creating databases and tables, optimizing the database server, planning for high availability, and more.

CCNA Voice Study Guide: Exam 640-460

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Title: CCNA Voice Study Guide: Exam 640-460

Authors: Andrew Froehlich

Description

The ultimate guide to the new CCNA voice network administrator certification exam

The new CCNA Voice exam tests candidates on their ability to implement a Cisco VoIP solution. Network administrators of voice systems will appreciate that the CCNA Voice Study Guide focuses completely on the information required by the exam.

Along with hands-on labs and an objective map showing where each objective is covered, this guide includes a CD with the Sybex Test Engine, flashcards, and entire book in PDF

Advanced modelling in finance using Excel and VBA

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Title: Advanced modelling in finance using Excel and VBA

Authors: Mary Jackson

Mike Staunton

Description

An advanced guide to using Microsoft Excel and VBA to create spreadsheets in Excel that calculate various mathematical models in finance. Includes a CD-ROM which contains the VBA functions, macros and spreadsheets used in the text. System requirements not listed.

Silverlight 3 Programmer’s Reference (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

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Title: Silverlight 3 Programmer’s Reference (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Authors: J. Ambrose Little

Jason Beres

Grant Hinkson

Devin Rader

Joe Croney

Description

This valuable reference—in full color—explains the major new release of Silverlight 3 which is dramatically improved over previous versions and makes the development of powerful Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs) achievable for everyone. Packed with examples and written by a highly-seasoned team of developers and designers, this book guides you through the