Series:

Self-teaching Guides

27 total works

Cover of Microsoft WORD 5.5 for the Personal Computer
This step-by-step guide introduces the novice to all the latest features of the Microsoft Word 5.0 word-processing software system. It discusses how to format characters to create special effects like italics and bold, how to create "stylesheets" - page formats that can be used again and again - and features a quick reference on function keys and commands together with a useful glossary of terms.

Cover of Job Control Language

Job Control Language

by Ruth Ashley and Judi N. Fernandez

Published 1 January 1978
An updated edition of the only self-instructional guide to JCL, the operating system used in the IBM 360/370 mainframes. Packed with hundreds of examples and exercises that reflect business applications programming, this new edition minimizes carding and coding forms and now stresses terminal usage.

Cover of Cobol for Microcomputers

Cover of DOS

DOS

by Ruth Ashley and Judi N. Fernandez

Published 26 March 1993
Combines information on DOS 5 and DOS 6. Offers easy to understand, step-by-step instructions on managing disks, files, directories and programs, data protection, customizing shells, batch files, DOS commands and macros. Packed with illustrations to help new users understand this difficult topic.

Cover of ANS Cobol

ANS Cobol

by Ruth Ashley

Published 1 January 1974

Cover of American National Standard Cobol

Cover of Personal Computer DOS

Personal Computer DOS

by Ruth Ashley and Judi N. Fernandez

Published 1 January 1983
A complete guide to the IBM PC's current disk operating systems, including DOS 2.1, 3.0, and 3.1. The book takes the mystery out of the PC's "Chief Executive Program" with clear step-by-step guidance to DOS functions, commands, and utilities, and explains basic procedures such as booting DOS and advanced operations like batch processing and using the EDLINE line editor. Each procedure is illustrated with examples. Screen photographs show what to do and what to expect at each step. Also included are numerous hands-on exercises.

Cover of 6502 Assembly Language Programming

Cover of Golden Delicious Games for the Apple Computer

Cover of Disc Operating System 5
Get the facts and more on the latest version of the increasingly popular computer operating language with this hands-on guide to DOS 5. Written by computer book authors Ashley and Fernandez, this is a complete guide to the range of improvements over 4 that DOS 5 offers. Explains new features in clear, simple language and provides the basics to understanding DOS as well. Its unique self-teaching format helps readers quickly develop their knowledge of DOS commands. New features of DOS 5 covered here include how to use significantly less memory and the many new bell and whistle'' commands. Fully explains DOS functions, then shows how to accomplish each one by explaining shell features as well as DOS commands. Includes useful reference material and a glossary of terms.

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G. W.-BASIC

by Ruth Ashley and Judi N. Fernandez

Published 13 May 1991
Written for personal computer users with no programming experience, this self-teaching guide offers a thorough introduction to GW-BASIC programming, which is a generic version of BASIC. More than an instructional guide to programming commands, this book explains programming logic, structured approaches, effective programming practices, basic debugging techniques and more. Topics include performing basic arithmetic operations, creating and using files, controlling program flow and managing various data types, creating and working with string data, numeric data, arrays and graphics, trapping and handling errors, handling input and output to the console, printer and communication ports, and writing complete programs and routines.

Cover of Flowcharting

Flowcharting

by Nancy B. Stern

Published 1 October 1979

Cover of Introduction to 8080/8085 Assembly Language Programming

Cover of Using CP/M

Using CP/M

by Judi N. Fernandez and Ruth Ashley

Published 1 January 1980

Cover of CP/M for the I.B.M.

Cover of Communication for Problem Solving

Cover of Background Mathematics for a Computer World

Cover of Electronic Data Processing

Electronic Data Processing

by Ruth Ashley and etc.

Published 12 November 1975

Cover of Fortran IV

Fortran IV

by A.M. Hoffberg, Jehosua Friedmann, and etc.

Published 1 January 1975

Cover of Essential Framework
A hands-on, self-instructional guide to using Framework's word processing, spreadsheet, graphics and data base functions. It shows how to integrate these functions into sophisticated business applications. Introduces the concept of "frames," showing how to create, copy, edit, and save frames and how to "outline" them, a procedure that lets one move frames from one program to another and combine them with large, customized programs. Offers shortcuts for coding and creating macros, characters, and commands. Introduces advanced applications not covered in the Framework tutorials. Functions and commands are illustrated with screen photos. Each chapter contains five to ten exercises that let readers practice their skills.