Can I connect my iPad to another computer without losing anything?

Hi everyone,
My MacBooks logic board is basically dead, and I currently do not have the extra money to fix it. So I'm using a friend's old Dell in the mean time. My question is when I plug my iPad / iPod in to put songs/ other files on there, would everything be erased? I just wasn't sure if it would ask me to restore the iPad and iPod to connect to that computer? I don't want to lose anything I already have as I can only get on the macbook for a few seconds without it going to black screen again.
Thank you for any advice!

This is an extract from one of our senior participant; hope he doesn't mind me reproducing it here
Syncing with new computer
1) Without connecting your iPad to your laptop, start iTunes. Click on Edit. Click on Preferences. Click on Devices. Check the box next to "Prevent your iPod etc. from automatically syncing." Click OK.
2) Now connect your iPad to your laptop and start iTunes.
3) When iTunes starts, right click on your iPad under Devices in the left column. Select Transfer purchases etc.
4) After it finishes transferring all your apps to your new laptop, right click on your iPad and select Backup your iPad.
5) After it finishes backing up your iPad, right click on your iPad and select Restore etc.
6) After it finishes restoring, left click on your iPad , then click on the Apps tab on top, and check the box next to Sync Apps, then click on Apply below.
If everything on your iPad looks good after the sync, go back and click on Edit / Preferences / Devices and UN-check the box next to Prevent your iPod etc. The only other thing you may want to check is if your contacts, bookmarks, etc. are syncing correctly now. If not, go to the Info tab after connecting and make sure you indicate which features you want to sync with what sources.

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