Basic computing
- 1. Basic Computing An absolute introduction into using a Computer!
- 2. The Goals • To be able to turn on a computer • Know how to use the Keyboard and Mouse • Open A Program • Save and Reopen Introduction a file This is a class for a absolute introduction into • Delete a file using a computer. • turn Off your computer
- 3. Remember that you cannot break your computer by making a mistake. Any non physical damage done to a Number One computer Thing is easy reversible. Experience is the name every So do not worry if one gives to their mistakes. - something goes Oscar Wilde wrong.
- 4. What Is a Computer? a machine that changes information according to well defined rules. Examples of early computers are the astrolabe and the abacus. Modern computers are able to control traffic lights, cars or locks modern computers can be used to play music or video.
- 5. Mouse A device that controls the movement of the cursor on the display screen.
- 6. Touch-pad a pointing device featuring a touch sensor, that can translate the motion and position of a user's fingers to a relative position on screen.
- 7. Keyboard is an important device that allows a person to enter symbols like letters and numbers into a computer. It is the main input device for most computers.
- 8. Power On/Off Switch The power on/off switch for modern PCs is on the front of the case
- 9. Lets All Begin The First Thing Is first Find The Power Button.
- 10. What IS the screen I see now The first screen you see when your computer starts up is called the desktop. On your desktop, you will see small icons, which represent the different programs that are available for you to use. In order to navigate and move around on your desktop, you will need to use the mouse, which acts as a pointer, and which you need to use to tell the computer which program you want to use.
- 11. How do I use the mouse to move around my screen? As you slide your mouse around, it will move the arrow pointer (cursor) on your screen in response. If your mouse slips off the edge of the desk or runs into the keyboard, just pick it up and move it back into the middle. Your mouse will not do anything if it cannot slide on a flat surface. If you have a touch screen pad, just slide your finger gently across the pad to move the cursor.
- 12. The Start Menu This is the most important thing on your desktop This is located at the bottom left corner of your screen. Click on this button and you should see some of your programs. The Start Button
- 13. The Start Menu Theses are the most used These Are The Folders programmes The all programs menu The Power Buttons
- 14. The Start Menu You will also see a section that says “All Programs” near the bottom. If you move your cursor on top of that, a new box and click it, it will open with the rest of your programs. You can open any of these by left-clicking on them.
- 15. The Start Menu Find “Wordpad” and click on it (it may be in accessories). You have just opened your first program. Wordpad is a text editor and allows you to write text.
- 16. Wordpad In WordPad there is a place you can write text. You can change the way the text looks and how big it is For now just write a few lines in the world press
- 17. File management Click the picture of a disk in the top left hand corner of the screen. We have to think of a smart name, and put it in once we have a good name we have to think were we are going to save it After we are done you must click on the save button
- 18. Closing a program Once we have saved are file and that we are done with it we must close it. We do this by clicking the red “x” in the left hand corner
- 19. File Management In the start menu find “Computer” and click on it!
- 20. File Management On the side find and click documents You should see the file we named before We can double click it to open it You can right click it to see another menu You can drag it as well
- 21. File Management Right Click the white space and selectee “New” then “File”. Now that we have a new file we can add our text document to the file. To delete a file we can right click the file and then click delete
- 22. Shut Down Once you are finished what you wish to do on your computer, you will begin the “Shut Down” process. The first thing you want to do is save any files or documents that you have open if you want to save them, and then close all of the programs you have open (red “x” on the top right corner of all your screens). Also check to make sure that there are no programs open along the bottom toolbar (if there are, click to open them and then click the red “x”). When all of the programs are closed, move your mouse over so that your cursor is on top of the “Start” menu button at the bottom left of your screen.