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BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING CCOMPONENTS

 

 

 

Defining a PC Brief Introduction of Windows Input devices, Output devices, additional devices introduction
To using a PC's disk drives
Using a mouse
Using the keyboard
Using a printer Starting Windows Login to Windows Turning on/off Monitor
Shutting down the PC
Resetting the PC
Leaving the computer on
Navigate the desktop
Use the Windows taskbar and Start menu
Use windows, menus and dialog boxes Maximize, Minimize, Close window Cut, Copy and paste Save and save as Windows Explorer

 

BASIC COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER When you first sit down in front of a computer, it helps to know what you are looking at. To begin the training workshop, let's start with the components of a computer:

 

CPU(brains of the computer) stands for "Central Processing Unit"   A: drive - floppy diskette   D: or E: drive - cd rom drive for compact discs   C: - hard drive Input Devices   Mouse   Keyboard   Scanner   Microphone Output Devices   Printer   Speakers   Monitor Components Necessary for Personal Use   CPU   Keyboard, mouse   Monitor Useful Utilities   Printer   Power Bar or Surge Protector - Looks similar to an extension cord. If there's a sudden surge in electricity, your computer will be protected. Additional Devices   Scanner   Microphone   Speakers Exercise 1.1 Please label the following components of the computer system illustrated in the diagram below.

Now that you know the components of your computer, lets turn it on and start Windows.(the most widely used operating system for the PC)

TURN THE COMPUTER ON: The a or floppy drive should be empty before you start your computer. This ensures that the system starts by reading files from the hard disk, which contains the Window's files as opposed to a floppy disk. The location of the on/off switches depends on the nature and manufacturer of the devices connected to the computer. In any event : Turn on the monitor if it has a separate switch. Turn on the printer. Turn on the power switch of the system unit. Your system will take a minute or so to get started, after which you should see the desktop. Desktop: The primary display screen of a graphical user interface, on which various icons represent files, groups of files, programs, etc, which can be moved, accessed, added to, put away, or thrown away in ways analogous to the handling of file folders, documents, notes, etc., on a real desk.  Now on to the Start menu...
USING THE START MENU
When you click the start button on the left hand corner of the screen, a menu is displayed that contains everything you need to begin Windows. Generally, here is a list of items that will appear in the start menu:

Programs	Displays a list of programs you can start.
Documents	Displays a list of documents that have been previously opened.
Settings	Displays a list of system components, such as the control panel, printer, task bar, for which you can change the options.
Find	Enables the user to find a folder, file, shared computer, or an e-mail message.
Help	Opens Help Topics, which displays the tabs: Contents, Index and Find to give instructions on the various tasks or difficulties encountered in windows.
Run	Starts a program or opens a folder when you type a MS-DOS command.
Shut Down	Shuts down, restarts or logs off the computer.

 

Now that you know what your start button can do, let's use it : 1. Click the Start button to display the menu 2. Go to Programs, Accessories, Word Pad 3. Word Pad will open and there will be three boxes in the right hand corner, exactly like the image below. 4. Click the close button ( the one with the x) to close out Word Pad.

 

 

 

Now that you have an idea on how the start menu works, use it to open Word Pad again. Here we will do 3 exercises:

Use the Minimize, Maximize(or Restore) and Close buttons.
Use the cut, copy and paste functions within Word Pad
Use Save and Save As

 

Exercise 1.2
The Maximize button enlarges the window so that it takes up the entire desktop.
Using the image above as a guide, click the maximize button so that the window expands to fill the entire screen.
The Restore button (not shown in image above) appears instead of the maximize button after a window has been maximized, and restores the window to its previous size.
Click the restore button to return the window to its previous size.
The Minimize button shrinks the window to a button on the Taskbar, but the program remains in memory.
Click the minimize button to shrink the Word Pad window to a button on the Taskbar. Word Pad is still open and remains active in memory. Click the Word Pad button on the Taskbar to reopen the window.
The Close button closes the window and removes it from the desktop.
Click the close button on Word Pad to close out the program. 

Exercise 1.3 Cut, Copy and Paste
Once again open Word Pad, - start, programs, accessories, Word Pad.
Type a sentence such as "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."

To cut something from a sentence, click and drag the mouse over a word in the sentence, go up to the menu bar and click on Edit, Cut. The word will be removed from the sentence.
To copy and paste something from a sentence, click and drag your mouse over a word in the sentence, go to the menu bar and click on Edit, Copy. Postion the cursor to the new postion that the word should be in the sentence, and right click your mouse button. Click paste. This same paste function can also be used with cut. 

Exercise 1.4 Save and Save As
Now let's save the file with the sentence you just typed.
Go to the menu bar, click on File
Click Save
Click the down arrow in the Save in list box, then click the appropriate drive (such as C: drive)
Click the file name text box. Click and drag to select the name of the default document. Type in the new name of the document such as "mysentence".
Click the down arrow in the Save As Type list box. Click the correct file extension (ex. Rich Text Format).
Click the Save command to save the file.

 

WINDOWS EXPLORER

Windows Explorer enables you to browse through all of the drives, folders, and files on your system. In this exercise you will learn to create a folder, copy the folder and move it to a different location. You will also learn how to select more than one file at a time using the Shift and Ctrl keys.

 

Exercise 1.5
Click Start, Programs, Windows Explorer

To create a new folder:
Click the directory where the new folder is to be created.( such as C: drive)
Go to File, New, Folder
A new folder will appear, type in the name you want to call this new folder.

To copy a file from one place to another within Windows Explorer:
Open the folder that contains the file you want to copy
Right click the mouse button on the file and choose copy from the list of drop down options.
Go to the new file location you wish to place the copy, right click again and choose paste. 

To select files in Windows Explorer:
Hold down the Shift key to select adjacent files. Ex: Click the icon of the first file, then press and hold the Shift key as you click the icon of the last file. It will select all files in between and including the fist and last files.
Hold down the CTRL key and click the icon of each additional file you want to select. 

The next topic is Multitasking
Multitasking is the ability to run several programs at the same time. The application windows can be displayed simultaneously or one application can be maximized to allow for a larger work area for that application, while temporarily hiding the other application.
Exercise 1.5
Open WordPad, if necessary click the maximize button so that WordPad takes the entire desktop.
Click the start button and open Paint- Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint
Click the start button and open Calculator- Start, Programs, Accessories, Calculator
Now you should have 3 programs open at once.
You can begin to use all these programs at the same time if you wish, experiment with minimizing one, and tiling the others side by side or tiling all three by right clicking on the task bar and choosing either tile horizontally or tile vertically.
When you minimize a program on your taskbar it is still active but not open. 

The last topic in Module 1 is the Shortcut
Shortcuts are a powerful tool that let you open a folder, drive, document, or application through a desktop icon as opposed to going through a series of menus. All shortcuts provide a quick way to get to the intended object. This next exercise will show you how to create a shortcut to the Control Panel.

Point to the Control Panel icon in the My Computer window, click the right mouse button, and drag the icon from the window to the desktop. Release the mouse.
Click Create Shortcut Here to close the menu and create the shortcut.
To move the shortcut, click and drag the icon to a new location on the desk.
Click the close button in the My Computer window.