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1. 01/31/15 1 Basic Computer Class Welcome!
Introductions – name, where you live – what you want
out of class
2. 2 Very Brief History of Computers 1943 - first
computer ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and
Computer 1943 - IBM - International Business Machines
- established to build business machines. 1977 - Apple II
launched - personal computer (pc) 1981 - IBM personal
computer, marketed windows Now - Faster and smaller
personal computers
3. 3 What makes up a computer? What is Hardware?
Anything you can touch Hardware - physical
components of a computer system, including any
peripheral equipment such as printers, modems,
mouse devices. Computer User’s Dictionary
4. 4 Monitor Monitor - The box that contains the screen
where images and text are displayed. Device on which
images generated by the computer’s video adapter.
Computer User’s Dictionary
5. 5 Keyboard Keyboard - device that has keys that
enables one to type text and issue commands to the
computer. Keyboard - In computing a set of switches
that resembles a typewriter keyboard and that conveys
information from a user to a computer. Computer
User’s Dictionary
6. 6 Mouse Mouse - device that points and selects text
or icons. Mouse - A common pointing device. To select
items or choose commands on the screen, the user
presses one of the mouse’s buttons producing a mouse
click.Computer User’s Dictionary
7. 7 Central Processing Unit (CPU) CPU - The brains of
the computer. CPU - The computational and control
unit of a computer. Executes instructions and to
transfer information to and from other resources.
Computer User’s Dictionary
8. 8 Printer Printer - device that allows one to print text
and pictures. Printer - a computer peripheral that puts
text or computer-generated image on paper. Computer
User’s Dictionary.
9. 9 Modulator Demodulator (Modem) Modem - device
that allows one to connect a computer to the Internet
either by phone line or by cable. The modem acts like a
translator that for the digital computer. Modem - a
communications device that enables a computer to
transmit information over a standard telephone or
cable line. Computer User’s Dictionary The Modem is
usually built into your computer, you don’t see it. A
digital system is one that uses numbers, especially
binary numbers, for input, processing, transmission,
storage, or display, rather than a continuous spectrum
of values (an analog system) or non-numeric symbols
such as letters or icons.
10. 10 So!ware So!ware - anything you CAN’T touch.
The instructions for the hardware. So!ware - computer
programs; instructions that make hardware work. Two
main types of so!ware are system so!ware (operating
systems, which control the workings of computer and
applications, such as word processors, that perform
tasks for the user. Computer User’s Dictionary
11. 11 The Mouse: The drivers wheel of Microso!
Windows Using the mouse - moving the mouse moves
the arrow across the screen mouse has two buttons le!
and right le! button - selects items right button -
creates drop down menus
12. 12 The Mouse: Clicking Clicking - term used when
one presses down on le! mouse button to select. A
“click” - press on the le! button. A “double click” - is
pressing twice on the le! mouse button A “right click” -
is pressing once on the right mouse button.
13. 13 Mouse Techniques Placing your hand on the
mouse. Place your hand on the mouse so that your
index finger is resting above the le! mouse button and
your middle finger is resting on the right button.
Double Clicking While your hand is resting on the
mouse, use your pointing finger to do a quick and light
tap tap on the le! mouse button. It is a very light tap
tap, with less than a second between taps.
14. 14 Lab 1: Moving the mouse Without Clicking! Step 1
- Move the mouse so that the arrow on the screen is on
the bottom le! hand side of the screen. Step 2 - Move
the arrow to the top right of the screen. Step 3 - Get
used to the feel of the mouse, and try to put the arrow
on objects.
15. 15 Starting a Program Double clicking on an icon
will launch a program. (icon is a picture representation
of a program) There are other ways to start a program,
that we will learn later.
16. 16 Lab 2: Starting a Program 1. Put your mouse
arrow on the solitaire icon 2. Double click Double
Clicking starts the program 3. You should see the
solitaire game open (see picture to the right)
17. 17 The Start Button and Start Menu The Start button
on the bottom le! hand corner of your screen on your
monitor. When this button is clicked, a menu appears.
This is called the Start Menu. Without clicking roll your
mouse up and down this menu. Notice on the little
black triangles to the far right of Search, Settings,
Documents, and Programs. When you see a black
triangle, that means there is a another menu that will
expand on the right. Try it. There is a technique to this,
you must roll your mouse straight across to the right to
keep the menu displayed.
18. 18 Lab 2: Starting a Program the second way 1. Click
the Start button again (if your menu disappears, click
the Start button again) 2. Roll your mouse up to
programs 3. Roll your mouse straight across to the right
(if you don’t your menu will disappear) 4. Roll your
mouse up to Games 5. Roll your mouse straight to the
right 6. Roll your mouse down the menu until you reach
Solitaire, now click it.
19. 19 A Window Window -A section of the computers
display that shows the program currently be used. For
example the Solitaire window. (see picture to the right)
20. 20 Toolbars Notice the bottom part of your screen,
you should see a long gray strip to the right of the Start
button. (picture to the top right is the large view of the
taskbar, taskbar is circled) This long gray strip is called
a toolbar. It shows what programs you have up (notice
the word Solitaire is written in a gray rectangle) (picture
on bottom right is the enlarged view of the taskbar)
21. 21 Buttons Buttons in Windows are: Square objects
that can look like they can be pushed, they usually
have shadow around them that makes them look
raised. You click with the mouse. For example: the
minimize, maximize and close buttons (see picture to
the right)
22. 22 Working with a Window How to: ___ a window
minimize - minus button maximize - square button
close - X button See picture to the top right, this is a
magnified view of the top right corner of the window.
On the bottom right is the whole window
23. 23 Lab 3: Minimizing and Restoring a Window 1.
Click the minus button in the top right hand side of the
window of the solitaire game (See picture to the top
right) 2. Notice: the solitaire game disappeared 3. Look
on the toolbar at the bottom of your screen, find the
word Solitaire in a rectangle (See picture in the middle)
4. Click anywhere on the rectangle that has the word
Solitaire. (This restores the window back on to your
screen) (See picture at the bottom right)
24. 24 Lab 4: Maximizing a Window 1. In the top right
hand corner of the Solitaire window, click the button
that is in between the minus and the X, it should have
square on it. This is the maximize button. (See picture
to the top right, square is circled) 2. Notice this enlarges
the Solitaire window to the size of your screen (See
picture in the middle) 3. Click the square again, it looks
like two squares, because it shrinks the window down
to a smaller window within your main window.(See
picture to the bottom right)
25. 25 Lab 5: Closing a Window 1. Click the X in the right
hand corner (See picture top right) 2. Notice that the
game has disappeared and it is not located on the
toolbar at the bottom of the screen. 3. You have closed
the program 4. To bring back Solitaire you must double
click on the Solitaire icon. (See picture on bottom right)
26. 26 Questions? Computers are machines that serve
you the user. Sometimes they work properly,
sometimes they are very frustrating. Everything is a
learning process.

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