COMPUTER

What is a Computer
A computer is a programmable machine. The two principal characteristics of a computer are: it responds to a specific
set of instructions in a well-defined manner and it can execute a prerecorded list of instructions (a program).

Modern Computers Defined

Modern computers are electronic and digital. The actual machinery -- wires,transistors, and circuits -- is
called hardware; the instructions and data are called software.
All general-purpose computers require the following hardware components:
MEMORY: enables a computer to store, at least temporarily, data and programs.
MASS STORAGE DEVICE: allows a computer to permanently retain large amounts of data.
Common mass storage devices include disk drives and tape drives.
INPUT DEVICE: usually a keyboard and mouse, the input device is the conduit through which
data and instructions enter a computer.
OUTPUT DEVICE: a display screen, printer, or other device that lets you see what the computer
has accomplished.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU): the heart of the computer, this is the component
that actually executes instructions.
In addition to these components, many others make it possible for the basic components to work together efficiently.
For example, every computer requires a bus that transmits data from one part of the co

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Function

ESC

Stop downloading current page

F5

Refresh

F11

Full screen view

ALT + HOME

Go to homepage

ALT + Left Arrow

Back

ALT + Right Arrow

Forward

CTR + +

Zoom In

CTR + -

Zoom Out

CTRL+ 0

Zoom Reset

CTRL + K

Select a search bar

CTRL + TAB

Switch tabs

CTRL + D

Add bookmarks

CTRL + B

Open Bookmarks

CTRL + P

Print

CTRL + R

Reload

CTRL + T

New Tab

CTRL + N

New Window

SHIFT + ENTER

Open link in new window

GOOGLE CHROME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Google Chrome Shortcuts

Function

ALT + F4

Close current window

ALT + HOME

Open homepage

ALT + SHIFT +B

Open Bookmark manager

CTRL + B

Toggle Bookmarks on/of

CTRL + H

View History

CTRL + N

Open new window

CTRL + T

Open new tab

CTRL + O

Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome

CTRL + P

Print page

CTRL + W

Close current tab

CTRL + 9

Switch to last tab

CTRL + SHIFT + B

Open the Bookmark manager

CTRL + SHIFT + N

Open a new window in incognito mode

CTRL + SHIFT + T

Reopen the last tab you've closed (Chrome remembers last 10)

CTRL + TAB

Switch to next tab

CTRL + PageUp

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Open link in a new window