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A computer is an electronic device that directs information or data. It has the ability to store, retrieve, process data.
WHAT IS A COMPUTER?
Whether you realize it or not, computers play an important role in our liveswhen you withdraw cash from an ATM, scan groceries at the store, play games, or use a calculator YOU are using a type of
computer.
Hardware is any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the computer monitor, CPU, keyboardif you can touch it, then it is considered hardware.
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DVD+R,+RW, -R, -RAM, -RW
Flash Memory Floppy Disk Hard Disk Hard Drive Hardware Hub Media Memory Memory Stick RAM Router Scroll Wheel
Scanner Serial Port Server Shift key Storage Device Surge Protector USB Video Card Volume VRAM Webcam Workstation
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Data storage equipment uses either: portable methods (easily replaced), semiportable methods requiring mechanical disassembly tools and/or opening a chassis, or inseparable methods meaning loss of memory if disconnected from the unit.
The ESC key Escape key allows you to stop a function or action The Function keys F1 F12 provide shortcuts to quickly complete a task within certain programs. For example, F1 opens Help in Microsoft Office. The Print Screen, Scroll Lock and Pause/Break keys are at the far right end of the keyboard. The Print Screen takes a picture of your screen that you can edit or save using a graphics program.
The Backspace key erases the character to the left of the cursor.
The Enter key carries out commands. For example, you can type a website address while you are on the Internet and hit enter to go to the site.
Control (Ctrl), Alternate (Alt), and Shift keys are designed to work with other keys. For example, if you press Ctrl and S at the same time, you can save a file.
The Number pad looks like a calculator keypad, but can also be used as arrow keys
The Delete key erases the character to the right of the cursor
The Insert key switches between the insert mode and overtype mode.
The Home key moves the cursor to the left/beginning of the line The End key moves the cursor to the right/end of the line The Page up and Page down key moves the cursor to the top or bottom of the screen
You can use the mouse to open items, move items, move the cursor or page, and shortcut to cut, copy, paste, format.
Wireless Mouse
Wired Mouse
COMPUTER NETWORKS
You may hear someone refer to a computer as a Workstation or a server, especially at work. Workstations are similar to desktops, but are more powerful and are usually connected to a network. Servers are specialized computers that store and deliver, or serve up, information to other computers on a network. There are many types of servers file servers, database servers, and web servers. For example, employees at a company might store all the business documents on a file server so they can share files and access them from any computer on the network. When you use your browser to click on a link, a web server delivers the page you request on the Internet, the biggest network in the world.
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OPERATING SYSTEMS
What is an Operating System? An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. Software is any set of instructions that performs some task on a computer.
The operating system controls the memory needed for computer processes, manages disc space, controls devices and allows you to communicate with the computer.
The 3 most popular systems are: Microsoft, Mac OS X, and Linux.
OPERATING SYSTEMS
What is Booting the Computer mean? You have probably heard the phrase boot or re-b00t the computer. This process is when you press the power button to turn on the computer the operating system then loads. The operating system controls the computer functions. It is responsible for managing the computers hardware and software resources. The operating systems acts as a boss or manager or brain - makes sure that all the various parts of the computer get what they need.
The most popular operating systems today are Microsoft for the PC and Linux for businesses.
OPERATING SYSTEMS
The computer allows you to work on several programs/applications at the same time you can have open an email, Word Doc and the Internet because the CPU Central Processing Unit does whatever you tell it to do. The operating system is responsible for handling memory, storage, devices (such as the mouse and printer), processor and network management. The operating system provides a consistent way for software applications to work on a variety of computers.
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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
After the computer Boots Up the screen will open to what is called The Desktop. The Desktop Icons can be used to access or Open different programs or applications by Double Clicking on them.
Icons also show what is currently in use, open, and possible to access like time and internet connection.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
In order to use any of the programs, or applications, that are NOT on the desktop you go to START and DOUBLE CLICK to open the MENU. Then click on the desired program to open. The Log Off and Turn Off Computer can be found here also.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Microsoft has many versions of its Professional Suite called Microsoft Office since it first came out in 1992. Microsoft has been around since the 1980s and as technology has grown, better versions of programs have continued to emerge. The most popular and widely-used programs in Office are: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and Publisher.
Computer Applications
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processing application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting, printing and emailing) of any sort of printable material. Word can be used to write letters, resumes, essays and web pages. There are lots of tricks to the trade tool bars, graphics, formats, etc. You can type text, choose different sizes, fonts, and colors; you can also insert graphics and add tables and charts. To learn all the functions of this program and practice please visit www.GCFlearnfree.org
Computer Applications
Microsoft Word
Computer Applications
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel (full name Microsoft Office Excel) is the most widely used spreadsheet-application. Microsoft Excel is used to calculate financial, statistical and engineering information, and is used in a wide range of places, from individual households to Fortune 500 companies. The components of Excel are cells, spreadsheets and workbooks. Workbooks contain spreadsheets and spreadsheets contain cells. Therefore, thousands of cells are in a spreadsheet and two or more spreadsheets make up a workbook. The features Excel offers make it possible for the user to save time when calculating formulas, creating charts and graphs, and sharing and securing information. To learn all the functions of this program and practice please visit www.GCFlearnfree.org
Computer Applications
Microsoft Excel
Computer Applications
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program developed by Microsoft. PowerPoint is widely used by business people, educators, students, and trainers and among the most prevalent forms of persuasive technology. PowerPoint allows you to create professional multimedia presentations, opposed to the traditional presentation formats (such as slide projectors). It can be viewed on a computer monitor, LCD projector, and you can even export your show onto the web. You can easily print copies of your slides and hand them out to your audience. PowerPoint also allows you to insert multimedia elements that could never be duplicated with projector slides, like fancy transitions between your slides, animations that make your text and pictures zoom around the screen and jump into place and being able to insert audio/video directly onto a presentation slide. To learn all the functions of this program and practice please visit www.GCFlearnfree.org
Computer Applications
Microsoft PowerPoint
Computer Applications
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office Outlook or Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft. Although often used mainly as an e-mail application, it also includes a Calendar, Task Manager, Contact Manager, note taking, a journal and web browsing. It can be used as a stand-alone application, or can work with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server for multiple users in an organization, such as shared mailboxes and calendars, Exchange public folders, SharePoint lists and meeting schedules. There are third-party add-on applications that integrate Outlook with devices such as BlackBerry mobile phones and with other software like Office & Skype internet communication. To learn all the functions of this program and practice please visit www.GCFlearnfree.org
Computer Applications
Microsoft Outlook
Computer Applications
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Office Access, previously known as Microsoft Access, is a relational database management system from Microsoft. Database - Relational database refers to a file that is used to store information in a format that is easily retrieved (pulled) and manipulated (used). The most common database files are made up of tables, fields and records. The components of a relational database file: A field is a single piece of data. A Record is a collection of fields. A Table is a collection of records. A File is the database in its entirety, i.e. all tables, records and fields.
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Computer Applications
Microsoft Access
Every word matters Search is always case insensitive Punctuation is ignored Keep it simple Describe what you need with as few terms as possible Choose descriptive words Think how the page you are looking for will be written If you're looking for a particular company, concept or restaurant just name it.
A search engine is not a human, it is a program that matches the words you give to pages on the web.
Use the words that are most likely to appear on the page.
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