Course Outline

What is a computer?

What makes up a computer?

Parts of a typical PC

• Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, Optical drives
• Random Access Memory (RAM)
• Mice and keyboards
• Monitors
• Modems
• Printers
• Other storage devices

Getting Started

• Switching on the Computer
• Restarting the Computer
• Turn Off the PC and Shut Down correctly

Left Click, Double Click, Click-Drag

Desktop display

• Desktop Background
• Desktop Appearance
• Screen Savers
• Date and Time

Activating the Start menu, working with menus

• Activating Main Menus
• Running a program
• Cancelling a menu
• Maximising a Window size
• Minimising a Window size
• Closing a Window
• Exiting a programme

Recycle Bin (Deleting, Selecting, Restoring)

• Deleting Files and Folders

Working with Folders & Files

• Files and Folders
• Opening files
• Opening Levels, Up Level
• Saving a file
• Selecting Disk Drives and folders
• Creating a folder
• Scrolling around and selecting folders
• Views
• View Toolbar
• Copying and Pasting files from one disk to another
• Reading the Floppy Disk, Bytes
• Disk Drive Properties
• My Recent Files
• Saving a File to Another Name
• Program and Disk Properties

Playing Solitaire

MS Paint

• Selecting Tools and Colours
• Drawing
• Calling a New Sheet

WordPad

• Creating a document using the WordPad program
• Keyboard Shortcuts for moving around
• Opening and editing files
• Formatting text, editing text, selecting text
• Print Preview, Printing
• Creating a Folder
• Moving a file
• Select All
• Indenting text

Calculator

 

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