1. UNDERSTANDING YOURCOMPUTER

2. TWO BASIC TYPES OF COMPUTERS

Personal Computers

• Called PCs.

• This type of computer is made by several different companies.

• The computers we will use in class.

Macintosh

• Often called Macs and Apples.

• These computers look different on the inside and outside but they can do basically the same things.

3. OPERATING SYSTEMS (OS)

• The operating system tells everything in your computer how to act.

• It can change the way things appear on your screen or desktop.

Windows is the most common operating system for PCs. 4. HARDWARE

• Hardware is the name for the physical parts of your computer.

• • CPU

• • Monitor

• • Keyboard

• • Mouse

• • Speakers

• • Printer

5. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

• This is what makes a computer

work. It is like the brain of the computer.

• Contains the disk drives and hard drive.

• This is where you will find the power switch to turn the computer on and off.

• Also called CPU, Computer, and Processor.

6. MOUSE

• Cursor

• Click

• Double-Click

• Click and Drag

• Right-Click

7. KEYBOARD

• 10-Key pad

• Arrow Keys

• Caps Lock

• Shift

• Back Space/ Delete

• Enter or Return

8. DISKS

• 3.5 Floppy Disk

• • We will use these in class.

• • Like a folder in your pocket

• CD ROM Disk

• • Just like a music CD.

• • Software is purchased on CD.

• • Today, some CDs can be used to save information, but the computer has to have a CD burners.

9. Desktop

• The first screen you see when the computer starts up

• The desktop has

several icons that

can be used as

short-cuts to a

program or file.

10. DRIVES

• Drives are different places on your computer to save information.

• 3 Floppy A: is the disk drive

• C: is the hard drive

11. Folders and Documents

• Folders help organize the things you save on the computer.

• Each thing you save is called a document or a file.

12. SOFTWARE

• Software is information or instructions for your computer.

• Software needs to be installed on a computer, usually from a CD.

Some examples of software programs that we will use in class:

• Word

• Excel

• PowerPoint

• Publisher

• Internet Explorer

• Mavis Beacon

13. MICROSOFT WORD

• Word Processor

• Like a typewriter except you can edit, copy, move and delete

text. You can

check your spelling

and grammar, too.

• Use for letters and

documents which

are mainly words.

14. MICROSOFT EXCEL

• Spreadsheet

• Use with documents which are mainly numbers or graphs.

• Adds and multiplies numbers.

15. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

• Presentation software.

• Use for posters and presentations.

• This presentation

was created on

PowerPoint!

16. MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER

• This software allows you to use the internet.

• When you use the internet you can send and receive e-mail.

17. MAVIS BEACON

• Mavis Beacon is a learning software.

• Mavis Beacon teaches typing and 10-Key.

• You can use this software to learn to type.