1. Created by: Mary N. Painter
Newbie Class
Created by:
Mary N. Painter
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2. Learn to “walk the walk talk the talk,”
Computer Components
Proper Names of the Computer Components
Purpose and Use (what they do)
Peripherals (what are they???)
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3. HARDWARE Desktop Tower - mini, maxi, compact houses the
CPU & Floppy Drive; Zip or Jaz Drive; CD Rom or DVD Drive; CD-R or CD-RW Drive
Floppy Disks
CD, DVD, CD-R or CD-RW Disks
Monitor
Mouse and Trackball
Printer
Scanners – Flatbed and Hand Held
Microphone, Headset, and Speakers
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4. CPU Central Processing Unit
CD ROM, DVD, CD-R or CD-RW DRIVE
Floppy Drive
Zip or Jaz Drive
On/Off Button
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5. CPU The CPU consists mainly of 3 parts.
Micro Processor – also known as the computer chip.
RAM – Random Access Memory.
Hard Drive – Stores and Handles your data.
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6. Lap Top Computer
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7. Lap Top Computer
Contains much of the same as the CPU tower in a smaller, portable unit.
Must have a battery supply and recharger.
Monitor is contained in the lid.
Printer & other peripherals can be attached.
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8. Monitor
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9. Monitor Different Types – CRT – Older but still good
LCD – Lighter, Thinner, Clearer
Different Sizes
15, 17, 19, 21 etc.
The bigger the size the better you see it.
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10. Keyboard
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11. Keyboard Inputs data into the computer.
Can carry out mouse-type actions.
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12. Mouse
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13. Mouse Functions
Dragging the mouse around on a mouse pad moves the cursor on the monitor.
Left Button
Carries out a command.
Right Button
Gives a menu – offering choices.
Button or Wheel
Scrolls up and down or left to right.
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14. Trackball
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15. Track Ball Functions
Track Ball is stationary with only the ball moving the cursor on the monitor.
Left Button
Carries out a function.
Right Button
Gives a menu – offering choices.
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16. Printer & Accessories Printer Instruction Book Power AdapterHP
Deskjet
Power Adapter
720c
Black Ink Cartridge
Color Ink Cartridge
Printer Software (CD and/or Disks)
Power Cord
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17. Printer Prints documents or graphics from the computer or the scanner.
Ink-jet is the most popular.
Color or Black only.
Laser, Dot-Matrix.
Pages per minute (PPM).
Paper size and quality.
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18. All-in-One Printer, Scanner, etc.
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19. Flatbed Scanner
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20. Flatbed Scanner Document is laid face down on the scanner.
Scan pictures or text into the computer to use in different programs.
Scan pictures or text directly into .
Scan pictures or text directly to the printer.
Scan pictures or text directly to Fax.
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21. Hand Held Scanner
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22. Hand Held Scanner
Hand held scanners are dragged across the document to be scanned.
Scan pictures or text into the computer to use in different programs.
Scan pictures or text directly into .
Scan pictures or text directly to the printer.
Scan pictures or text directly to Fax.
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23. Disks
FLOPPY DISK
ZIP OR JAZ DISKS
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24. Floppy, Zip & Jaz Disks
3 ½ Floppy – holds 1.44 MB of information. Example: 1 paperback novel.
100 MB Zip – holds 100 MB of information. Example: 100 paperback novels.
250 MB Zip – holds 250 MB of information. Example: 250 paperback novels.
1 GIG Jaz – holds 1000 MB of information.
2 GIG Jaz – holds 2000 MB of information.
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25. CD-R/RW Disk, DVD +or – R/RW Disk
CD-ROM Disk, DVD Disk
CD-R/RW Disk, DVD +or – R/RW Disk
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26. CD ROM, DVD, CD-R & CD-RW Disks
CD ROM - holds 650/700 MB of data or 74/80 minutes of music.
DVD – holds about 13 times the info of a CD Rom. Can have different format of the same movie on one. Example: can hold 15,600 paperback novels.
CD-R – Writeable 650/700 MB of data or 74/80 minutes of music CD disk.
CD-RW – Write and Re-write 650/700 MB of data or 74/80 minutes of music CD disk.
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27. Microphone
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28. Microphone
Microphone can be used to record your own message through Windows Sound Recorder.
Can be used to talk over the internet using certain software.
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29. Head Set
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30. Head Set Used to talk over the internet using certain programs.
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31. Speakers
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32. Speakers Hear sounds from your computer.
Hear music from your music CD’s.
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