1. BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION

2. OUTLINE Computer Hardware Operating systems Terms Disk capacities
Viruses
Applications and Documents
Installation/reinstallation
Internet Applications

3. Computer Hardware Case Power switch Reset switch Hard drive Floppy
CD/DVD
Serial ports
Parallel port
USB port
Keyboard/mouse
Network card
Modem
Sound card
Video card
RAM
Motherboard
Fan
Cables

4. The basic system including keyboard, mouse and monitor.

5. What is in the box? Motherboard

7. Typical parts of a motherboard.
ABIT SE6

8. Cabling For items in or attached to a system to work
properly they must be
securely connected.

9. Operating systems
All computer systems have an operating system. Currently, there are three dominate typical user operating systems.
Macintosh OS,
Microsoft Windows OS,
Linux.

10. Terms A: Floppy disk C: Local disk D: Local disk (partition)
RAM = Random Access Memory. The thinking space available to a computer to use while performing operations. The space is emptied out when the computer is turned off.
DIRECTORY = An organizational structure on disks to file management easier. Directories also become a local region for the computer to hunt for other files related to the current file.
DOCUMENT = A file created using an application. The file is only useful using the application that created it or a similar application that can convert it.
APPLICATION = A program that allows a computer to perform a certain function.

11. Disk capacities Floppy: 1.4 MB Hard disk: 160 GB – 2 TB
CD MB
DVD 4.7 GB
18 GB
1 KB = 1024 BYTE
1 MB = 1024 KB
1 GB = 1024 MB
1 TB = 1024 PB
1 PB = 1024 EB

12. CDs, DVDs
Backup

13. Identify and use icons, windows, menus
Point, click, double-click, drag & drop
Minimize and maximize a window
Use pull-down menus
Select, open, and move an icon
Select, open, move, and close a window
Resize a window
Scroll a window
Activate and de-activate a window
Start an application and create a document

14. Name, save, retrieve, revise a document
Name a document (!)
Save a document
Retrieve a document from floppy disk
Retrieve a document from hard disk
Re-name a document
Edit and re-save a document
Print a document
Create and name folders
Save, open, and place documents inside folders

15. Applications Open and work with more than one application at a time
To switch between them for Windows: click on the application at the "TASKBAR" down on the screen
Alt &TAB button

16. Install/reinstall and update system software and drivers

17. Internet Applications
BROWSERS
Mozilla
Internet Explorer
http: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
edu: Education (gov, org, com, ...)

18. FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
The simplest and most secure way to exchange files over the Internet.
FTP Client is the software that is designed to transfer files back-and-forth between two computers over the Internet. It needs to be installed on the computer and can only be used with a live connection to the Internet. (Browsers, WS-Ftp, SSH, Cute-Ftp,...) PC
ARF

19. Viruses
Viruses are programs that reproduce themselves into the files of your computer
Anti-virus software and automatic update
Mcafee Virus Scan
Configuration of Automatic Mcafee Virus Update via FTP
Current security patches applied to operating system and applications.
Do not open any unexpected attachments that are ed to you. (Particularly “.exe” files.)

20. REFERENCES Computer Fundamentals for Teachers , Major Competencies
Basic Computer Operation and Troubleshooting