2. The Computer Environment What is it? The computer environment is the space and elements that you use to be able to work on a computer. This includes ­Hardware: computer, cards, peripherals cables ­Software: operating system, application software ­Networks: Wireless, Bluetooth, LAN, WAN, 3G

3. Computer Maintenance For the Computer Environment to work well, it needs to be maintained ­This accomplished by: Understanding how the computer manages its environment Understanding how to maintain the environment Understanding the threats to the environment

4. Managing the Environment Organizing your files ­Computers are very good at collecting large amounts of information known as data ­They accomplish this by storing data in mass storage devices ­All data or information is stored in files ­Files are made of different types depending upon the software application it is saved on Example: word file is saved as.docx ­Files can be organized in many different ways It will be up to you to decide what is the best way to organize your files

5. Organizing Files Naming Files ­Always give your files meaningful names ­Never save files using the default name Doc1.docx ­Never us generic names ­Try to keep file names short – although that is not necessary Creating File folders ­Create folders to keep files organized ­Folders can be created to keep files of the same type or files related to a specific topic.

6. Managing Files Managing your files means being able to organize your files in a specific way This is accomplished by performing certain operations. Most common file management operations ­Copy ­Move ­Delete ­Rename

7. File Management: Copy To copy a file from one location to another location ­Click on the Folder icon ­and select the folder/file with mouse ­Select File/Folder you wish to move ­Select Copy form Edit Menu Or press shortcut key CTRL C ­Go to new location ­Select Paste from Edit menu Or press shortcut key CTRL V

8. File Management: Move To copy a file from one location to another location ­Click on the Folder icon ­and select the folder/file with mouse ­Select File/Folder you wish to move ­Select Cut from Organize drop down menu Or press shortcut key CTRL X ­Go to new location ­Select Paste from Organize menu Or press shortcut key CTRL V

9. File Management: Delete To copy a file from one location to another location ­Click on the Folder icon ­and select the folder/file with mouse ­Select File/Folder you wish to move ­Select Cut form Edit Organize Or press shortcut key CTRL X Or press Delete button

10. File Management: Rename To rename file ­Select file you want to rename ­Select File/Folder you wish to move ­Select Rename from Organize menu ­Rename the file