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Basic Comp Skills PC
Basic Comp Skills PC
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Updated: April 2002
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Contents
Introduction
Parts of a
RAM, ROM
File storage
Click vs.
File extensions 3
Parts of a computer
Before we begin looking at some basic functions of a PC, it
would be useful to review a basic computer system and its
components.
Monitor: This is what we call the screen. It is formally called a
cathode-ray tube.
Keyboard: This is the instrument we use in order to type text
into the computer.
Mouse: This attachment rolls on a small circular ball and has
buttons which can be clicked. This part of the system allows the
user to work more easily with a computer interface. As the user
moves the mouse around on its pad, a screen cursor moves
correspondingly on screen. Some later models of the mouse no
longer use a ball but use optical light technology.
Activities
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Using
Windows
Explorer
Saving files
Making
shortcuts
to files
Recycle Bin
Shortcut
key strokes
Trainer Notes
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File extensions
You may have noticed that file names are usually followed by a
period and three letters. This three letter sequence is known as the
file extension and is a way for the computer to recognize what
type of file you are opening.
Some of the more common file extensions are as follows:
Microsoft Word
.doc
Microsoft Excel
.xls
Microsoft PowerPoint
.ppt
Images
.gif or .jpg
Video
.mov or .mpg
Sound or Audio
.mp3 or .wav
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2. Before creating a new folder, the user must first decide where
they want the folder created. For this example we will create
our first folder within the C drive (your hard drive). Click on
the C drive (C:\) in the left window of the Windows Explorer
interface. The right hand side of the screen should show all
folders presently included within the C Drive.
3. Go to the Menu bar at the top of the screen and click on File.
This opens a drop menu.
4. Select New and another drop menu will open.
5. Click on Folder. Instantly a new folder will be created in the
C Drive in the right-hand side of the Windows Explorer
interface.
6. Type in the name which you want to give this folder and then
press the Enter key.
7. Now, within the folder you just created, create another folder
to go into this one. To do this simply repeat steps 2-6.
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