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• Hardware/Software
• Managing Windows
• Opening & Closing
Programs
• Parts of the computer
• Startup/Shutdown
What is a Computer?
What is a Computer?
• System software
• Operating System is the base program
on a computer is considered system
software. It tells the computer how to
work or operate. The operating system
also allows you to load other programs
that do specialized tasks on to your
computer. (ex.
Windows XP and Vista)
Software
• Application software
• Application software allows you to
accomplish one or more specific (non-
computer related) tasks. Such as
computer games for entertainment or
Microsoft Word for typing.
Software
• Programming software
• Programming software
provides tools to assist a
computer programmer in
writing programs and
software.
How to Start?
How to start?
• Power Up
• Turning on your Computer
• Universal Power Symbol – most
electronic devices such as computers,
printers and scanners will have a button
that displays this symbol. Simply, press
the corresponding button to power up
your computer.
• Turning off your Computer
• When powering down your computer,
check to make sure all programs are
closed and files are saved. Properly
remove any connected devices, such as
Mp3 players and USB Flash Drives.
• Click “Start” then “Shutdown” to
power off your computer.
Operating System
“Start
”
Menus
• When you click on the "Start" button a
menu with options will appear. Moving the
mouse over the items in the menu causes
them to highlight. Clicking on a
highlighted item will open that program. To
close the "Start" menu click on the screen
anywhere other then the menu.
“Menu”
Selecting a program
• Moving the mouse over a menu item
marked with an arrow as shown
below will open another list with
more options.
Selecting a program
• To see all the programs
available for you to use on “Programs” List
your computer click on the
Start button and in the menu
that appears, highlight the item
named “Programs.” A new list
will appear that holds more
selections. Explore these lists
to see all the programs
available to you. When you
have found the program that
you want to use click on its
icon.
Taskbar
• The taskbar can be recognized by the "Start" button
located on its left hand side and the clock on its right.
To switch between programs that are running at the
same time, click on the program buttons shown on the
taskbar. This is demonstrated below. Windows has the
ability to run several programs at once and to easily
switch back and forth between running programs. All
programs currently running are shown on the windows
"taskbar." The taskbar is a bar with pictures on in it
that runs across the very bottom of the screen.
“Taskbar”
What is a “Window”?
“Colored Bar”
Moving your program window.
• Close -- Click on the button marked with an “x.”
Clicking on this button stops the program you are
using.
• Restore -- This button will restore a program's
window to its original size. The original size of a
window is a little bit smaller then full screen.
• Maximize -- This button opens a program's
window so that it fills the screen as much as it
can.
• Minimize -- This button puts a program on hold
and places it on the taskbar at the bottom of your
screen. To re-open a program that is on the
taskbar click on the box which represents the
program you want to open.
Moving your program window.
• Resizing -- When the mouse (cursor) is
positioned over this part of the program
window, a set of arrows appears. When
these arrows appear click and hold the
mouse button down. You will now be able
to stretch the program window in any
direction.
Resizing”
Black arrows appear when pointing to any edge of a Window, left click and hold to resize .
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