LEARNING STRAND

6: DIGITAL
LITERACY
Digital Operations and Management
At the end of the lesson, students

1 Demonstrate understanding on how

to operate a computer;

Explain the procedure of operat-

ing other computer peripherals; 2

3
Demonstrate knowledge of installing
and opening software programs;
 What is operating system?
The operating system is the most important
program in the computer. An operating system
performs four (4) primary functions.
1. It manages and controls the hardware connected to a
computer.
2. It helps other programs running on a computer to use the
hardware.
3. It helps you organize and manage files and folders on
the computer.
4. It provides a user interface that allows you to interact
with the hardware, the operating system itself, and other
programs.
 Locate and press the
How to turn on, power button
shutdown and
restart a computer?
Click the Start button on your
taskbar. (The Start button looks like four
squares.)

Click the circular power button in

the bottom right of the Start menu.

Then choose if you'd like to shut

down your computer, restart it or
put it to sleep.
 COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
WINDOWS POINTER- position
indicator on a computer
ICONS- enable quick
display screen where a
access to frequently-used
user can enter text
programs, files,
folders and so on

DESKTOP- It is an on-
TASK BAR- Use to screen work area that uses
select a program a combination of menus
running on your and icons.
computer

NOTIFICATION AREA-
shows the date and time,
START BUTTON- Use the volume control, and the
to start a program internet connection.
PROCEDURE ON OPERATING
COMPUTER PERIPHERALS

1. Printer
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
PRINTER
STEP 2: Connect the included cable (usually a USB cable) from
the printer to the computer.
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
PRINTER
STEP 3: On your computer, locate the Printer settings. If
you're using a Windows computer, you'll find these in
the Control Panel. Look for the option to Add a printer, then
follow the instructions that appear.
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
PRINTER
STEP 4: Now it's time to try printing something! For example,
you could try printing this test page. After you click the link,
select File > Print from your web browser's menu, or simply
press Ctrl+P on your keyboard.
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
PRINTER
STEP 5: A dialog box will appear. Locate and select the new
printer from the list, then click Print.
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
PRINTER
STEP 6: The item will then be printed. But if it doesn't work,
don't panic! You can try using some of the solutions to common
problems below.
PROCEDURE ON OPERATING
COMPUTER PERIPHERALS
2. Scanner
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
SCANNER
STEP 1: Open the Scanner and
insert the document that is to be
scanned face out.

STEP 2: Press the button on the

side of the right side of the scanner
that has an icon of a scanner.

STEP 3: Click on the scan button

on the window like the one shown
below.
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
SCANNER
STEP 4: Wait while the scanner
scans the document.

STEP 5: If you have more

documents to scan follow steps 1, 3
and 4 again clicking on the scan
button like in the window below
(instead of the one from step 2).
PROCEDURE ON HOW TO OPERATE
SCANNER

STEP 6: Note the location of the

file in the directory tree that is on
the left side.� You can click and
drag the scanned picture from the
main menu to the desktop for easier
management.� Below is a screen
shot of the final window.