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Basic Computer Skills
We all have to start somewhere
You won’t break it
Ask questions
Pet projects
Rome wasn’t built in a day
Second time (or third, or fourth) is a charm
Not sure if this is the class for you?
Monitor
Keyboard
CPU: Computer Processing Unit
Computer Processing Unit
Inside the CPU
Mouse
Printer
Speakers
Move the mouse with your hand to make the cursor/pointer move on the screen:
Point
Click
Right-click
Double-click
Drag
Scroll
Anatomy of a mouse
The cursor
Left click
Right click
Scroll button
Anatomy of a mouse
The cursor
Left click
Right click
Scroll button
Anatomy of a mouse
The cursor
Left click
Right click
Scroll button
Anatomy of a mouse
The cursor
Left click
Right click
Scroll button
You are on your way to mouse mastery!
Operating system
Start button
Task bar
Desktop icons and shortcuts
Status area
Navigation pane
Back and forward buttons
Toolbar
Address bar
Library pane
Column headings
File list
Search box
DetailsPane
file
folder
library
WAY TO GO!
You have learned a lot about computers and how they work – you are on your way!
