COMPUTER

MANUAL

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

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1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. KEYBOARD & LOGOS 3

2.1. Keyboard 3

2.2. Logos 4

2.2.1. QWERTY keypad 4

2.3. Mouse 5

3. PROGRAM 5

3.1 Opening a Program 5

4. FOLDER CREW 6

4.1. Creation a Folder 6

4.2. Rename a Folder 8

4.3. Opening a Folder 9

4.4. Deleting a Folder 10

5. EDITING CREW 11

6. DELETE & RESTORE 12

7. INTERNET 15

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7.1. Browsers 15

7.2. Basics of a Browser 15

7.3 Image Saving 18

8. CONTROL PANEL 19

8.1. Opening a control panel 20

8.2. Changing system Password 21

8.3. Program Uninstalling 22

9. USB USAGE 23

9.1. USB Slot, Symbols & Pendrive 23

9.2. Installing & Ejecting 24

10. SHORTCUTS 26

10.1 General 26

10.2 Windows logo key keyboard 26

10.3 Windows explorer keyboard 27

11. INSTRUCTIONS 27

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1. INTRODUCTION

A computer generally means a programmable machine. The two

principal characteristics of a computer are 1. It responds to a specific set

of instructions in a well-defined manner. 2. It can execute a pre-recorded

list of instructions (a program).

In this chapter, we included terminology of interface of a computer.

The names of various icons of a computer are as fallows.

Fig. No. 1.1 Interface 1

Fig. No. 1.2 Interface 2

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Fig. No. 1.3 Interface 3

Fig. No. 1.4 Interface 4

Fig. No. 1.5 Interface 5

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2. KEYBOARD & LOGOS

2.1 KEYBOARD

A computer keyboard is an input device that allows a person to enter

symbols like letters and numbers into a computer.

Fig. No. 2.1 Desktop Keyboard

A typical keyboard has various keys, with the help of the following

picture we can understand the entire keys involved in the keyboard.

Fig. No. 2.2 Various Keys

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2.2 LOGO

A logo refers to an image that relates to key in a keyboard of a

computer. Here are some keys which are present in the keyboard. They are

as follows.

Fig. No. 2.3 Various Keyboard Keys

2.2.1 QWERTY KEYPAD

QWERTY refers to the arrangement of keys on a Standard

English computer keyboard.

Fig. No. 2.4 QWERTY Keypad

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2.3 MOUSE

A computer mouse is an input device that is most often used with a

personal computer.

Fig. No. 2.5 Typical Mouse

3. PROGRAM

A computer program is a list of instructions that tell a computer what

to do. Everything a computer does is done by using a computer program.

3.1 OPENING A PROGRAM

Fig. No. 3.1. Click on START button.

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Fig. No. 3.2. Choose a program - Click on it.

4. FOLDER CREW

A Folder is an object that can contain multiple documents. Folders

are used to organize information.

4.1. CREATING A FOLDER

Fig. No. 4.1. Click on right button on free space of interface

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Fig. No. 4.2. Select NEW

Fig. No. 4.3. Click on FOLDER

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4.2 RENAME A FOLDER

In this chapter, we can able to change the name of a new/ existing

folder.

Fig. No. 4.4. Choose a folder first - Click on right button, on it.

Fig. No. 4.5. Choose RENAME

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Fig. No. 4.6. Type a NAME

4.3 OPENING A FOLDER

In this chapter, we Able to see what a particular folder contains.

Fig. No. 4.7. Choose a folder - Click on right button, on it - Select OPEN

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4.4 DELETING A FOLDER

In this chapter, we can able to delete a folder.

Fig. No. 4.8. Choose a folder - Click on right button, on it - Select

DELETE

Fig. No. 4.9. Click on YES

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5. EDITING CREW

In this chapter, we can able to CUT, COPY & PASTE anything.

Fig.No.5.1Choose a file - Click on right button, on it - Select CUT/COPY

Fig.No.5.2 Choose a folder - Click on right button, on it - OPEN it

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Fig.No.5.3. Click on right button - Click on PASTE.

6. DELETE AND RESTORE

In this chapter, we able to delete any file or folder temporarily and

we can restore it back.

Fig.No.6.1. Choose a file - Click on right button.

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Fig.No.6.2. Select DELETE.

Fig.No.6.3. Select YES

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Fig.No.6.4. Choose RECYCLE BIN - Click on right button - Click on

OPEN button

Fig.No.6.5. Click on YES

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7. INTERNET

7.1 BROWSERS

A person who looks casually through websites used to navigate the

World Wide Web.

There are so many browsers in the market, here we shown some of

the top browsers in the market.

ICON BROWSER’S NAME ICON BROWSER’S NAME

Internet Explorer Torch Browser

Mozilla Firefox Opera

Google Chrome Apple Safari

7.2 BASICS OF A BROWSER

Fig.No.7.1. Basics of a BROWSER.

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FIG.No.7.2. Bookmark Crew

Fig.No.7.3. GOOGLE interface

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Fig.No.7.4. GMAIL interface

Fig.No.7.5. YOUTUBE interface

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7.3 IMAGE SAVING

Fig.No.7.6. Search in GOOGLE – Click IMAGES

Fig.No.7.7. Click on the SELECTED IMAGE - Click on SAVE IMAGE

AS…

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Fig.No.7.8. Select the LOCATION - Change the NAME - Change the

TYPE OF IMAGE - Click SAVE

8. CONTROL PANEL

The Control Panel is a feature of the Windows operating system that

allows the user to modify system settings and controls. Some examples of

hardware control panels are Display, Keyboard, and Mouse settings.

Software control panels include Date and Time, Power Options, Fonts, and

Administrative Tools.

The icon for control panel is as follows.

Fig.No.8.1 Icon of control panel

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8.1 OPENING A CONTROL PANEL

Fig.No.8.2. Click on START button - Choose CONTROL PANEL.

Fig.No.8.3. CONTROL PANEL interface.

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8.2 CHANGING SYSTEM PASSWORD

Fig.No.8.4.Click on USER ACCOUNTS AND FAMILY SAFETY

Fig.No.8.5. Click on USER ACCOUNTS

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Fig.No.8.6. There you go for any type of changing

8.3. UNINSTALL A PROGRAM

Fig.No.8.7. Click on UNINSTALL A PROGRAM

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Fig.No.8.8. Choose a program - Click on UNINSTALL

9. USB USAGE

9.1 USB SLOT, SYMBOLS & PENDRIVES

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is the most popular connection used to

connect a computer to other devices such as digital cameras, printers,

scanners, and external hard drives. PEN DRIVE, is a data storage device.

Pen drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much

smaller

USB SLOT USB CABLE PENDRIVE

Fig. No. 9.1. USB slot, USB cable & Pendrive.

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9.2 INSTALLING & EJECTING

Fig. No. 9.2. On the WINDOWS EXPLORER’S interface, check the

NAME of the INSTALLED DEVICE.

Fig. No. 9.3. Follow the steps shown in the above figure.

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Fig. No. 9.4. Check the NAME of the INSTALLED DEVICE - Click

EJECT

Fig. No. 9.5. Follow the above figure

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10. SHORTCUTS

The shortcuts involved in the computer are as follows

10.1 GENERAL

PRESS THIS KEY TO DO THIS

Ctrl + C Copy the selected item.

Ctrl + X Cut the selected item.

Ctrl + V Paste the selected item

Ctrl + Z Undo an action

Ctrl + Y Redo an action

Delete Temporary Delete

Shift + Delete Permanent Delete

Ctrl + A Select all items in a document

Ctrl + O Open an existing picture

Alt + F4 Close the active item.

F5 Refresh the active window

Ctrl + S Save changes to a picture

10.2 WINDOWS LOGO KEY KEYBOARD

PRESS THIS KEY TO DO THIS

Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu.

Windows logo key + D Display the desktop.

Windows logo key + M Minimize all windows.

Windows logo key + Shift + M Restore minimized windows.

Windows logo key + E Open Computer.

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10.3. WINDOWS EXPLORER KEYBOARD

PRESS THIS KEY TO DO THIS

Ctrl + W Close the current window

Ctrl + Shift + N Create a new folder

F11 Maximize or minimize

Alt + Left Arrow View the previous folder

Backspace View the previous folder

Alt + Right Arrow View the next folder

Alt + Up Arrow View the parent folder

11. INSTRUCTIONS

1. Selecting a File / Folder - Single Click (left hand button).

2. Opening a File / Folder - Double Click (left hand button).

3. Take care while inserting a pendrive into the USB slot.

4. While ejecting the pendrive from USB slot please follow the above

procedure.

5. Check the charging slot and disconnect it at regular intervals.

6. Clean the keyboard in regular intervals.

7. Save the files / folders properly.

8. Backup the data in regular intervals.

9. Don’t keep heavy items on the laptop screen.

10. Shut down the computer properly.