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Helen M. Plum Memorial Library Computer Classes for Beginners Basic Mouse Skills

Helen M. Plum Memorial Library Computer Classes for Beginners Basic Mouse Skills

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Helen M. Plum Memorial LibraryComputer Classes for Beginners

Basic Mouse Skills

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Bits and Bytes

01000001=A 01000001=A

01000010=B 01000010=B

01000011=C01000011=C

8 bits=1 8 bits=1 bytebyte

1=ON 0=OFF

The word PLUM is 4 bytes long.

A CD-ROM is 650MB

K(Kilo)=1024 bytes

GB(Giga)=1,073,741,824 bytes

MB(Mega)=1,048,576 bytes

A floppy is 1.44MB

A DVD is 2.6GB

A byte is a single

character!

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CPUCentral Processing Unit

Intel or AMD Microprocessor

Memory

Hard Drive

“The brains of the computer.”

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Monitor

The monitor is the main display device for the CPU. It displays the VGA signals that it receives.

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Ethernet

Ethernet allows two or more computers or devices to connect and share information. Common uses include:

LAN (Local Area Network)

DSL Modem – High Speed Internet

Cable Modem – High Speed Internet

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InternetThe Internet is a world wide network of computers connected in various ways:

Common uses:

Web Sites

Email

Data Interchange

Voice over IP

Sound

Video

Modems

Routers

Fiber Optics

Satellites

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Boot

When you start or restart a computer you are booting the CPU.

Warm Boot – Restarting the computer by the reset button, “Ctrl-Alt-Del,” or “Shutdown – Restart.”

Cold Boot – Powering the CPU on.

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Shutdown

It is vital to the safety of the computer that the system be shutdown properly. Please remember not to just push the power switch when finished using the computer.

DO A “START – SHUTDOWN.”

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Mouse Terms and Techniques

Point

Click

Double Click

Right Click

Scroll

Drag

Drop

Highlight

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Windows Terms and Techniques

Icons

Buttons

Desktop

Title Bar

Minimize

Maximize

Close

Menu Bar

Tool Bar

Status Bar

Start Menu

Task Bar

Quick Launch

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Laboratory

Let’s begin by booting the CPU…