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Instructor: Mrs. Lucht Subject ID: Compsw Course: 106 Section No.: Course Title: MS Office Days: Time: Address: Street, City, ZIP Print your program under your address
Computer Skills Are Essential MS Word - word processing
MS Excel - spreadsheet
MS Access - database
MS PowerPoint - presentations
Internet Explorer & Outlook
DOS - Disk Operating System
Windows is a GUI (graphical user interface)
Win 3.1 worked on top of DOS
Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP are operating systems
Windows is an easy environment to work in
Other operating systems – Mac OS X, UNIX, Solaris
Operating System Software
Computers Are Just Machines
Time Savers
Must Take the Time to Learn the Software
Pay Attention to the Screen
Processor/System UnitCPU/Central Processing Unit – Interprets
instructions for the computer. Speed expressed in megahertz
RAM/Main Memory/Random Access Memory - Only Temporary; Data gone when machine shut off
Hard Drive/C Drive – Permanent Storage; Data still there after machine shut off
CD/DVD - optical storage
Data Storage
Measured in bytes (a byte is a character – letters, dots, spaces, etc.)
1 kilobyte (K or KB) = 1,024 bytes 1 megabyte (M or MB) = 1,048,576 bytes
(500 pages of text)
1 gigabyte (G or GB) = 1,073,741,824 bytes 3.5” Floppy storage is 1.44 MB Zip Disk storage is 100 or 250 MB CD storage is 650 or 700 MB USB Flash or Pen Drive is 16 MB to 2 GB Jaz Disk storage is 1 or 2 GB DVD holds 17 GB
Input DevicesFor getting info into the computer
Keyboard (Note: picture on next slide)– F Keys/Function Keys - along top; perform special tasks
based on software being used
– Enter Key = yes, perform the task
– Numeric Keypad for entering numbers (NumLock light must be on)
– Arrow/Cursor Movement Keys – for moving sideways and up & down
– Special Function Keys – Insert – types over previously entered text, Delete – removes text to the right of cursor, Backspace – removes text to
the left of cursor, Home – moves cursor to beginning of line, End – moves
cursor to end of line, Page Up – moves up one page, Page Down – moves down one page
Input Devices con’tFor getting info into the computer
Mouse
Other Input – scanners, microphones, joysticks, cameras, touchpads
Output DevicesFor getting data out of computer
Printers Inkjet/Bubble Jet & Laser
Monitor/Screen regular, flat screen, or flat panel measured diagonally displayed in pixels (800 x 600) dot pitch - distance between pixels, smaller is
sharper (stated as .28)
Speakers
Other Important Components Modem - connection between computers
– speed measured in bits per second Floppy Disks & Removable Media
– 3.5” most common– placed in the A Drive– can be write protected
by closing tab– scan for viruses
before removing– Zip disks, CD’s, Pen or USB drives
USB & Firewire ports for additional peripherals withfast transfer
Sharing Computers
LAN - Local Area Network– allows hardware, software, & data to be
shared between users in different locations within an organization
Ethernet/NIC card required for connecting to a network
Additional Course Comments Turn in all assignments ON TIME (assignments are
majority of your grade) Be sure your name is on homework & disks When saving files remember the save location MATC printers are networked Don’t remove a floppy while the drive light is on Use the “Safely Remove Hardware” button in the
System Tray (lower right corner of Task Bar) to remove USB devices (such as pen drives, printers, other peripherals)
An hourglass means wait while computer works Label disks with your name & a meaningful title You will need your student ID number in the MATC
computer labs - if you don’t have the software you will need to use a lab (A208 at Oak Creek)