Computers for Newbies
For people who don’t knowanything
about computers
The CourseIntroduction. The keyboard. The mouse. Windows desktop. Browsing
basics.
Explorer. Organizing and finding files and folders.
The World Wide Web (searching, travel, reservations, shopping, banking, etc.)
Word processing (Word)
Internet providers
Also????
March 27
–Sign in–Hardware/ Software–The keyboard–The mouse–The Windows desktop–Some vocabulary–Using a browser
How to Sign in
Login: xsoar1 [Tab or mouse]
Password: so12ar [Enter]
Hardware
Qwerty Keyboard
Using a Mouse
• How to hold
• Left & right buttons
More Mousing
• Left click, right click
• Click and drag (drag and drop)
• Double click
• Slide, don’t lift
• Scrolling
The Windows Desktop
• Wallpaper
• Taskbar
• Quick Launch
• System Tray
• Start Menu
• System Icons
Navigating Windows•Opening the Start Button•Opening a program on the desktop•Closing, minimizing, maximizing or moving a window•Moving between open windows / applications•Scrolling in a window•Manipulating and moving through text•Right clicking an icon or other element of Windows
Vocabulary
• PC / Mac• Operating system (Windows XP, Vista)• CPU• Processor (Pentium…)• Icon• Cursor• Web (World Wide Web) – Browser• E-mail• Word Processing• Message boards, newsgroups
Remember…
• Mistakes are necessary if we want to learn.• Rome wasn’t built in a day.• You won’t break it!• Everyone needs a friend.
To access this complete PowerPoint online, go to:
http://it.stlawu.edu/~rgol/newbies1.ppt
Homework!!
1) If you have access to a computer and the Internet, open your browser and type the following link in the address space. Then hit [Enter].and do the activities. They will help you learn to use the mouse.
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/class/seniors/link.html
2) Here is another basic mouse tutorial. See if you can do all the activities.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/recreate/spot/activity/computer/mouse/mouse.html
3) Open the browser on your computer (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape…)
Type in usairways or http://www.usairways.com and find out what flights are available from Massena to Pittsburgh on April 12. What are the prices?
