TWO BASIC TYPES OF COMPUTERS
Personal Computers
Personal Computers
• Called PC’s.
• This type of computer is made by several different companies.
•
The computers we will use in class.
Macintosh
Often
called Macs and Apples.
These
computers look different on the inside and outside but they can do basically
the same things.
•
These computers look
different on the inside and outside but they can do basically the same
things.
OPERATING
SYSTEMS (OS)
•
The operating system tells
everything in your computer how to act.
•
It can change the way
things appear on your screen or desktop.
HARDWARE
Hardware is the name for the physical parts of your computer
CPU
Keyboard
Mouse
Speakers
Printer
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
•
This
is what makes a computer
work.
It is like the brain of the computer.
•
Contains
the disk drives and hard drive.
•
This
is where you will find the power switch to turn the computer on and off.
•
Also
called CPU, Computer, and Processor.
MOUSE
•
Cursor
•
Click
•
Double-Click
•
Click
and Drag
•
Right-Click
KEYBOARD
•
10-Key
pad
•
Arrow
Keys
•
Caps
Lock
•
Shift
•
Back
Space/ Delete
•
Enter
or Return
DISKS
Ø
3.5 Floppy Disk
·
Like a folder in your pokect
Ø
CD ROM DISK
·
Just like a music CD
·
Software is purchased on CD
·
Today some CD can be used to save information,
but the computer has to have a CD burner
Desktop
•
The
first screen you see when the computer starts up
•
The
desktop has Several icons that Can be used as Short-cuts to a Program or file.
DRIVES
•
Drives
are different places on your computer to save information.
•
3 ½
Floppy A: is the disk drive
•
C: is
the hard drive
Folders and Documents
•
Folders
help organize the things you save on the computer.
•
Each
thing you save is called a document or a file.
SOFTWARE
•
Software is information
or instructions for your computer.
•
Software needs to be
installed on a computer, usually from a CD.
Some examples of software programs
that we will use in class:
–
Word
–
Excel
–
PowerPoint
–
Publisher
–
Internet Explorer
–
Mavis Beacon
MICROSOFT WORD
•
Word
Processor
•
Like
a typewriter except you can edit, copy, move and delete text. You can check your spelling and grammar, too.
•
Use
for letters and documents which are mainly words
MICROSOFT EXCEL
·
Spreadsheet
•
Use with
documents which are mainly numbers or graphs.
•
Adds
and multiplies numbers.
• MICROSOFT POWER POINT
• Presentation software.
•
Use
for posters and presentations.
•
This
presentation was created on
PowerPoint!
MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER
•
This software
allows you to use the internet.
•
When
you use the internet you can send and receive e-mail.
