Computer Basics

Getting Started

• What is a computer
• How to turn on and off the computer
• About power and electricity (links)

The Desktop, Windows, and a "window"

• What is a "window" on the "desktop"
• Starting applications
• Windows Software

Internal Devices of a Computer

• Hard drive
• CD ROMs
• Motherboard
• CPU, RAM, etc
• peripherals

The Keyboard and Mouse

• The Mouse – Click and Double Click
• How to move the cursor.
• How to put cursor down to the next line
• How to make capital letters
• How to erase letters
• How to make a space
• How to move cursor to the beginning or the end of a line
• Scroll up and Down the Window
  

Practice Using Computer Basics