Basic Computing

1. Basic Computing Clatsop Community College Fall 2011 Jane Francis

2. Welcome • Congratulations! You’re tackling technology. • Help me understand what you want to learn/do. • The college requires full payment by the second class session.

3. Introduction: Jane Francis • Originally an elementary school music teacher • Taught remedial Adult Education for 5 years • Worked in Information Systems department at Hewlett-Packard for 18 years • Have over 25 years of experience with computers • Am owner/operator of Personal Computer Training

4. Classmates: Your Name • Why you signed up for this class • What you want to be able to do by the end of the class. • If you have a computer at home, what kind is it? • Old Laptop with Windows XP • New Desktop with Windows 7 • If you don’t have a computer at home, where do you plan to practice between classes? • Library • Friend’s house

5. How we’ll operate • Please, no food or drink near the computers. • Short break after an hour. Restrooms located… • Don’t be afraid to ask me to repeat something if you don’t understand it. • We learn by doing. • Help your neighbor. 

6. Outside of Class… • You can view this slideshow on the web. • You have a homework assignment on your document titled “Computer Stuff”. • Practice • Practice • Practice • Write down your questions and bring them to class.

7. Topics for Tonight • Basic Terminology • Using the keyboard and mousehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/

8. PersonalComputers • Desktop/Tower • Laptop • Notebook • Netbook • Smartphone

9. Popular Computers • PC (We used to say “IBM-Compatible.”) • Apple / Macintosh

10. Monitors/Displays • CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) • VDT (Video Display Terminal) • Flat-Panel • LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) • Touch Screen

11. Mice • Wired • Wireless • Trackball • Touchpad

12. Keyboards • With numeric keypad • Ergonomic • QWERTY vs. Dvorak

13. Dvorak Keyboard Designed for speed… The most frequently used letters are in the home row.

14. Pop Quiz – Question 1 of 3 What is pictured here? • Wired Mouse • Wireless Mouse • Trackball

15. Pop Quiz – Question 2 of 3 • Desktop Computer • Laptop • Netbook What is pictured here?

16. Pop Quiz – Question 3 of 3 • Monitor • Dvorak Keyboard • QWERTY Keyboard

17. How big is a byte? 45 bytes (includes both characters and spaces) The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. 2,254,848 bytes

18. How big is a byte? BYTE EQUIVALENT 1 = 1 byte 1,000 = 1 kilobyte [KB] 1,000,000 = 1 megabyte [MB] 1,000,000,000 = 1 gigabyte [GB] 1,000,000,000,000 = 1 terabyte [TB]

19. Storage - Volatile Like short-term memory RAM Random Access Memory

20. Storage – Non-Volatile Disk Drive Stores data for future use, just like a cabinet with folders and files

21. Storage – A Disk Drive The head floats 10 millionths of an inch above the platter which is spinning at 7200 revolutions per minute. The case is sealed tightly, for even a smoke particle can cause a collision.

22. Storage – Flash Memory 1.7” x 1.4” 0.13” wide No moving parts Digital cameras, digital movie cameras, handheld GPS systems, MP3 players, etc.

23. Storage – Thumb Drives 3/4” wide 4 Gigabytes: The complete works of Shakespeare can be stored 200 times. 3/8” thick 2” long

24. Storage – CDs & DVDs (Double Layer)

25. Storage – Cloud

26. Hardware and Software • I can touch hardware. It’s a physical object. • Circuit Board • Keyboard • Disk Drive • Monitor • I cannot touch software. It consists of electronic signals. • A program to track business contacts • A utility to guard against viruses • Viruses

27. Software • Operating System • Microsoft (Operating Systems: XP, Vista, Win7) • Apple (OS X, Snow Leopard) • Applications (aka Programs) • Microsoft (Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • OpenOffice (Writer, Calc, Impress) FREE • Adobe (Adobe Reader, Photoshop, Illustrator)

28. Software (continued) • Utilities • Virus Detection • Disk cleanup • Performance monitors • Backup Programs • File Management

29. Types of Input • Keyboard • Camera’s Memory Card • Video-camera • USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection to external storage devices • Thumb drives (aka “Jump Drives” or “Memory Sticks”) • External Hard Drive (about the size of a whiskey flask)

30. Types of Output

31. Pop Quiz – Question 1 of 5 • What type of disk holds the most data? • DVD DL • DVD • CD

32. Pop Quiz – Question 2 of 5 • Rare And Memorable • Radial Access Machine • Random Access Memory • RAM stands for

33. Pop Quiz – Question 3 of 5 • Mouse • Flat Panel Monitor • Cable • Accounting Program • Which is an example of software?

34. Pop Quiz – Question 4 of 5 • A printed financial report • A movie on a DVD • A CD of rock music • Which is a hardcopy?

35. Pop Quiz – Question 5 of 5 • Hard Drive • Thumb Drive • CD • DVD • All of the above • We can store data for future use if we save it on a:

36. Have we had a break yet?

37. Computer Connections

38. Turning on the Computer • Press the Power button. • Wait for boot-up activity to finish. • Click on the blue e for Internet Explorer.

39. Using the Keyboard and Mouse • Solitaire – originally designed to help train you how to use the mouse • Try these gameshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/

40. Mouse hints • When you get to the edge of the mousepad, pick up the mouse and put it in the middle of the mousepad. • Index finger = left-click • Middle finger = right-click • Use index finger to roll the center wheel. It scrolls up and down a page. Right Left

41. Mouse clicks • Single click • Double-click. To adjust the Double-click speed, go to Control Panel and find “Devices” or “Hardware” or “Mouse”… depending on the operating system you have.

42. Drag and Drop Release Drag Left-click once and hold