B ASICS OF COMPUTER By-Pienpien

G LOSSARY Slide 3-Why is the basics of computer important Slide 4-What is a computer? Slide 5-What are the types of computers and how they are used? Slide 6-What is an Operating System? List types. Slide 7-What is an Application? List types and how they are used. Slide 8-What is “Cloud Computing” and why would you want to use it? Slide 9-What are Web Apps and how are they used? Slide 10-What is a Desktop computer and its basic parts? Slide 11-What is a Laptop computer and its basic parts? Slide 12-What is the difference between Desktop and Laptop computers? Slide 13-What are mobile computers and how are they used? Slide 14-How do you setup a Desktop and a Laptop computer? Slide 15-How do you find files on a PC and a Mac? Slide 16-What needs to be done to keep a computer healthy? Slide 17-How do you create a safe workspace? Slide 18-Work cited

W HY IS THE B ASICS OF COMPUTER IMPORTANT Making Photoshop for company logo The computer is used to contact people. We can share things through internet. Making a presentation for class presentation. Researching for essay or school work. Communicate with the business world.

W HAT IS A COMPUTER ? Electric device that helps us everyday. It can store, process and retrieve data. Use for browse internet. Help keep all our accounts. Helps us get our work done. Use to play games.

W HAT ARE THE TYPES OF COMPUTERS AND HOW THEY ARE USED ? Desktop Laptop Smart phones Television servers tablet computers Game consoles

W HAT IS AN O PERATING S YSTEM ? L IST TYPES. A very important software Manages the computer's hardware helps us communicate with computer Helps the computer boot make sure the each software gets what it need Ex-Linux, Apple Mac OSX, Micrsoft windows

W HAT IS AN A PPLICATION ? L IST TYPES AND HOW THEY ARE USED. Help completes specific tasks Word processors-help with doing office work Games-time killing apps (Halo II, Diablo) Web browsers-Go on the internet Personal finance-Helps manage your money Gadgets-simple apps like calender or clock

W HAT IS “C LOUD C OMPUTING ” AND WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO USE IT ? Internet server you can save things on Ex-Gmail, Hotmail, google docs excess-able anywhere with Internet help us avoid taking our thumb-drive everywhere

W HAT ARE W EB A PPS AND HOW ARE THEY USED ? Applications that are used online They are webs such as face book, twitter word predecessors like google docs

W HAT IS A D ESKTOP COMPUTER AND ITS BASIC PARTS ? Hardware-physical part Ex-PC, Monitors or Mouse Software-system that tells hardware what to do

W HAT IS A L APTOP COMPUTER AND ITS BASIC PARTS ? A portable computer They are less powerful that desktops The parts are the laptop and AC adapter The laptop is powered by battery the Laptop's battery can be charged Hard to upgrade

W HAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN D ESKTOP AND L APTOP COMPUTERS ? Desktops can't be unplugged Laptops can be taken from place to place Desktops are too big and not portable desktops are hard to set up The Laptop is less powerful The Laptops are hard to upgrade

W HAT ARE MOBILE COMPUTERS AND HOW ARE THEY USED ? Hand held computer have both neither touch or non-touch screen Used for calling and texting Can be used to play games Some has GPS too

H OW DO YOU SETUP A D ESKTOP AND A L APTOP COMPUTER ? Setting up a desktop unpack everything Set up the desktop in a cool area connect all the cables Setting up a laptop Open up the laptop plug in the AC adaptor

H OW DO YOU FIND FILES ON A PC AND A M AC ? Mac-Use the Finder On the left-hand side of the file screen Windows-Search box In the start button on the south west corner of the screen

W HAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO KEEP A COMPUTER HEALTHY ? Clean it constantly Guard the computer against virus Keep the area around computer uncluttered Keep a back-up for your computer

H OW DO YOU CREATE A SAFE WORKSPACE ? Adjust your chair until your comfortable Mouse close to key board Make sure computer screen is inches away from you Make sure you keep the area uncluttered Take frequent breaks.

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