What You Need to Know
All kinds of technology devices Traditional Desktop
Other Computers Laptop Net Book
Tablets
Smartphones
Name some others? E-Readers Kindle Kindle Fire NOOK PlayStation WiiU XBox1
Let’s try the iPad Turn on the Wifi Settings Wifi on MPPLWifi Find Safari (browser) Go to MPPL.org Try following some links Pick another website you’d like to visit Take a picture of your group
MORE! iPad Fun – Try using the Virtual Keyboard First! Go to your iPad Home Screen (press the home button) Find the iPad Basics… app icon Touch it and work through the keyboard exercises Now find the Notes app icon, touch it to open the Notes app Touch anywhere in the white space on the screen, the virtual keyboard will pop up! (It will pop up ANYTIME you need to type) Try typing a note and using some of the other features you discovered in the tutorial.
Terms and Jargon CPU – Central Processing Unit Your computer’s brain, it takes requests from computer programs, process and executes them. Motherboard Central nervous system of your computer Hard Drive Long term memory – holds all of your programs and data RAM – Random Access Memory Short term memory
Optical Drives and Removable Memory CD Rom vs. CD/RW DVD Rom vs. DVD/R Flash Drive
The Hardware 17" - 19" LCD Monitor Keyboard Mouse Printer Scanners Speakers
The Software Operating System - PC Windows 8 Windows 7 Operating System Mac OSX - Mavericks Operating System – Tablet iOS 8.4 Android Lollipop Other Programs or Apps Word, Excel, PowerPoint Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox Skype, Facetime, Angry Birds, Candy Crush
Where to find help and practice From the Mount Prospect Public Library Web Site Learning Express Library Lynda.com GCFLearnFree.org Techboomers.com Mouse Tutorials Mousercise Mouse Practice The Apple Store The Microsoft Store Microsoft Training Online YouTube
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