1. Operating the Microcomputer Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement University of California, Davis 445.T 1 Software Necessary to Operate a Computer IBM or IBM clone: DOS (Disk Operating System). Macintosh: The Finder. Software for doing various jobs.

2. Operating the Microcomputer Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement University of California, Davis 445.T 2 The General Keyboard Shift Space Bar Return Control Function Keys Escape Delete Tab Numbered Keys Alphabet and Punctuation Keys Control Caps lock Option

3. Operating the Microcomputer Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement University of California, Davis 445.T 3 Diskette Do’s Write on label (your name, name of document). Use felt tip pens when writing on labels already on the diskette. Put labels directly on jacket. Keep diskettes dust-free and put them away properly everyday.

4. Operating the Microcomputer Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement University of California, Davis 445.T 4 Diskette Don’ts ! Erase labels already on diskettes. Allow diskettes to get too hot. Touch the surface of the diskette through the recording window. Bend the diskette. Smoke around diskette. Write on the diskette with a ball point pen. Eat or drink around the diskette. Expose the diskette to magnetic field

5. Operating the Microcomputer Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement University of California, Davis 445.T 5 File Management Saving Files Backing Up Files Copying Disks