Now look at this short video
How to turn your computer ON/OFF
Step 1: |
Place your hand lightly on the mouse with your index finger resting lightly on the left button and move the mouse in small movements. |
Note: |
Observe the arrow shaped mouse moving on the screen, if you move your hand to the left the arrow moves to the left, if you move your hand up, the arrow moves up etc. |
Step 2: |
Move the mouse in a circular motion and observe the motion of the arrow on the screen. |
Step 3: |
Continue moving the mouse until you feel comfortable with this skill. |
Step 4: |
Move the mouse towards the top right corner of the screen, move it to the bottom left corner of the screen – continue this motion until you feel comfortable. |
Note: |
To make something happen on the computer you will need to ‘click’ somewhere on the screen. |
Note: |
Clicking means pressing one of the mouse buttons with your finger. The usual button to click on is the left button but this can be changed at any time. |
Now look at the 25 minute
THE MOUSE Techniques - Basic Personal Computer Tutorials
The physical parts of a computer are known collectively as hardware. The following are known as hardware.
Monitor Keyboard & Mouse
For now we will consider 2 types of software, Application software and Operating System:
Application Software
Application software is software that allows the user to do specific actual work such as typing letters, creating spreadsheets and databases etc.
Examples of application software are Microsoft Word (used to type letters), and Microsoft Excel (used to create spreadsheets) and Internet Explorer (used to browse the web).
Operating System
Most application software cannot communicate directly with hardware, it needs a middle man to translate and communicate between the two items.
This middle man is known as an operating system, it sits on top of the hardware and facilitates communication with the Applications software.
This middle man is known as an operating system, it sits on top of the hardware and facilitates communication with the Applications software.
In this unit we learned:
1C Basic computing, using the internet and managing information
Power button, mouse, keyboard, screen, cursor, hardware software, application software, operating system
IRL
English
This section of the DELSA programme deals with the very basics of computing and shows how to turn on a computer, how to use a mouse and a keyboard. It also shows participants what hardware and software are.
1C At the end of this Unit you will be able to: • Learn how to turn on and off your computer • Learn what hardware & software mean • Confidently use a Mouse • Confidently use a Keyboard