This document provides an overview of computers, their components, and how they work. It discusses that a computer is a machine that processes data according to programmed instructions and is composed of hardware and software. It then describes various computer parts like the monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse, disks, memory, and motherboard. It also explains operating systems, applications, and multimedia software, as well as file formats for images, sound, and video. Finally, it discusses web browsers, search engines, and tools like Google Earth.

1. What a teacher needs to know about Computers

15. Connectors and Ports

27. Using the Keyboard

39. Using the Alt key to get letters and symbols Ñ Alt+165 ñ Alt+164 ^ (circumflex) Alt+94 (backslash) Alt+92 @ (commercial at) Alt+64 / (slash) Alt+47 * (asterisk) Alt+42 & (ampersand) Alt+38 # (number sign) Alt+35 ♣ (clover) Alt+5 ♦ (diamond) Alt+4 ♥ (heart) Alt+3 ☺ (happy face) Alt+1

43. Shortcuts using the control key(1) Close window or tab Ctrl+W Paste Ctrl+V Underline Ctrl+U Save Ctrl+S Print Ctrl+P Open Ctrl+O New (window, document, etc.) Ctrl+N Italic Ctrl+I Find (usually a small piece of text in a larger document) Ctrl+F Copy Ctrl+C Bold Ctrl+B Select all Ctrl+A

44. Shortcuts using the control key (2) Next word Ctrl+ Right-Arrow Previous word Ctrl+ Left-Arrow Next window or tab Ctrl+Tab Previous tab Ctrl+PgUp Next tab Ctrl+PgDn Paste Ctrl+Ins Top (start of document or window) Ctrl+Home Bottom (end of document or window) Ctrl+End Cut Ctrl+Del Undo Ctrl+Z Redo Ctrl+Y Cut Ctrl+X

47. Computer hardware

52. Computer Peripherals

56. Photo printer Digital Camera Video Camera Infocus Projector Other common peripherals

57. Software

60. Mac Operating System

61. Windows Operating System

62. Linux Operating System

65. Application Software

66. Multi-Purpose Software

67. Managing Audio and Video Software

76. Managing Multimedia Files

77. Pictures

84. Sounds

87. Videos soccer.avi

91. Animations

97. Beach.jpg Dimensions 200x139 Size 5.21 KB Hawai.jpg Dimensions: 482x322 Size: 134 KB

98. Web Browsers

106. Search Engines

114. Thank you