Can’t tell your mother board from your floppy drive? This class is for you! Learn the basic terms and use of computers. We will be learning the parts of the computer and what they do, how to use the mouse and keyboard, and how to use and manipulate the "windows" in your computer.

1. Library
Community
Courses
Presents
Christian County Library
Phone: 581-2432
Email: classes@christiancounty.lib.mo.us
Please have a seat,
fill out and fold your name card,
and complete the pre-evaluation form.
We will be starting shortly.
Instructor: Taneesa Hall
This project has been made possible by a grant from the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Introduction to
Computers

2. Objectives
 Increase familiarity with computers
 Cover basic vocabulary
 Identify hardware and software
 Learn basic operations
 Manipulating windows
 Do’s & Don’ts

3. Hardware
 Monitor
 Keyboard
 Mouse
 Motherboard
 CPU
 Drives
 Storage devices

4. Parts

5. Mouse
 Left Button
 Right Button
 Scroll wheel
 Navigating
 Orientation
 Mouse pads
Right Button
Left Button
Scroll wheel

6.  Pointer
 “Hand” pointer
 I-Beam
What’s my mouse doing?

7. Mouse Actions
 Point
 Click
 Left click
 Right click
 Double Click
 Click and drag
 Highlight
 Scroll

8. The Keyboard
 Letters and Numbers
 Enter
 Arrow keys
 Page up and down
 Home
 End
 Ctrl, Shift
 Tab
 Function Keys

9. Software
 A set of instructions the computer uses to tell
the hardware what to do - - enables particular
tasks

10. Operating System
 a Graphical User Interface that can run many
programs simultaneously and allows its user to
manipulate and interact more freely
 Windows is the most common

11. The Desktop
Icons
Start
Button
Task Bar

12. Windows
Title Bar
Minimize,
Maximize,
Close
Start Menu
Active
window
Inactive
window
Scroll Bar

13. Storage Devices
 Floppy Disc
 CD Rom
 Flash Drive

14. Safety & Cautions
 Safe shut down
 Viruses, spyware
 Scams, hoaxes
 Security, privacy

15.  Thank you for coming
 Feel free to repeat this class or sign up for
other classes at the circulation desk
Questions?