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Introduction to Computers

Introduction to Computers. Presented by Rockport Computer User’s Group Lamar Story. R C U G. ROCKPORT COMPUTER USER’S GROUP GROUP OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND IN INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THEM MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM DEMONSTRATIONS OF SOFTWARE

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Introduction to Computers

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  1. Introduction to Computers Presented by Rockport Computer User’s Group Lamar Story

  2. R C U G • ROCKPORT COMPUTER USER’S GROUP • GROUP OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND IN INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THEM • MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM • DEMONSTRATIONS OF SOFTWARE • QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

  3. HOW TO TALK “Computer”

  4. “CAR” TALK ½ TON CHEVY PICKUP WITH 5.3 LITER V8, 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 4 WHEEL ABS DISC BRAKES, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS, CD-PLAYER, 3.73 REAR AXLE

  5. “COMPUTER” TALK E-MACHINES - 1.80 GIGAHERTZ 40 GIG HARD DRIVE, 256 MEG OF RAM, CD BURNER, DVD PLAYER, 56K MODEM, EPSON 820 STYLUS PHOTO PRINTER, 17” FLAT PANEL MONITOR, AND “EARTHQUAKE” SPEAKER SYSTEM

  6. “COMPUTER” TERMS • Byte KilobyteMegabyte • Gigabyte RAMOperating System • Download UploadInstall • FilesFolders ISP Browser

  7. LAPTOP

  8. TOWER

  9. MONITOR

  10. KEYBOARD AND MOUSE

  11. PRINTER

  12. FLOPPY DRIVE

  13. COMPACT DISK - CD

  14. MOTHERBOARD

  15. MODEM

  16. Random Access Memory

  17. PARTS OF A COMPUTER • HARD DRIVE -- WHERE DATA IS STORED ON THE COMPUTER • CPU - - CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT WHERE WORK IS DONE • MOTHERBOARD - - WHERE EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED.

  18. DATA SIZE • Byte one bit of information- one letter – one number • Kilobyte one thousand bytes • Megabyte one million bytes • Gigabyte one billion bytes • ALL STORED ON HARD DRIVE, FLOPPIES, CD’S, DVD’S, or USB drives

  19. MEMORY • RAM Random Access Memory –expressed in Megabytes – usually in increments of 32,64,128. • Average in current production is 128 or greater. 256 and 512 and more • A temporary work area for applications that are open.

  20. Operating System • The software that makes your computer work • Microsoft Windows (95,98,2000,ME, XP) • MacIntosh OS6

  21. FILES / FOLDERS • FILE - - ONE DOCUMENT, ONE PICTURE, ONE SONG • FOLDER - - COLLECTION OF FILES FOLDER OF PICTURES OF GRANDDAUGHTER FOLDER OF WATER BILLS

  22. DOWNLOAD / UPLOAD • Download - - - Retrieve information from another source • Upload - - - Send information from your computer to another location • INSTALL - - - apply the software to your computer

  23. Internet Service Providers

  24. BROWSER • The software that is used to access the internet. • Internet Explorer • Netscape

  25. D e s k t o p • The picture on your screen • Icons • Start • taskbar

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