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I Bought a Computer: Now What?

I Bought a Computer: Now What?. Your Guide to Using Your New Computer. Buttons on the Computer Tower. The Keyboard. CAPS LOCK SHIFT Enter Backspace. The Mouse. The Mouse is how you navigate your computer Left Click : Selects operations on the screen, the main button you will use

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I Bought a Computer: Now What?

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  1. I Bought a Computer: Now What? Your Guide to Using Your New Computer

  2. Buttons on the Computer Tower

  3. The Keyboard • CAPS LOCK • SHIFT • Enter • Backspace

  4. The Mouse • The Mouse is how you navigate your computer • Left Click: Selects operations on the screen, the main button you will use • Right Click: Brings up a menu on the computer screen, same as using the menu button on your keyboard Left Click Right Click

  5. Your Desktop • A desktop is everything that you see on your monitor screen • Icons – images that when clicked on open a program • Important Programs on the Library Computers: Internet Browsers, Microsoft Word

  6. The Start Menu • Select this button on the lower left hand side of the screen • This Brings up the Start Menu: A list of all the programs you have on a computer

  7. Computer Programs • Also Called Software • Example of Software • Internet Explorer: A piece of software used to browse the Internet

  8. Using the Internet • What is the Internet? The Internet is a network of millions of computers used to send information back and forth to one another. • What do I need to use the internet? A Computer, an Internet Connection, and a Browser

  9. Using the Internet Safely:It’s Not Scary if you just Stay Smart! • Never Give Out Personal Information on the Internet • Don’t Click on Internet Pop-Up Ads • If Something Seems “Too Good to Be True” It Probably Is! • Remember: You Have the Power to Protect Yourself!

  10. Common Internet Scams • Rouge Security Software • Phishing • Advance-Fee Fraud • Pop-Up Ads: “You Have Won!” and “Free Smiley Icons!”

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