Basic Computer Operations

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à la carte topics below.

• Beginning Computer Operation
• Two dominant types of desktop computer operating systems
• Computer components: hardware
• Turning on the computer
• Macintosh and Windows 95
• Understanding and identifying icons
• Point, click, double-click, click and drag using the mouse
• Open, move, resize, scroll within, and close a window
• Disk comparisons
• Inserting and ejecting diskettes
• Formatting a diskette on DOS/Windows
• Formatting a diskette on Macintosh
• Renaming a floppy disk
• Elementary document management: types of applications
• Opening an application
• Using a word processing program
• Saving your typing as a document
• Closing a document
• Printing documents
• Editing your document
• Boldface, italicize, underling, type selection
• Maintenance/Preventive maintenance