Welcome to

The Computer Lab

CSA108A

Lindsay Henning
lindsay_henning@yc.edu
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 Welcome
 Introductions:
• Name?
• What do you hope to accomplish?
• Favorite cartoon character?

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 Housekeeping

 Class Hours
 Class Structure
 Breaks
 Punctuality
 Text books
 Submitting assignments/homework
 Grades/Assessment
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This is not going to happen to you!

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Intro to Your
Computer
Getting Started

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 Getting Started

• In this section, you will learn:

– How to power up (start) the computer
– Parts of a computer system
– How to use the mouse and keyboard
– How to log off the network
– How to turn the computer off

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 Where’s the power switch?
A Typical PC System Tower unit
housing the
main
computer
Monitor

Tape &
Monitor Disk drives
Power Switch
Power Switch

Speakers Mouse

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Keyboard
But, where’s the power switch?
• Your PC (Personal Computer) is a
system unit consisting of:
– Physical Hardware
• A brain or microprocessor to carry out commands
• RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporary
storage
• Storage media (hard disk, floppy disk, CD, etc.)
– Software programs to perform tasks
• An operating system (i.e. Microsoft Windows,
Linux, Mac)
• Application software (such as Word, Excel,
Internet Explorer)
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Wait! Where’s the power switch?

• A computer is turned on by a power

switch on the system unit
• Where is your power switch?
• How many different ways can you
power down?

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 Starting the PC

• Booting up your PC
– Make sure the floppy drive is empty and
turn the PC on to allow the PC to “boot up.”

– The operating system is stored on the hard

drive and normally boots from there.

– The PC boot process will also check that the

systems components are functioning
correctly.
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 Starting the PC

• Booting up your PC (cont)

– If you leave a disk in the floppy drive by
mistake, the system will stop the boot
process with a “non-system disk” message.

– If you have problems with the operating

system stored on the hard drive, you can
boot the PC from the floppy drive using a
system disk to correct the problem.

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The Mouse and the Keyboard

• You will use both a mouse and a

keyboard to input information to the PC.
• Normally the keyboard is used to enter
text, but can also be used to select
tasks.
• The mouse allows you to point at and
select objects.

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The Mouse

Your Mouse

Left Button
Scroll Wheel
Right Button

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Let’s have some fun with the mouse
 Mouserobics:
http://www2.yc.edu/careerskills/mouserobics/page1.htm
http://www2.yc.edu/careerskills/mouserobics/page1.ht
 Mouse Exercises @ SeniorNet.org:
http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mous
 New User Tutorial:
http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/tutor/welcome.htm
 Mesa Library Mouse Tutorial:
http://www.mesalibrary.org/research/mouse/page0
1.htm

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The Keyboard

A Standard Keyboard

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How about Keyboard and Computer
Basics?
 Keyboard Layout
http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/ke

 Computer Basics:
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/Details.aspx?Tuto

 Windows Tutorials:
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/

 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts:

http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/winshortc

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Using a User Id and Password

• Booting up your PC (cont)

– Your PC may be an individual (stand alone)
PC or it may be connected to others on a
network.

– If your PC is on a network, you may be

asked to identify yourself with a user ID and
password.
• A user ID identifies you individually
• A password provides security and ensures that
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 Log on Lab
Objectives:
~practice logging off and on your computer
~test your log on and password

 Log on using guest ID and password

 Log off your computer
 Log on using your own ID and password

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 Your Desktop
Icon
(My Computer)

Icon
(shortcut)

Icon
(application)

Start Task Bar

Button

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 Logging off vs. Shut Down

CTRL>ALT>Delete
(keyboard command)

Or
Start> Log Off
(mouse/desktop command)

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 Logging off the Network
• Logging off the Network
– Your PC may go into sleep mode if unused for a while,
but it is still on.

– To properly log off the computer, use the Log Off

Windows command.

– Logging off properly prevents others from accessing

your work or files.

– Check to make sure there are no disks in the drives…

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 Turning the PC off
• Shutting Down the PC
– Your PC may go into sleep mode if unused for a while,
but it is still on.

– To properly turn off the computer, use the Shut Down

Windows command.

– Turning off the power abruptly doesn’t allow Windows

to save settings and close down properly.

– Shutting down properly saves your work and cleans

out temporary “scratchpad” areas.

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– Check to make sure there are no disks in the drives…
Here is a place to play and practice

http://www.quia.com
/pages/csa108a.html

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 Summary

• You should now be able to:

– Find the various hardware components
– Boot up your PC system
– Identify the different types of systems
– Use a user ID and password
– Know how to use a mouse and a keyboard
– Shut down your PC
– Log off your PC
– Know the difference between the two
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