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Title: Introduction to computer, windows, and office basics


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Introduction to computer, windows, and office
basics
  • Jianhua Yang
  • Department of Math and Computer Science
  • Bennett College

2
Goals
  • Computer
  • Software and hardware
  • Peripherals
  • Windows
  • Explorer
  • Operations
  • Office basics
  • Some basic concepts

3
1. Computers
A computer is a machine that receives input
(data), performs processing, and produces
output.
  • Concept
  • Input
  • Processing
  • Output
  • Composing

Text, pictures, voice, other form of data
Formatting, computing, comparing, searching,
scaling, and so on.
Hardware Software
Letter, report, flyer, picture, sound, and so on.
4
Hardware
  • Motherboard
  • Input
  • Output
  • Power supply

CPU, Memory (RAM, ROM)
Keyboard, Scanner, Mouse, MIC, Diskette, CD-ROM,
Hard drive, USB
Monitor, printer, speakers, hard drive, Diskette,
CD/RW, USB
5
Software
  • Concept
  • System software
  • Software for development
  • Application software

Refers to the instructions that allow a computer
to run and act on the data that is input.
Unix, Linux, Lynx, Mac OS, OS2, Dos, Windows
XP, Windows NT, 2000
6
Some concepts
  • Bit Binary digits (0, or 1)
  • Byte 8 bits
  • Kilobyte 1024 bytes210 bytes
  • Megabyte 1024 K 220 bytes
  • Gigabyte 1024 M 230 bytes
  • Terabyte 1024 G 240 bytes

7
Computer speed
  • MHz, or GHz
  • 400 MHz, 1.2 GHz
  • Hz A Hertz is a single oscillation per second
    of an electromagnetic wave.

8
Computer Type
  • Supercomputer
  • Mainframes
  • Minicomputers
  • Personal computers (desktop)
  • Laptop
  • PDA (personal digital assistant)

9
Computer workers
  • Electronic engineers
  • Systems programmer
  • Application programmer
  • System or database administrator
  • Network administrator
  • Web site designers and programmers

10
2. Windows
  • A operating system
  • Graphical User Interface (GUI)
  • Desktop
  • Start menu
  • Explorer and file management

11
3. Office basics
  • MS Word 2003
  • MS Excel 2003
  • MS PowerPoint 2003
  • MS Access 2003
  • MS Publisher 2003
  • MS Outlook 2003
  • MS Tools 2003

12
Creating files
  • 1. On desktop
  • 2. Using the corresponding software

13
Summary
  • Computer
  • Windows
  • Office basics
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