The document defines key computer terms like password, program, software, application, shortcut, email, active content, folders like My Computer, My Documents, My Network Places, and programs like Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Outlook Express. It provides instructions on basic computer tasks like creating and opening files and folders, renaming and viewing file properties, inserting disks, moving and copying files using drag-and-drop or cut-copy-paste, and lists some special keyboard characters.

1. •Password- the string of characters entered by a
user to verify his or her identity to the computer
•Program- a sequence of instructions executed
by a computer
•Software- the collective name for all types of
computer programs
•Application- a computer program used for a
particular kind of work such as word
processing and accounting

2. •Shortcut- an alias icon that is only a link or
pointer to a document, folder, or program
located elsewhere on your computer that, when
double-clicked, takes you directly to the original
file or folder.
•E-mail or email- short for electronic mail, it is
the exchange of messages over a
communications network, such as the internet.
•Active content- material on a Web page that
changes on the screen with time or in response
to user action.

3. •My Computer- Use this to see all the drives
connected to your PC and to browse their contents.
From within My Computer you can also open
Control Panel, where you can configure many
settings on your computer.
•My Documents- This folder is the default storage
location for documents, graphics, and other files,
including saved Web pages. It contains the My
picture folder, which you can used to store
downloaded pictures from your digital camera,
scanner, or mobile phones.

4. •My Network Places- use this folder to locate shared
resources on the network to which your computer is
connected.
•Recycle Bin- Use this to store files, folders, graphics,
and Web pages you have deleted. This remain in in
the Recycle Bin until you empty it. You can undelete
or restore the items you have deleted from the
Recycle Bin.
•Internet Explorer- Use this to browse the World
Wide Web (WWW or simply the Web) or your local
intranet or to connect you to the Internet.
•Windows Media Player- Use this to play and copy
music CDs, create and organize play list, find and
play streaming media from the Web or a portable
music device.
•Outlook Express- Use this to read e-mail, display
calendar, contacts, and use Internet newsgroups.

5. • Property- a characteristic or parameter of an
object or device such as a file application, or
hardware device; properties of a file, for
example, include type, size, and creation date.
• File- a complete, named collection of
information, such as a program, or a user by a
program, or user-created document; the basic
unit of storage that enables a computer to
distinguish one set of information from
another.

6. 1. Right-click on a blank area on the
desktop or Inside a folder. A
shortcut menu opens.
2. Select New, then choose the file
type(e.g.,Microsoft Word Document)
of the new file you want to create
(see Figure 1.6).The icon of the new
file you have just created appears
with its default filename (in our
example, it’s New Microsoft Word
Document).

7. 1. To open a file, double-click on its
file icon ; or right –click on the
icon, then select Open from the
shortcut menu(see Figure 1.7)Note :
in units II and III of this book, you
will learn how to open and then
work on several office applications.
2. To close the file , click on the
CLOSE button X at the top right of
its window.

8. 1. Right-click on the icon, then select
Rename; or click on an icon’s name,
then click again to select the file name.
2. When the file name is selected, typing
a new file name (e.g., Math Exm_Yrl
Qtr2) will replace the previous name.
you can use arrow keys if you want to
simply edit the file name.
3. When done, press Enter or click outside
the filename.

9. 1. unique, descriptive
2. may be long, up to 255 characters
3. Cannot include:
/ < > * ? “ | :
4. can include an underscore ( _ ).
Tip : Use the underscore rather then
the space character in filenames.

10. 1. Right-click on the icon whose properties you
want to view.
2. Select Properties from the shortcut menu. The
dialog box opens.
3.Click on the General tab. Read the file’s
properties. Click on the rest of the tab’s to
view or enter more information about the file.
4.To get help on nearly every item in the dialog
box, just click on the ? Button on the title bar,
then click on the item.

11. 1.Right click on an empty area on the
desktop or on the folder window
where you want to create a new
folder.
2. Select New, then choose Folder from
the submenu. A folder appears
with the default file name New
Folder. You can rename this folder.

12. 1.To open a folder (e.g., sample folder), double click on it. Its
folder window open.
2. To open its subfolder (e.g., level 2 folder), double click on
it. Do the same with the rest of the subfolders you want to
open.
to close a folder or subfolder, click on its close button.
3.To back out from an inner level folder (or to go up to an
upper level folder), click on the up button on the standard
buttons tool bar. To go back and forth ( or up and down), the
levels of opened folders, you can use the back button or the
forward button.

13. 1. Insert the needed disk into its
right drive or port. For
example, a removable disk or
a USB port.
2. Double click on the My
Computer folder. The My
Computer window opens.

14. 3. Double click on the drive icon you
want. A windows displays the files
and folders contained in that drive
(e.g., Removable Disk (E)
4. You can then select the icon(s) you
want to perform an operation on
such as opening, deleting, copying,
or printing.
5. Close the folders and windows
when done.

15. A. Using Drag –and Drop Method
1. Make sure that the icon(s) you want to
move or copy (the source) and the
destination folder are visible.
Note: If the source is in a folder, open the
folder and select the source. If the
source is in a drive, access the drive
through the My Computer.

16. 2. Do the task you want:
To move the source, simply drag it
towards the destination folder.
To copy the source, hold down
Ctrl as you drag.
3. With your mouse pointer over
the destination folder, click to
select, then drop the source by
releasing the mouse.

17. B. Using Cut/Copy-and-Paste
Commands.
1.Select the icon(s) you want
to move or copy.
2. Right-click on the
selection to open a shortcut
menu.
3. Do the task you want:

18. To move the source, select Cut from
the menu bar.
To copy the source, select Copy.
Note: You can use the Cut, Copy and
Paste commands on the edit menu
or the key board shortcut keys:
Ctrl+X (for Cut), Ctrl+C (for Copy),
and Ctrl+ V (for Paste).
4. Locate the destination folder, then
right click on it.

19. 5. Select Paste from the
shortcut menu.
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 if
you want to Paste the
copied (but not the cut)
icon(s) to another folder.

20. List of some special characters on a computer
keyboard
~ tilde * asterix, multiply
! exclamation mark / slash
@ at backslash
# pound, number sign | bar
% percent & ampersand
^ caret