Peripherals
Networks
(Check printer installed on all learner PCs)
The RIGHT mouse
button
Often brings up a
menu
The LEFT
mouse button
Click
or
Double-click
The Processor
or CPU:
The brain of
the computer
Random Access Memory (RAM):
Short term memory used
by the CPU (volatile!)
Hard Drive:
Long term storage
 In Wordpad, open the HotelLetter.rtf
document:
You need to make
some corrections to
this letter…
 ‘e’ in england needs making a capital letter
 Alter date to today's date
 The second paragraph needs its font changing
 Six words are misspelt:
◦ Thnak
◦ kinnd
◦ hostel
◦ Mancheater
◦ and
◦ nect
 So far on the course you have used:
 Enter / Return
 Shift
 Tab
 Delete
 Backspace Delete
 So far on the course you have used:
 Ctrl + Alt + Delete
 So far on the course you have used:
 Arrow Keys
 Across the top of your keyboard are keys
labelled F1, F2, F3, etc…
…These are the Function Keys
 These are set up to quickly do a common
task in a program
 In WordPad Press F1
 …the help guide should appear
 Close down the help guide
 Now press F12
 The Save As… window will appear
 Save your work as HotelLetter2.rtf
 Windows Operating System uses a temporary
clipboard to let you copy stuff around:
 Windows Operating System uses a temporary
clipboard to let you copy stuff around:
Copy
 Windows Operating System uses a temporary
clipboard to let you copy stuff around:
Paste
 In HotelLetter:
 Click on the Palace Hotel artwork
 Click on Edit >>> Copy
 Click at the very end of the letter (just after it
reads ‘Charles’)
 Click on Edit >>> Paste
 Click on Edit >>> Paste again… what
happens?
 Now select the second paragraph (‘I have
passed on your comments…’)
 Click on Edit >>> Cut
 What happens?
 Click at the top of the letter (just after ‘Dear
Joe’)
 Click on Edit >>> Paste
 What happens?
 File >>> Save
 Peripheral refers to any computer hardware
that plugs into the main computer base unit:
Video on
next slide
 They won’t be in a row…
 You need a
Network Interface
Card on your PC
(usually comes as
standard)
 International Network
 Pretty much every computer, mobile phone
and iPad is connected to everything else on
the planet
More on the Internet in the second half of the
course…
 Using Edit >>> Copy will copy the selected
text or picture to the clipboard
 Using Edit >>> Cut will remove the selected
object and put it on the clipboard
 Once something is on the clipboard it can be
Pasted into other programs
 Peripherals are any computer
hardware that plugs into the main
computer base unit
 Networks are simply lots of
computers connected together –
usually so that they can share files or
printers
 Next week is your test on what you have
learned so far on the course
 We will spend the first 30 minutes next week
doing a quick refresher
 Homework: read through the handouts you
have been given each week – if you’ve lost /
missed one speak up now!

ICT for Beginners - session 4 (C&G 4249 iTQ) - Peripheral & Networks

  • 1.
  • 6.
    The RIGHT mouse button Oftenbrings up a menu The LEFT mouse button Click or Double-click
  • 7.
    The Processor or CPU: Thebrain of the computer Random Access Memory (RAM): Short term memory used by the CPU (volatile!) Hard Drive: Long term storage
  • 9.
     In Wordpad,open the HotelLetter.rtf document:
  • 10.
    You need tomake some corrections to this letter…
  • 11.
     ‘e’ inengland needs making a capital letter  Alter date to today's date  The second paragraph needs its font changing  Six words are misspelt: ◦ Thnak ◦ kinnd ◦ hostel ◦ Mancheater ◦ and ◦ nect
  • 12.
     So faron the course you have used:  Enter / Return  Shift  Tab  Delete  Backspace Delete
  • 13.
     So faron the course you have used:  Ctrl + Alt + Delete
  • 14.
     So faron the course you have used:  Arrow Keys
  • 15.
     Across thetop of your keyboard are keys labelled F1, F2, F3, etc… …These are the Function Keys
  • 16.
     These areset up to quickly do a common task in a program  In WordPad Press F1  …the help guide should appear
  • 17.
     Close downthe help guide  Now press F12  The Save As… window will appear  Save your work as HotelLetter2.rtf
  • 19.
     Windows OperatingSystem uses a temporary clipboard to let you copy stuff around:
  • 20.
     Windows OperatingSystem uses a temporary clipboard to let you copy stuff around: Copy
  • 21.
     Windows OperatingSystem uses a temporary clipboard to let you copy stuff around: Paste
  • 22.
     In HotelLetter: Click on the Palace Hotel artwork  Click on Edit >>> Copy  Click at the very end of the letter (just after it reads ‘Charles’)  Click on Edit >>> Paste  Click on Edit >>> Paste again… what happens?
  • 23.
     Now selectthe second paragraph (‘I have passed on your comments…’)  Click on Edit >>> Cut  What happens?  Click at the top of the letter (just after ‘Dear Joe’)  Click on Edit >>> Paste  What happens?
  • 24.
  • 27.
     Peripheral refersto any computer hardware that plugs into the main computer base unit:
  • 35.
  • 36.
     They won’tbe in a row…  You need a Network Interface Card on your PC (usually comes as standard)
  • 38.
     International Network Pretty much every computer, mobile phone and iPad is connected to everything else on the planet
  • 40.
    More on theInternet in the second half of the course…
  • 42.
     Using Edit>>> Copy will copy the selected text or picture to the clipboard  Using Edit >>> Cut will remove the selected object and put it on the clipboard  Once something is on the clipboard it can be Pasted into other programs
  • 43.
     Peripherals areany computer hardware that plugs into the main computer base unit  Networks are simply lots of computers connected together – usually so that they can share files or printers
  • 44.
     Next weekis your test on what you have learned so far on the course  We will spend the first 30 minutes next week doing a quick refresher  Homework: read through the handouts you have been given each week – if you’ve lost / missed one speak up now!