Introduction to Computing and Windows

INTRODUCTION - Hardware Basics  

Basic terminology

The difference between Hardware and Software

The tower, hard drive and ports

USB devices

Screen

Keyboard

Mouse

Printers

MODULE 1 - Windows Basics

Mouse control - using the mouse correctly

The Keyboard function and layout

Starting Windows

The Desktop

The Taskbar

The Start Button

The Recycle Bin

Exiting Windows

Starting a programme or application in Windows

Opening and closing a Window

Opening more than one Window

Select a Window

Maximising, minimising, restoring and resizing a Window

MODULE 2 - Windows Explorer

Navigating Explorer

Creating folders

Finding files and folders

MODULE 3 - Windows Accessories

Calculator and operators

Wordpad

Paint

Creating a new document

Basics of typing and formatting in Wordpad

Saving a file

Closing a file

Opening a file

MODULE 4 - Managing Files in Windows Explorer

Selecting files

Renaming files

Copying files

Moving files

Deleting files

The Recycle Bin

Restoring and permanently deleting files and folders

Emptying the Recycle Bin