Operate a Personal Computer (Windows 200Supporting the Business Services Training Package Common Unit 107A, this text covers the competencies required to start up a personal computer or business computer terminal, correctly navigate the desktop environment and use a range of basic functions. |
Contents
What is a Computer? | 1 |
Storage Media | 8 |
The Computing Process | 14 |
Printers | 20 |
Software | 23 |
Ergonomics | 37 |
A Computers Environment | 44 |
The Start Button | 50 |
Working with the Minimize Button | 52 |
Creating and Saving a Document | 58 |
Windows Explorer | 66 |
Recycle Bin | 78 |
Turning Your Computer On and Off | 84 |
Common terms and phrases
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