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    BASIC COMPUTER

    OPERATION

    Gülçin Sağdıçoğlu Celep

    [email protected]

    Department of Mathematics
    METU
    2003
    OUTLINE
     Computer Hardware
     Operating systems
     Terms
     Disk capacities
     Viruses
     Applications and Documents
     Installation/reinstallation
     Internet Applications
    Computer Hardware
     Case  Keyboard/mouse
     Power switch  Network card
     Reset switch  Modem
     Hard drive  Sound card
     Floppy  Video card
     CD/DVD  RAM
     Serial ports  Motherboard
     Parallel port  Fan
     USB port  Cables
    The basic system including keyboard,
    mouse and monitor.
    What is in the box?
    Motherboard
    Typical parts of a motherboard.

    ABIT SE6
    Cabling

    For items in or attached


    to a system to work
    properly they must be
    securely connected.
    Operating systems
     All computer systems have an
    operating system. Currently, there
    are three dominate typical user
    operating systems.

     Macintosh OS,
     Microsoft Windows OS,
     Linux.
    Terms
     A: Floppy disk C: Local disk D: Local disk (partition)

     RAM = Random Access Memory. The thinking space available to


    a computer to use while performing operations. The space is
    emptied out when the computer is turned off.

     DIRECTORY = An organizational structure on disks to file


    management easier. Directories also become a local region for
    the computer to hunt for other files related to the current file.

     DOCUMENT = A file created using an application. The file is only


    useful using the application that created it or a similar application
    that can convert it.

     APPLICATION = A program that allows a computer to perform a


    certain function.
    Disk capacities
     Floppy: 1.4 MB

     Hard disk: 20 GB – 160 GB

     CD 700 - 800 MB

     DVD 4.7 GB

    17 GB
    1 KILOBYTE = 1000 BYTE
    1 MEGABYTE = 1000 KB
    1 GIGABYTE = 1000 MB
    Backup
    Floppies, CDs
    Identify and use icons,
    windows, menus

     Point, click, double-click, drag & drop


     Minimize and maximize a window
     Use pull-down menus
     Select, open, and move an icon
     Select, open, move, and close a window
     Resize a window
     Scroll a window
     Activate and de-activate a window
     Start an application and create a document
    Name, save, retrieve, revise a
    document

     Name a document (!)


     Save a document
     Retrieve a document from floppy disk
     Retrieve a document from hard disk
     Re-name a document
     Edit and re-save a document
     Print a document
     Create and name folders
     Save, open, and place documents inside folders
    Applications
     Open and work with more than one
    application at a time

     To switch between them for Windows:


    click on the application at the "TASKBAR"
    down on the screen

     Alt &TAB button


    Install/reinstall and update system
    software and drivers
    Internet Applications
    BROWSERS

     Netscape

     Internet Explorer

    http: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol


    edu: Education (gov, org, com, ...)

    http://www.math.metu.edu.tr
    FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
     The simplest and most secure way to exchange files
    over the Internet.
     FTP Client is the software that is designed to transfer
    files back-and-forth between two computers over the
    Internet. It needs to be installed on the computer and
    can only be used with a live connection to the Internet.
    (Browsers, WS-Ftp, SSH, Cute-Ftp,...)

    PC ARF
    Viruses
     Viruses are programs that reproduce themselves into the files of
    your computer
     Anti-virus software and automatic update
     Mcafee Virus Scan
    Configuration of Automatic Mcafee Virus Update via FTP
    http://www.math.metu.edu.tr/department/doc/virus/virus_update.html

     Current security patches applied to operating system and


    applications.
     Do not open any unexpected attachments that are e-mailed to
    you. (Particularly “.exe” files.)
    REFERENCES
     Computer Fundamentals for Teachers

     Basic Computer Operation and Troubleshooting

     FTP New User Guide

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