Basic Computing Using Windows

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Excerpt: Computers and Peripherals. What is a computer? A computer is a machine that inputs (takes in) facts and information (known as data), and then processes (does something to or with) it. Afterwards it outputs, or displays, the results for you to see. Data is all kinds of information, including, pictures, letters, numbers, and sounds. There are two main parts of computers, hardware and software. Hardware is all of the parts of the computer you can see and touch. Software is the instructions that a computer uses to do what you ask it to. Pieces of software are often called programs.

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Table of contents BASIC COMPUTING USING WINDOWS........................................................................................................................1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................2 COMPUTERS AND PERIPHERALS................................................................................................................................3 OPERATING SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS ......................................................................................................................5 THE DESKTOP.........................................................................................................................................................10 FILE SYSTEMS.........................................................................................................................................................13 CONCEPTS AND SETTINGS.......................................................................................................................................18 NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET..............................................................................................................................22 EMAIL, CHAT-ROOMS, AND IM..............................................................................................................................26 APPENDICES ...........................................................................................................................................................28 SWITCHING THE CONTROL PANEL TO CLASSIC VIEW..............................................................................................28 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET ..............................................................................................................................28 CONTRIBUTORS ......................................................................................................................................................30 Major Contributors ...........................................................................................................................................30 Minor Contributors ...........................................................................................................................................30 LICENSE..................................................................................................................................................................31 GNU Free Documentation License ....................................................................................................................31 0. PREAMBLE ..................................................................................................................................................31 1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS ..........................................................................................................31 2. VERBATIM COPYING..................................................................................................................................32 3. COPYING IN QUANTITY.............................................................................................................................32 4. MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................32 5. COMBINING DOCUMENTS........................................................................................................................33 6. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS ..............................................................................................................33 7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS .......................................................................................34 8. TRANSLATION.............................................................................................................................................34 9. TERMINATION.............................................................................................................................................34 10. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE..................................................................................................34 External links ....................................................................................................................................................34

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