Basic Computers Skill 1-2-3-S

Operating Systems (OS)


 

Review from Day One:

  • Review Zoom 101 

 

 

  • Overview of the Keyboard and mouse
    • Keyboard
    • Mouse

 

  • Adjusting Windows for optimum desktop utilization: Hands-on Project
    • Maximize, restore down, minimize
    • Moving a window with the mouse
    • Taskbar showing all open programs
    • Cascade, side by side, and stacked Windows on Taskbar
    • Cycling the Programs: Control-Alt-Tab

 

  • Software: Operating Systems
    • Purpose
    • Types
      • Windows
      • MAC OS
      • Linux (Free)

         

  • Productivity Programs: MS Office
    • Word Processing
    • Spreadsheets
    • Presentations
    • Data Base

 

  • Operating System – Windows 10/11
    • Demonstrate Desktop features of Windows 10/11
    • Start Menu features and utility
    • Managing Apps
    • Settings
    • System Settings
    • Update and Security

 

  • Operating Systems 
    • MAC
    • Free software
      • Libre Office, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.

 

 

  • Create a text document and save it to the desktop:
    • Project: Planning a Dinner
    • Creating a text document
    • Moving, copying, renaming, saving etc.
    • Deleting and restoring
    • Documents Folder

 

  • Saving Data
    • Using a Flash drive
    • Rename flash drive – Demonstrate
    • OneDrive – Demonstrate OneDrive

 


 

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