On this page we will be taking about
everything to do with the basic of the computer from the hardware to the
software including all the bit and bobs attached to it. It can be really hard to get you head round
it when it’s your first time using it so there will be plenty of definitions to
help you understand it a bit more. As new one come up they will be in italics.
The best place to start I think for you under
stand the difference between hardware and software:
The
hardware of your computer is the physical machinery ie the bits you can touch —
the monitor, the keyboard, the mouse etc.
The
software is what makes your computer perform tasks. for example, Microsoft Word
is a software program (list of instructions) that allows you to create
documents, usually for printing.
Software programs a kept on what is called
a hard disk (the permanent disk that is part of you computer), and copied into
memory (storage area for files and programs while they are getting processed)
when required. The best way to remember it is to think of a filling cabinet
(hard disk) and your desk (memory), your programs are in the filling cabinet until
you need them. In the same way you keep your files. Then when you need them
they are moved to your desk so they can be worked on. The same way you have
files and folder on your desk. Then when you’re finished with them you save
them and they go back to the filling cabinet.
Another thing you need to know before we move
on is that the word of computer is referred to as information technology (IT
for short) or information communication technology (ICT for short) but the most
common way is IT that’s why business call their computer department the IT
department.
If you can get your head around this then you
should be fine as we go through the basics of computers.
Lynn Currens
Owner/Handy Helper
23 Duntarvie Ave
Glasgow
G34 9LU
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