whpl computer basics 2011

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Computer Basics

Seniors

Monitor

Mouse

Keyboard

Computer Hardware

Laptop

Monitor

Keyboard

Mouse

KeyboardBackspace

Tab – indent

Space Bar

Shift

Mouse

Click-left

RightClick

Scroll Wheel

Questions? Parts of the computer

Computer Software

Includes programs

Operating System= The program the runs the computers Windows 7 or Windows XP

Microsoft Office= Software package including Word, Excel, PowerPoint programs.

Web browser= program used to access the web Internet Explorer

Firefox

Desktop

Icons

StartMenu

Web Browser- FirefoxURL- Address

Navigation-Back & Forward

Search Box

W W WWeb page – a single document or page on the world wide web.

Website – a group of related web pages with a common address.

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)The address that connects you with a website.

Parts of the URLhttp://www.westhavenpl.org/

http:// = protocol called Hypertext Transfer Protocolwww. = World Wide Webwesthavenpl = domain name.org = domain type

Domain Types.com = commercial.org = generally nonprofit organizations .edu = higher education.gov = U.S. government agency

Search Engine

DefinitionA website that indexes billions of pages and sites on the world

wide web.

Examples

Search Engines

http:// www.google.com

http:// www.yahoo.com

http:// www.bing.com

http://www.dogpile.com

How to Search Search Box

Modifying Results

Quotation marks “ ”Creates a phrase search with the exact words in the exact

order.

Advanced SearchGoogle, Dogpile, and other true search engines allow you to

use parameters to help adjust your search.

Evaluating Websites1. Accuracy

Who wrote the page? Can you contact them? What is the purpose or why was it created?

2. AuthorityWhat credentials are listed for the author(s)?What institution publishes this? Check the domain.

3. ObjectivityHow detailed is the information?Why was this site created?Does the information show a minimum of bias?

Evaluating Websites4. Currency

When was it created?When was it last updated?Are the links current and live?

5. CoverageWhat is the intrinsic value of the information?Is the material in-depth? Is the information provided cited?Is the information free?

http://medlineplus.gov

Trusted health information

Questions?

• websites• urls• searching

Desktop

Icons

StartMenu

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word- ToolbarsFont Settings

Paragraph Settings

Word- Review Tab

File Menu

Save

Print

Saving your Documents

Flash Drive

Plugs into the USB port on the front of most computers

Accessing your flash drive

Accessing your flash drive

Saving to your Flash drive

Save

Saving to your Flash drive

Name the Document

Choose location to save in

Saving to your Flash drive

Scroll down to look foryour flash

drive

Saving to your Flash drive

Select your drive

Your drive will show

Displays your files

Saving to your Flash drive

After naming your document

Click save

Questions? Microsoft Word

Using a flash drive

Saving files

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Computer Basics

David Cirella- dcirella@westhavenlibrary.org