Providing Computer & IT Support To The Midlands & Worcestershire
Summary:

This course shows learners how to start, shut down, and restart the computer, display system and desktop information and online help, work with icons and windows, organise files and folders, and edit and print data.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Start, shut down, and restart a personal computer
• Display information about the operating system and the desktop
• Format a diskette
• Use application help
• Move and use icons to start programs
• Identify the parts of an application window
• Manage folders and files
• Edit and print data

Topics:

• Starting and shutting down the PC
• Displaying system information
• Changing the PC's desktop configuration
• PC setup operations
• Introduction to icons
• Working with desktop icons
• Working with windows
• Using help
• Text editing
• File management
• Working with folders and files
• Deleting and restoring folders and files
• Searching for folders and files
• Compressing files
• Viruses
• Printer setup