Steps to Use a Computer (Detailed Study Note)


1. Turn On the Computer: Press the power button on the CPU or laptop (āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāωāϟāĻžā§°āĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ power button āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•)


2. Log In to the System: Enter your username and password (Username āφ⧰⧁ password āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋ āϞāĻ—-āχāύ āϕ⧰āĻ•)


3. Understand the Desktop Screen: The desktop shows (Desktop āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ): i. Icons, ii. Taskbar, iii. Start Menu


4. Use the Mouse and Keyboard



  • Mouse → click, select, drag (Mouse → āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ•, āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ, āϟāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž)

  • Keyboard → typing, commands (Keyboard → āϟāĻžāχāĻĒ āϕ⧰āĻž, āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž)


5. Open an ApplicationClick on an icon or use Start Menu.(Icon āϤ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž Start Menu ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϖ⧁āϞāĻ•). Ex - āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: MS Word, Paint


6. Use the Internet: Open a web browser like: i. Google Chrome, ii. Microsoft Edge, iii. Mozilla Firefox


Search information, open websites (Browser āϖ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§°āĻ• āφ⧰⧁ website āϚāĻžāĻ“āĻ•)


7. Create and Save a File: Create a file in Word / Notepad : Click Save → Choose location → Save


8. Close Applications: Click the close (X) button ( button āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āϕ⧰āĻ•)


9. Shut Down the Computer: Go to Start Menu → Shut Down (Start Menu → Shut Down āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻ•)