Steps to Use a Computer (Detailed Study Note)
1. Turn On the Computer: Press the power button on the CPU or laptop (āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§°āĻā§ āĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠power button āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻ)
2. Log In to the System: Enter your username and password (Username āĻā§°ā§ password āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻ-āĻāύ āĻā§°āĻ)
3. Understand the Desktop Screen: The desktop shows (Desktop āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ): i. Icons, ii. Taskbar, iii. Start Menu
4. Use the Mouse and Keyboard
- Mouse → click, select, drag (Mouse → āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻ, āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ, āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āϞā§ā§ąāĻž)
- Keyboard → typing, commands (Keyboard → āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§°āĻž, āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž)
5. Open an Application: Click on an icon or use Start Menu.(Icon āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž Start Menu ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§āϞāĻ). Ex - āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°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 āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻ āĻā§°ā§ website āĻāĻžāĻāĻ)
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 āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻā§°āĻ)
9. Shut Down the Computer: Go to Start Menu → Shut Down (Start Menu → Shut Down āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°āĻ)