Contents 

• GETTING STARTED
• Class Overview
• What You Will Learn
• BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
• Anatomy of a Computer
• How Computers Work
• Turning the Computer On and Logging On
• The Desktop
• THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
• Keyboard Commands
• The Mouse
• Left-Clicking, Double-Clicking, and Right-Clicking
• OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE
• The Operating System
• The Start Menu
• Managing Windows
• Buying a Computer
• Other Programs and Software
• SHUTTING DOWN THE COMPUTER
• Logging Off vs. Shutting Down
• Finding More Help
• Vocabulary to Know