COMPUTER BASICS COURSE-CAMPBELL SENIOR CENTER

DAY ONE

PARTS OF A COMPUTER: THE HARDWARE
KEYBOARD- It isn't a typical typewriter keyboard.
Items covered: TOP OF NUMBERIC KEYPAD
                NUMERIC KEYPAD
                MIDDLE SECTION OF CONTROL KEYS
                FUNCTION KEYS
                TYPEWRITER KEYS
                OTHER SPECIAL KEYS

MONITOR OR VIDEO DISPLAY
DISKS-STORAGE DEVICES
INTERNAL MEMORY.
        "ROM" OR READ ONLY MEMORY
        "RAM" OR RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
CPU-CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
MODEM
MOUSE
PORTS
CD'S
PRINTER
NEW DEVICES

PARTS OF A COMPUTER; THE SOFTWARE OR PROGRAMS:

OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS
        OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE
        WINDOWS 95, 98, ME

DISCUSSION OF SOME OF THE WELL KNOWN APPLICATIONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS:
        WORDPERFECT/WORD
        MS-WORKS
        EXCEL/LOTUS 1-2-3
        QUICKEN/MONEY
        FAMILY TREE
        TURBOTAX/TAXCUT
        INTERNET

WAYS TO LEARN TO USE COMPUTERS

WORD PROCESSING -- WORDPAD

                        DAY TWO - FIRST HALF

REVIEW AND QUESTIONS

WORD PROCESSING: WINDOWS WORDPAD AND MICROSOFT WORKS  -- Areas covered:
Structure, word wrap, high-lighting, cut and paste, multi-tasking,
Save/Save As, differences between Wordpad and other word processors.



                        DAY TWO-SECOND HALF 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The ability of a computer to communicate over phone
lines to another computer or multiple computers. The two major services
available on the internet are e-mail and access to the world wide web.
Requires: computer, modem, software, phone line, and a "provider".

        COMPUTER-Almost any personal computer-IBM type or Macintosh.
        MODEM
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
        PHONE LINE
        PROVIDERS

TERMS AND PRODUCTS:

        WHAT IS THE INTERNET -- HOW DID IT GET STARTED -- WORLD WIDE WEB
        DOMAIN NAMES - what are they and how can I read them.
        SEARCH ENGINES: Finding the needle in the haystack. Which one
	should I use
        E-MAIL: How to compose e-mail
        CHAT ROOMS OR FORUMS OR DISCUSSION GROUPS
        FILE DOWNLOADING
        ON LINE SHOPPING
        SIGN ON TO INTERNET-SURF THE WEB


                        DAY 3

SIGN ON TO INTERNET-SET UP WEB YAHOO E-MAIL ACCOUNT-SEND AND RECEIVE
MAIL. (To, From, Subject, Cc, Bcc) forwarding, sending to more than one
person, replying to an e-mail message, adding attachments.

AS TIME PERMITS--SIGN ON TO INTERNET-SURF THE WEB