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Introduction to Computer

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✓ Windows and its components ✓ Desktop ✓ Taskbar ✓ Start Menu ✓ Minimize/Maximize/Close Buttons ✓ My Computer ✓ Click either the left button or the right button ✓ Multitasking ✓ Highlight ✓ Copy/Cut and Paste text ✓ Save and/or Save As ✓ Print Command ✓ New Folder ✓ Copy/Move files ✓ Drag and Drop ✓ File types with varying extensions ✓ Create shortcuts ✓ Hard drive and floppy drive ✓ Rename/Delete

Windows and its Components
The main components of Windows when you start your computer are the Desktop, My Computer, Recycle Bin, Start Button, Taskbar, and shortcuts to applications.
After opening an application, you will also have a window with an active application which will appear in your desktop and taskbar.
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Desktop
The Desktop is the very first screen you see after Windows starts. There you find the folders: My Documents, My Computer, the Recycle Bin and any Shortcuts for applications and files that you have created.
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My Computer
When you double-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop, it will open a window similar to the one shown below, where you can navigate between the computer's drives and Control Panel tools.
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Recycle Bin
When you delete a file from your computer's hard drive, it is removed to the folder called Recycle Bin. Files deleted from your hard drive are still available for restoring if needed, unless you empty your Recycle Bin. • To restore the files, open the Recycle Bin folder by double-clicking the icon on your desktop, select the file and then select Restore. • To clear the Recycle Bin, select Empty Recycle Bin and the files will be permanently removed from your computer.
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Note that the recycle bin does not apply to the contents of a floppy disk. If you delete a file from a floppy disk, it is permanently deleted, and you cannot restore it.
Minimize/Maximize/Close Buttons
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