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"Technically Speaking" Computer Courses    Working to built a more knowledgeable world of computer users.

 

 

 

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Course 1 - Introduction to Computer Basics and Microsoft Windows

Course 2 - Introduction to Microsoft Office

Course 3 - All About Viruses

Course 4 - The Internet

Course 5 - Introduction to Digital Photography

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Course 1

 

 

 

Entire Course Curriculum

·        Windows

§         Understanding an Operating System’s purpose

§         Window’s History

o       Basic Understanding

§         The Desktop

§         The Taskbar

·        Switching Programs

·        Properties

§         Shutdowns & Reboots

§         The Start menu

·        About

·        Help

·        Configuring

·        Using the Start Menu

§         Explorer (My Computer)

·        Toolbars

·        Shortcuts, icons, documents, folders, & programs

·        Navigation

·        Customizing

§         Built-in Windows Programs

·        Word Pad & Note Pad, Paintbrush, Character Map, Calculator, Sound Recorder, Command Prompt, Games, & Windows Explorer.

§         Changing Settings

·        Display Properties

·        Control Panel

·        Printers

o       Intermediate Understanding

§         Exploring Directories (extended)

·        Using My Computer / Windows Explorer

o       Using the Search (Find) command

·        Working with drives

o       Floppy

§         Format

§         Properties

o       CD-ROM

o       Other removal devices

o       Local Disks

§         System & hidden files

§         Copying, moving / cutting, pasting, renaming, and deleting files and folders

§         Windows Media Player

§         File Extensions

§         Installing and Uninstalling programs

o       Advanced

§         Devices

·        Device Manager

·        Understanding Drivers

§         Control Panel Options

§         Internet

·        Internet Explorer

o       Surfing the internet

o       Searches

o       Downloading

o       Page titles, backgrounds, and hyperlinks

o       Favorites

o       Offline pages

o       Security

§         Cookies, history, temporary internet files

·        Internet addresses

o       Domains & subdomains

o       Different kinds of sites

·        E-mail

o       Understanding parts of an e-mail address

·        Knowing the devices

o       Modem & broadband

§         Viruses

·        Understanding

·        Cleaning inflected files

·        Removing Files

·        Identifying hoaxes and telling the difference

·        History of Viruses

·        Virus prevention

§         Maintaining

·        Deleting unwanted files

·        Check (Scan) disk

·        Defragmenter

·        Disk Clean-up

·        Scheduling maintenance workings

·        Windows Updates

·        System Restore (Windows XP)

§         Understanding Computer Terms

 

·        Physical Computer

o       Knowing principle parts of a PC desktop

§         Monitor

§         Keyboard & Mouse

§         Speakers

§         Printer

§         Central Processing Unit (CPU)

·        Inside of CPU

o       Hard drive

o       RAM memory

o       Modem & network card

o       Mother board

o       Removable devices (floppy, CD-ROM)

o       Power

o       More

o       Hook up principle parts of a PC desktop

o       Know how to clean / maintain a computer

o       Changing & cleaning printer cartridges