Introduction To The PC
by Jay Deuel
U of U Computer Center
- Help!
- Hardware
- CPU (PC vs. Mac)
- Monitor
- Keyboard
- Memory (RAM vs. Disk)
- Disk Drives (floppy vs. hard)
- Modem
- Jargon
- Decimal vs. Binary
- Bit
- Byte
- Kilobyte vs. Megabyte
- Floppy Diskettes
- Density
- Size
- Format
- Write-Protect Lock
- Physical Care
- Software
- Programs
- Data
- Save Your Work!!!
- Operating Systems
- DOS - Disk Operating System
- OS/2 vs. OS/2 Warp
- Windows NT vs. Windows 95 (not Windows 3.X)
- Macintosh OS (not PC)
- UNIX (not PC)
- Booting Up (starting)
- Power Switch (CPU & Monitor)
- Hard Boot
- Soft Boot (Ctrl-Alt-Del)
- Save Your Work!!!
- Menus
- DOS Command Line
- Type The Commond First
- Use Spacebar To Seperate Information
- Not Case Sensitive
- Tap Enter Key To Execute
- DOS & Windows Directory Structure
- "Like A File Cabinate"
- Path
- Directory
- Filename (Program & Data)
- Stand Alone vs. Network
- Electronic Mail
- Anti-Virus Software
- Check Often
- Shareware In 210 EMCB