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Introduction to the PC and Windows 3.x




Course Aims
This course shows readers the basic functions required to operate a personal computer running MS Windows 3.x. Readers will learn to operate the Desktop, organise files and folders, customise Windows, use basic text and graphics editors and print documents.

This course can be found in the following categories:
Courses > Desktop

Table of Contents
PC Introduction
  		• The Course Introduction
  		• Course Objectives
     
    PC Hardware Components
  		• The System Box
  		• The Motherboard
  		• What is a "BUS"?
  		• Expansion BUS Slots
  		• Memory (RAM)
  		• ROM & CMOS
  		• Battery
  		• Ports
  		• Storage on Disks
  		• Floppy Disks
  		• Hard Disks
  		• CD-ROM
  		• Other Mass Storage Devices
  		• Peripherals
  		• The Screen (alias Monitor or VDU)
  		• The Keyboard
  		• The Mouse (
  		• Terms used with the Mouse (
  		• Printers
  		• Networking
  		• Working with Your PC
     
    Software
  		• Applications Software
     
    The MS-DOS Operating System
  		• The MS-DOS Operating System
  		• Drive Naming and Defaults
  		• Filenames and Extensions
  		• Wild Card Characters
  		• Structuring a Hard Disk
  		• Directories (or Folders)
  		• Directory Commands
  		• Using Directory Commands
     
    Editing
  		• Quick Editing Keys
  		• DOSKEY
  		• EDIT
  		• Edit Commands Practice
     
    Basic Internal MS-DOS Commands
  		• Display the Contents of a Directory
  		• Changing the Date and Time
  		• Clear the screen
  		• Copying Files
  		• Copy Files from or to a Device.
  		• View the Contents of a File
  		• Deleting Files
  		• Renaming a File
  		• Check a Disk for Free Space
  		• Basic Commands Practice
    Basic External MS-DOS Commands
  		• Formatting Data Disks
  		• Duplicating a Floppy Disk
  		• Formatting Commands Practice
     
    Summary of MS-DOS Commands
  		• Summary of MS-DOS Commands
     
    MS Windows 3.x
  		• What is Windows
     
    The Windows Screen
  		• Overview
  		• Window Elements
  		• Windows Control using the Keyboard
  		• Loading an Application
  		• Opening a Window
  		• Moving a Window
  		• Closing or Minimising a Window
  		• Working with MS Windows
     
    Business Applications - Word Processing
  		• Word Processing
  		• MS Word for Windows
  		• Starting Word For Windows
  		• Toolbar Buttons
     
    Creating a Document
  		• Word Wrap
  		• Using a word processor
     
    Spreadsheets
  		• The MS Excel
  		• Why use a Spreadsheet?
  		• Starting MS Excel
  		• The Spreadsheet Screen
  		• Spreadsheet Information Types
  		• Selecting Commands
  		• Using A Spreadsheet
     
    Introduction to Databases
  		• What are Databases?
  		• An Overview of Manual Databases
  		• A Comparison with Computerised Databases
  		• What is a Relational Database?
  		• Designing Tables
  		• Components of a Typical Database
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