COMPUTER TIPS & TRICKS WORKSHOP

Learn how to become more proficient in using a personal computer.
Components of a personal computer
Hardware and software
Drag and Drop
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Storage media
Creating and organizing folders
Keyboard shortcuts
Searching for files and folders

Basic Components
Every computer system has the following components:
• Central Processing Unit (CPU): The “brain” of the computer that performs the actual calculations.
• Input Devices: Devices that accept data from any external source, convert it to electrical signals, and communicate that data to the CPU. In other words, you use an input device to communicate to the computer which action you wish it to perform.
• Memory: Also know as Random Access Memory (RAM) temporarily stores any programs being executed by the computer, as well as the data on which these programs operate.
Measurable units of memory include:
• Byte: equal to one character
• Kilobyte (KB): respectively 1,000 bytes (1,024)
• Megabyte (MB): respectively one million bytes (1,048,579)
• Output Devices: Devices that accept electrical signals from the CPU and convert them to appropriate forms of output such as an image, sound, or printout. As opposed to input devices, output devices allow the computer to communicate with the user.
• Storage: Refers to various devices for saving data.

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