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Pharmacy Technician Academy

Fundamentals of Computer VIL

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The term 'computer' is derived from the word 'compute'

Four basic functions of computers are Input, Process, Output,


and Storage

The four basic functions of computers are also known as the


information processing cycle

Computer accepts data from an input device

There are four types of computer

Mainframes computers have much greater memory and storage


capacities than other types of computers

Server is an important component of computer network

Server manage network

Microcomputers are designed to be used by individuals

Supercomputer is designed to run fewer programs at one time,


but to do so as quickly as possible
Keyboard is a primary input device for the PC

Standard keyboard has 104 keys

Mouse is also primary input device for the PC

CD RW: Compact disk Rewritable. (Capacity up to 700MB)

DVD: Digital Video Disk (capacity up to 17GB)

Floppy disks can store up to 1.44 MB of data

Floppy is usually 3.5 inches in size

Scanner translates printed images into an electronic format

Light pen is an input device

A printer produces output on paper or transparencies. The output


is referred to as hard copy

The hard disk contains the operating system and the information
on all the programs you use
Hard disks are available in 100GB to 2-Terabyte

1-Terabyte or 1-TB = 1000GB

The compact disc or CD is 4.75-inch optical disk

You can only burn data a single time on CD and you cannot
physically delete data

Disk operating system, an operating system originally developed


for IBM personal computers in 1981

The main functions of DOS are to manage disk files, allocate


system resources according to the requirement

Instructions written for a particular task is known as a computer


program

Low-level language is classified as Machine language and


Assembly language

A modem is a device that enables a computer to transmit data

Data transfer speeds over a local area network can from 10 MBps
to1 GBps (Gigabit Ethernet)
The most well known WAN is the Internet

Norton Utilities have three main tools, Performance, Privacy and


Recovery

1. Byte (B) = 8 bits

2. Kilobyte (KB) = 1024 bytes

3. Megabyte (MB) = 1024 kilobytes

4. Gigabyte (GB) = 1024 megabytes

5. Terabyte (TB) = 1024 gigabytes

6. Petabyte (PB) = 1024 terabytes

Ctrl + A: Select all

Ctrl + B: Bold (in text editors)

Ctrl + C: Copy

Ctrl + D: Bookmark a page (in web browsers)


Ctrl + E: Center align text (in word processors)

Ctrl + F: Find

Ctrl + G: Go to (or Find Next)

Ctrl + H: Replace

Ctrl + I: Italicize (in text editors)

Ctrl + J: Justify text (in word processors)

Ctrl + K: Insert hyperlink

Ctrl + L: Left align text (in word processors)

Ctrl + M: Indent

Ctrl + N: New (open new document/window)

Ctrl + O: Open (file or document)

Ctrl + P: Print

Ctrl + Q: Quit application (in some programs)

Ctrl + R: Right align text (in word processors)

Ctrl + S: Save

Ctrl + T: Open new tab (in web browsers)

Ctrl + U: Underline

Ctrl + V: Paste

Ctrl + W: Close window/tab

Ctrl + X: Cut

Ctrl + Y: Redo (or repeat)

Ctrl + Z: Undo
F1: Help Menu

F2: Rename Files

F3: Activate Search

F4: Close Window

F5: Refresh Content

F6: Address Bar

F7: Spell Check

F8: Boot Options

F9: Variable Function

F10: Access Menus

F11: Full Screen

F12: Save As

Ctrl: Control Functions

Alt: Alternate Commands

Tab: Tab Navigation

Caps Lock: Capitalize Text

Shift: Change Case

Windows Key: System Commands

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