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The document outlines the essential steps for setting up a personal computer, including ergonomic considerations, navigating the operating system, and managing user accounts. It also covers hardware components like the CPU and RAM, as well as interfaces such as the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and management tools. Additionally, it provides tips for optimizing computer use, such as using keyboard shortcuts and managing multiple applications.

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Class 2

The document outlines the essential steps for setting up a personal computer, including ergonomic considerations, navigating the operating system, and managing user accounts. It also covers hardware components like the CPU and RAM, as well as interfaces such as the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and management tools. Additionally, it provides tips for optimizing computer use, such as using keyboard shortcuts and managing multiple applications.

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Workstation

Setting up a personal computer


- Peripherals - are your mouse keyboard, scanner
Erogonomic concepts
- Proper keyboard and mouse placements
- Sitting position and monitor placement
Navagaiting an OS( operating system)
- Signing on to computer
- Launching software applications ‘
- Managing data files
- Configure the system
Signing in to windows
- Computer bootprocess/ power pn self test POST
- Sign in Id and authentication
- Pass lock Screen
- Select User account
- Enter Password
Using Desktop and taskbar
- Desktop shortcuts
- Taskbar
- Pinned icons, notifications
- Start Screen or menu
- Main interface for windows is the windows flag
- Works as desktop for mobil hardwar
- tiles , apps, instant search
Customize start screen and taskbar
- Pinning apps
- Grouping tiles
Usinfg mouse or touchpad
- Scrolling, drag,drop, shortcut, commands
Local disk is built in disk… c drive

You have to sign in to windows - does it matter if the caps light on the keyboard is activated

- Windows passwords are case sensitive so caps lpvk


What factors should you consider when positioning input and output devices
- Ensure that they can be used without exerting strain, arms, back, neck
When setting up a desktop computer what factor should you consider when deciding on the
location of the system case
- You need to consider the position of the power outlets and peripheral devices for airflow
You have to open a word application but you can not see the icon on the desktop
- Look for the shortcut in the start menu
Your colleague is using a laptop and you computer systemotive that he clocks the external
mouse repeatedly to scrol through the document you are co editiong, what feature could he use
- The mouse scroll wheel
What should you do before setting up a new computer
- Make sure its safe
Your colleague has many applications running at the same time, its difficult to kno which icon to
choose when swtitching between them. What alternative method could you suggest.
- Press alt+tab this shows previews of the window and allows the user to quickly switch
between windows

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CPU - Central Proccesing unit
- Is the device that runs software programs, the nucleus
- Instructs and directs other components
Memory- RAM
- When a program is started the instructions are loaded into the memory
- Having more ram allows PC to do more things
- The bus between cpu and memory is called Front Side Bus
- If memory is slow and CPU is fast the cpu will not be supplied with enough intstuctions
Functions between User and computer
- Shell
- Graphical User Interface
- Command Line
Interfeace between applications and hardware
- Kernel devices drivers
- Utilities
- 32 nit vs 64 bti
- Application compatibility
- System health and functionality
- Data managemnent
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Graphical User Interface- GUI


Management Interfaces
- Control Panel /window settings
- Management consoles
- Computer Management
- Custom Consoles with selected snap ins- Advanced- snap ins bonus features
- Refistry Editor( Regedit)
- Command Prompt and Powershell - blue box with just text- Click command line to open-
fow windows
- Linux COnfiguration Files
Tasl Manager
- Processes
- Useful for closing stuff, things that dont appear
- Use win your computer is slow
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