Course content

Lesson 1: Introduction to personal computing

• Orientation to personal computers
• Orientation to the concept of networking

Lesson 2: The Windows environment

• Orientation to the Windows screen
• The mouse
• The Start button
• Window components and mouse settings

Lesson 3: The desktop

• My Computer
• Network Neighborhood
• Shortcuts

Lesson 4: Running a program

• Using Help
• Creating a document by using WordPad
• Editing a document
• Working with a long document

Lesson 5: Running multiple programs

• Using the taskbar
• Working with multiple windows

Lesson 6: Cutting, copying, and pasting

• Paint basics
• Copying and moving data

Lesson 7: Managing documents and folders

• Orientation to the Windows Explorer
• Creating folders
• Copying and moving objects
• Sorting and finding documents

Lesson 8: Additional document management techniques

• Formatting a disk
• Copying and moving groups of documents
• Using the Recycle Bin
• The Shut Down command