The Mouse

Parts of the Mouse

Mouse buttons Long wire attached to the system unit. This is where the signals flow to send commands from the mouse to the system unit. Trackball the ball inside the mouse. It allows the mouse pointer to move around the monitor. Palm rest where the palm is placed

Functions of the Mouse

Pointing moving the mouse pointer over an object on the. Clicking pressing the left mouse button once while the mouse pointer is over an object. Double clicking pressing the left mouse button twice and fast. Dragging pressing the left mouse button without releasing it and moving an object from one place to another on the screen. Right clicking pressing the right mouse button while the pointer is over an object.

EXERCISES 1
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Point on the Start menu button Click on the start menu button From the start menu button choose All Programs, point on Microsoft Office choose MS Word. Double click MS Word Icon

EXERCISE 2
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Point any icons found on the desktop and drag it anywhere. Point anywhere on the desktop except on the icons then right click, from the drop down menu click refresh

Direction: Match column A with column B

Column A
Pressing the left mouse Button once 2. Moving the mouse over an Object 3. Pressing the left mouse Button twice 4. Moving an object from one Place to another 5. Pressing the right mouse Button once
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Column B
a. point b. double click c. right click d. click e. drag

PROCESSING DEVICE

SYSTEM UNIT

The System Unit has two parts: External parts these parts are found outside the System Unit. Internal parts these parts are found inside the System Unit.

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External Parts of the System Unit

CD

Drive Disk drive Power Switch Reset Switch LED ( Light Emitting Diode)

Internal Parts of the System Unit

1. Microprocessor: known as the CPU. It is the brain of the System Unit. 2. Cards: acts as the interpreter between the user and the computer. It translates the English language to machine language. 3. Motherboard: where the processors, cards and memory chips are placed. 4. Hard Disk: a giant floppy disk that can store a lot of information.

5. Power Supply: gives the system unit power to process. 6. Fan: keeps the microprocessor inside the system unit cool. 7. Speaker: produce internal sounds.

MATCH COLUMN A WITH COLUMN B

COLUMN A
It is the brain of the computer. 2. It protects the inside part of The computer 3. These are the holes at the back of the system unit. 4. Restarts your computer w/o Turning it off. 5. This is where the micro floppy Disks are inserted. 6. It switches the computer on And off.
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COLUMN B
A. ports B. disk drive C. power switch D. reset switch E. system unit F. casing