BASIC COMPUTER

OPERATION

Gülçin Sağdıçoğlu Celep

gulcin@metu.edu.tr

Department of Mathematics
METU
2003
OUTLINE
 Computer Hardware
 Operating systems
 Terms
 Disk capacities
 Viruses
 Applications and Documents
 Installation/reinstallation
 Internet Applications
Computer Hardware
 Case  Keyboard/mouse
 Power switch  Network card
 Reset switch  Modem
 Hard drive  Sound card
 Floppy  Video card
 CD/DVD  RAM
 Serial ports  Motherboard
 Parallel port  Fan
 USB port  Cables
The basic system including keyboard,
mouse and monitor.
What is in the box?
Motherboard
Typical parts of a motherboard.

ABIT SE6
 Cabling

For items in or attached

to a system to work
properly they must be
securely connected.
Operating systems
 All computer systems have an
operating system. Currently, there
are three dominate typical user
operating systems.

 Macintosh OS,
 Microsoft Windows OS,
 Linux.
 Terms
 A: Floppy disk C: Local disk D: Local disk (partition)

 RAM = Random Access Memory. The thinking space available to

a computer to use while performing operations. The space is
emptied out when the computer is turned off.

 DIRECTORY = An organizational structure on disks to file

management easier. Directories also become a local region for
the computer to hunt for other files related to the current file.

 DOCUMENT = A file created using an application. The file is only

useful using the application that created it or a similar application
that can convert it.

 APPLICATION = A program that allows a computer to perform a

certain function.
Disk capacities
 Floppy: 1.4 MB

 Hard disk: 20 GB – 160 GB

 CD 700 - 800 MB

 DVD 4.7 GB

17 GB
1 KILOBYTE = 1000 BYTE
1 MEGABYTE = 1000 KB
1 GIGABYTE = 1000 MB
 Backup
Floppies, CDs
Identify and use icons,
windows, menus

 Point, click, double-click, drag & drop

 Minimize and maximize a window
 Use pull-down menus
 Select, open, and move an icon
 Select, open, move, and close a window
 Resize a window
 Scroll a window
 Activate and de-activate a window
 Start an application and create a document
Name, save, retrieve, revise a
document

 Name a document (!)

 Save a document
 Retrieve a document from floppy disk
 Retrieve a document from hard disk
 Re-name a document
 Edit and re-save a document
 Print a document
 Create and name folders
 Save, open, and place documents inside folders
Applications
 Open and work with more than one
application at a time

 To switch between them for Windows:

click on the application at the "TASKBAR"
down on the screen

 Alt &TAB button

Install/reinstall and update system
software and drivers
 Internet Applications
BROWSERS

 Netscape

 Internet Explorer

http: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

edu: Education (gov, org, com, ...)

http://www.math.metu.edu.tr
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
 The simplest and most secure way to exchange files
over the Internet.
 FTP Client is the software that is designed to transfer
files back-and-forth between two computers over the
Internet. It needs to be installed on the computer and
can only be used with a live connection to the Internet.
(Browsers, WS-Ftp, SSH, Cute-Ftp,...)

PC ARF
 Viruses
 Viruses are programs that reproduce themselves into the files of
your computer
 Anti-virus software and automatic update
 Mcafee Virus Scan
Configuration of Automatic Mcafee Virus Update via FTP
http://www.math.metu.edu.tr/department/doc/virus/virus_update.html

 Current security patches applied to operating system and

applications.
 Do not open any unexpected attachments that are e-mailed to
you. (Particularly “.exe” files.)
REFERENCES
 Computer Fundamentals for Teachers

 Basic Computer Operation and Troubleshooting

 FTP New User Guide