Introducing Computers

No matter where you work or what your job involves, there’s a good chance a computer will be a basic tool you’ll be expected to use. It is in your best interests to develop the skills you need to use a computer confidently - it will help you get a job and it will help you to advance in your career.

This course explores what computers are about and how you can use them to do your job more quickly and easily. The first section, Concepts of IT, will give you a good basic understanding of computers. You’ll find out what’s contained in a typical desktop computer, what’s meant by ‘hardware’ and ‘software’ and what people mean by a ‘computer network’.

The second section of the course, Using Your Computer, will teach you the basics of looking after your computer, managing and organising your files and protecting your work from security threats such as viruses.

(If you wish to use this course online without the CD-ROM, ADSL/Broadband connection is strongly recommended)

Please Note: If you enrol on this course you will be sent the accompanying CD-ROM within 8 working days. If you have broadband/ADSL internet access, and wish to use the course before receiving your CD-ROM, you can select the "Online version" option and download the course player. Depending on the speed of your broadband connection, this may take around 5 minutes

What will you learn?

On completion of this course you will:

• Understand the main parts of a PC system
• Know about PC hardware
• Understand about ways to store data
• Know about PC software
• Understand about computer networks
• Know about how you can use computers in your everyday life
• Know about security and legal issues affecting PC use
• Recognise the parts of a PC system
• Move around the Windows desktop
• Use Windows Explorer to manage files
• Use a text editor
• Change PC display and time settings
• Know how to add hardware/software to a PC
• Know how to protect files from a virus and being deleted
• Know how to take care of a PC

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