Overview of Windows
and Microsoft Word
Operating System
• Performs 3 functions
– Controls the hardware of the
computer
• Screen, keyboard, disk drives, etc.
– Enables software to run
• Microsoft Word
– Determines how the user
operates the computer and its
programs and applications
Our Lab
• We are using Windows 7
operating system
• Our Microsoft Office
Applications are all Office 2010
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Microsoft Office Word 2010
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft Office Excel 2010
Microsoft Office Access 2010
Input devices
• Feeds information into a
computer
– Examples include: the keyboard,
the mouse, a scanner, etc.
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Output Device
• Takes information out of the
computer
– Examples include: the printer,
the monitor, and speakers
Drives
• Hard Drive
– A rigid magnetic disk fixed
permanently within a drive unit
and used for storing computer
data.
– This is found as the C:/ Drive on
your computer
• DVD (disk) Drive
– External storage device (portable)
– D:/ Drive on your computer
• Student Network Drive
– Stores your own personal
documents
– H:/ Drive on your computer
Drives Con’t
• Google Drive
– Students who are no longer using
their school provided network
drive are saving to a personal
cloud storage service
from Google that lets users store
and synchronize digital content
across computers, laptops and
mobile devices, including tablets
and smartphone devices.
Modem
• This piece of equipment can
either be internal or external
and is used to send and receive
information over phone and
cable lines
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http://support.brighthouse.com/Article/ConnectComputer-Router-6628/
Microsoft Windows is a…
• GUI – Graphical User Interface
• Programs running under the
operating system provide
graphics called icons to carry
out commands and run
programs.
CPU
• Or Central Processing Unit
• The brain of the computer
• Takes the input and translates
it into a form we can
understand
The Applications we will explore
• Microsoft Word = Word
Processing
• Microsoft PowerPoint =
Presentation Graphics
• Microsoft Excel = Spreadsheet
• Microsoft Access = Database
GUI stands for…
• Graphical User Interface
CPU stands for…
• Central Processing Unit
Our Applications
• Microsoft
Word
• Microsoft
PowerPoint
• Microsoft
Excel
• Microsoft
Access
• Spreadsheet
• Word
Processing
• Database
• Presentation
Input Device vs. Output Device
• What are they?
• Give Examples
What is a modem?
• This piece of equipment can
either be internal or external
and is used to send and receive
information over phone and
cable lines
Drives
• Hard Drive
• DVD Drive
• Student
Network
Drive
• Google
Drive
• C:/ Drive
• H:/ Drive
• D:/ Drive
• Cloud
Drive