Minor Award Name
Computer Skills
Minor Award Code
M2T11
Level
2
Suggested resources to support delivery:
Theme/Topic
Type
Relevance
Turn a PC on and off
Workbook
The National Adult Literacy Agency
developed a series of workbooks to
Keyboard Skills
accompany the television series for
adult learners.
Use a software package
This is workbook number 5 in the
series and it was developed
Common information/symbols.
specifically for use in ICT tuition.
Facilitating:
Storing information electronically
 Familiarity of basic computer
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons
 creation/use of material for
practicing computer skills
required in relation to using
software packages
Turn a PC on and off
Workbook
The Really Useful Guide NALA
publication
Keyboard Skills
Introduction to ICT chapter begins
on pg. 69
Use a software package
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic computer
Common information/symbols.
terms
 identifying symbols and
Author/Source
Web Link
National Adult Literacy https://www.nala.ie/sites/default
Agency (NALA)
/files/publications/Read%20Write
%20Now%205_1.pdf
NALA
https://www.nala.ie/sites/default
/files/publications/The%20Really
%20Useful%20Guide%20to%20W
ords%20and%20Numbers%20%20learner%20workbook_1.pdf
Storing information electronically
Turn a PC on and off
Keyboard Skills
Use a software package
Book – can
be
downloaded
in pdf format
Common information/symbols.
Storing information electronically
Turn a PC on and off
Keyboard Skills
Use a software package
Common information/symbols.
Storing information electronically
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Book
icons
 creation/use of material for
practicing computer skills
required in relation to using
software packages
This book is for beginners - it is a
comprehensive guide to getting
started with computers.
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic computer
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons
 creation/use of material for
practicing computer skills
required in relation to using
software packages
This book has material relating to all
themes in this module.
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic computer
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons
 creation/use of material for
practicing computer skills
required in relation to using
software packages
Age Action
https://www.ageaction.ie/sites/d
efault/files/pdf/AGE%20ACTION%
20%20Getting%20Started%20Work
book%20final%20for%20web.pdf
Skills for Work –
designed and
compiled by Patricia
Walsh Gillespie and
Geraldine O’Haire
Getting to Grips with Technology
Access websites on the Internet
Website
Benefits of the internet
Access websites on the Internet
Website
Benefits of the internet
Access websites on the Internet
Benefits of the internet
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Website
Comprehensive resource for all
aspects relating to computer and
online safety
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic internet
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons relating to the internet
 Practicing internet skills
including accessing websites.
BBC Bitesize website guide to the
internet it is easy to navigate
although a bit garish
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic internet
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons relating to the internet
 Practicing internet skills
including accessing websites.
Guide to online privacy and security.
How to control your information,
stay safe when online.
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic internet
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons relating to the internet
 practicing internet skills
A UK public/private
sector partnership
https://www.getsafeonline.org/
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zgq
fyrd
Community Creations
CLG
http://spunout.ie/onlinesafety
Access websites on the Internet
Website
Benefits of the internet
Further Resources
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Websites
Webwise is part of the PDST
Technology in Education, which
promotes and supports the
integration of ICT in teaching and
learning – the Explainers section of
the Parents page contains very
useful explanations of ICT related
trends.
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic internet
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons relating to the internet
 Practicing internet skills
including accessing websites.
I. This website offers a
comprehensive series of
tutorials in all aspects of
basic computing – begin with
Tasters in the Get Started
section. The tutorials are
easy to use and are adult
appropriate
II.
Excellent practical website
for achieving proficiency in
using the mouse
III.
This is another website for
attaining practical IT skills
IV. Free typing tutorials with
build in lessons and games –
Irish Internet Safety
Awareness Centre
Department of
Education and Skills
and the EU Safer
http://www.webwise.ie/
I.
Tinder
Foundation is a
not-for-profit
social
enterprise
I.
http://www.learnmyway.c
om/get-started/tasters
II.
Palm Beach
County Library
II.
III.
Lawrence
Goetz
Freetypinggam
es.net
III.
https://www.pbclibrary.or
g/mousing/mousercise.ht
m
http://www.mouseprogra
m.com/ mousepractice /
http://www.freetypingga
me.net/free-typinglesson.asp
IV.
IV.
V.
VI.
Blog
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V.
Sense-lang
V.
https://www.senselang.org/typing/
VI.
Per
Christensson
VI.
www.techterms.com
VII.
Hans
Braxmeier &
Simon
Steinberger
VII.
https://pixabay.com/
Flickr
VIII.
https://www.flickr.com/se
arch/advanced/
VII.
Free images made available
under creative commons
licence useful for worksheets
VIII.
Free images made available
under creative commons
VIII.
licence useful for worksheets
IX.
Video
for Keyboard skills
Free typing tutorial with
numerous lessons and
games
Comprehensive free
dictionary of technical terms
relating to the internet and
computing. There are daily
definitions of terms, quizzes,
and popular slang terms.
NALA Distance Learning
IX. NALA
Service
HowStuffWorks is an award-winning Founded by Marshall
website with thousands of articles,
Brain
podcasts and videos for ideas for
teaching and learning.
This award winning blog provides
Jamie Forshey
information and links to innovative
teaching and learning resources.
IX.
http://www.writeon.ie/na
la/student/index.jsp?2015
http://computer.howstuffworks.c
om/23-computer-tour-video.htm
http://edutech4teachers.edublog
s.org/
All themes and topics
Worksheets
All themes and topics
Workbook
Useful Organisations:
Name
National Adult Literacy Agency
NALA - Teaching resources are
NALA
updated monthly – materials
relating to topical issues and are
available to download free.
Material developed by adult literacy Collette Moran
tutor for use with this module
Facilitating:
 Familiarity of basic computer
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons
 Familiarity of basic internet
terms
 identifying symbols and
icons relating to the internet
 material for practicing
computer skills
see attached
Contact Information
Sandford Lodge, Sandford Close, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland, DO6 YF65. Phone: 01 4127900
MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses)
Free access to online courses Search regularly for new courses and new start dates
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https://www.nala.ie/resources/1
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https://www.mooc-list.com/
Computer Skills M2T11
&
Using Technology
M2T10
Workbook
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Contents
Typing practice – getting familiar with the keyboard .................. 9
Spell checking a document................................................................. 10
Inserting and deleting text................................................................ 11
Paragraphs ............................................................................................. 12
Changing Fonts ...................................................................................... 15
Changing Font Size .............................................................................. 16
Changing Font Styles and Sizes ....................................................... 17
Formatting Text................................................................................... 18
Editing a Document.............................................................................. 18
Creating a Poster ................................................................................. 19
Accessing Websites ............................................................................ 21
Technology in our daily lives..............................................................22
Technology in our daily lives..............................................................23
Everyday Technology ..........................................................................24
How to turn off your computer ........................................................34
Storing information on computers...................................................36
Internet .................................................................................................37
Shut down Windows 8 .........................................................................38
The Desktop ..........................................................................................39
Keyboard ................................................................................................40
The Desktop Windows 8 .................................................................... 41
Identify common information/symbols ..........................................44
Name the parts of the laptop ...........................................................45
Name the parts of the computer.....................................................46
How to Microwave ................................................................................46
How to photocopy ................................................................................49
The Keyboard .......................................................................................... 0
Introduction to Computers ......................................................................... 1
Introduction to the Internet .................................................................... 16
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Typing practice – getting familiar with the keyboard
Click
Open a new document by clicking on
or clicking on FILE then
NEW.
Type each line twice:
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.
All good men come to the aid of the party.
Go very quickly by the hospital ward, in zoo pyjamas - to
examine the x-rays in the office.
document.
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Spell checking a document
Click
Open a new document by clicking on
or clicking on FILE then
NEW.
CLICK
SAVE AS – My Holiday
Type the following:
My Holiday
Last year I went to America for two weeks. I went with
Mary and her family. We went in July. We spent two weeks
in Florida. It was very hot and we could only go to the
Theme Parks every second day.
We went to a lot of variety shows in the parks and we got on
a lot of rides. We also did some shopping while we were
there. Every night at ten o’clock there were fire-works. I
really enjoyed myself.
(Dublin Lives magazine 2002)
Spell check by clicking on the
.
Change the word We to I
Underline the word I
Follow the suggested steps to make the changes you need.
the changes and
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document.
Inserting and deleting text
Click
CLICK
SAVE AS – Wild kittens
Type this text:
Wild kittens
Last summer there were two kittens in my back garden. We
let them in our house. One of them is all black and the other
is grey and white.
They were found on the 16th of August, when we arrived
back in Dublin from Cork. That would make them around
seven months old. We feed them when they are hungry.
(Dublin lives magazine 2002)
(Save your work and save often!!)
Delete the sentence – We let them in our house.
Delete the word seven and change to 7.
the changes and
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document.
Hit the RETURN button twice
to begin a new paragraph.
Paragraphs
Click
CLICK
SAVE AS – The rest of my life
Type this text:
Today is the first day of the rest of my life!
My name is Nell McDonagh. I would like to go back to the
time when I was a little girl travelling around the country. I
was one of a very large family. We had eleven girls and five
boys. We were a very happy family. We all looked after
each other. My father was a tinsmith and my mother was an
ordinary housewife.
(Dublin Lives 2002)
Make a paragraph of the first 2 sentences.
The next 3 sentences will make paragraph 2.
And the remaining sentences will become paragraph 3.
the changes and
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document.
Change the font
Click on the down arrow. To pick the style
you want click onto it.
1. Change The to Arial
2. Change quick to Comic Sans
3. Change brown to Garamond
4. Change fox to Book Antiqua
5. Change jumped to Courier New
6. Change over to Tahoma
7. Change the to Rockwell
8. Change lazy to Monotype Corsiva
9. Change dog to Wingdings
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Changing font sizes
To change the font size click the down arrow then click
onto the size you want
1. Open a New document in Word
2. Save as Formatting Text
3. Type the following text
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog
4. Highlight the word – The
Click on the Size button and change the size to 8
5. Highlight – quick
Click on the Size button and change the size to 16
6. Highlight - brown
Click on the Size button and change the size to 22
7. Highlight - fox
Click on the Size button and change the size to 24
8. Highlight - jumped
Click on the Size button and change the size to 26
9. Highlight - over
Click on the Size button and change the size to 28
10. Highlight - the
Click on the Size button and change the size to 36
11. Highlight - lazy
Click on the Size button and change the size to 48
12. Highlight - dog
Click on the Size button and change the size to 72
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Changing Fonts
1. Type this text
Six One
Prime Time
Panorama
Insight
Hearts and Minds
Newsline
Question Time
Fair City
Eastenders
Coronation Street
Brookside
Emmerdale
2. Save as Font
3. To change font style click on
changes:
Make the following
Change this:
to
this font:
Six One
Prime Time
Panorama
Insight
Hearts and Minds
Newsline
Question Time
Fair City
Eastenders
Coronation Street
Brookside
Emmerdale
-
Tahoma
Courier New
Algerian
Arial
Wingdings
Comic Sans
Goudy
Desdemona
Verdana
Marlett
Bookman Old Style
Impact
the changes and
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document.
Changing Font Size
1. Key in the following text using Times New Roman font:
Coolock
Artane
Priorswood
Raheny
Belcamp
Kilmore West
Edenmore
Kilbarrack
Baldoyle
Howth
Darndale
Coláiste Dhúlaigh
2. Save as Font Size.
3. To change font style click on
Coolock
Artane
Priorswood
Raheny
Belcamp
Kilmore West
Edenmore
Kilbarrack
Baldoyle
Howth
Darndale
Coláiste Dhúlaigh
the changes and
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Make the following changes:
-
10pt
-
14pt
22pt
8pt
26pt
28pt
24pt
18pt
12pt
20pt
48pt
72pt
document.
Changing Font Styles and Sizes
1. Open a new document, save as Christmas Lunch
2. Type this text:
St. Patrick’s Day Lunch
Venue:
Da Enzolo
Malahide Road
Artane
Date: 17th March
Time: 12 noon
3. Make the following changes to font styles and sizes
St. Patrick’s Day Lunch
-
Comic Sans size 14pt
Venue:
-
Tahoma 24pt
Da Enzolo
Malahide Road
Artane
-
Verdana 16pt
-
Times New Roman 10pt
Date: 17th December
-
Arial 20pt
Time: 12 midday
-
Goudy 28pt
the changes and
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document.
Formatting Text
1. Type this text:
The participants of the Book Club
Cordially invite you to join them in
Da Enzolo Restaurant
On March 17th
At noon
For Lunch and drinks
RSVP
2. Save as invitation
3. Make the following changes:
a) Centre all the text.
b) Make bold ‘The Book Club’.
c) Change Da Enzolo
Contents
Six One - Tahoma ............................................................................ 15
Coolock .................................................................................................... 16
Coolock - 10pt ................................................................................ 16
the changes and
document.
d) to Italics.
e) Change font style to Tahoma.
f) Change font size to 14pt.
Editing a Document
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1. Key in this text:
The Book Club
St Patrick’s Day Menu
Starter
Soup of the Day
Smoked Salmon
Main Course
Lasagne
Spagetti Napaloni
Penne Pasta
Carabonara
Steak
Dessert
Home Made Ice cream
Banoffee Pie
Bailey'S Cheesecake
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Tea and Coffee
(Vegetarian options available)
2. Save as Menu
the changes and
document.
Creating a Poster
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1. Type this text
Blood Brothers
Starring Rebecca Storm
Gaiety Theatre
February 4th
8.00pm Sharp
Tickets available from Gaiety Booking Office
Tel: 01 758 4930
2. Save as Poster
3. Make the following changes:
a) The font style and size is your choice, however you must
use the following edit commands
b) Bold
c) Centre
d) Italics
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document.
Accessing Websites
1.
Type here to go to the website
www.nala.ie
Click into Students Corner and have a look around
2. Go to the website
www.literacytools.ie
Click here to take a tour of the website
3. Go to the website
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
Click into this part and take a look around
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Technology in our daily lives
Fill in the table below to show the changes in our lives since our grandparents’
generation.
Grandparents Generation
Washing
Shopping
Cooking
Cleaning
Communication
&
Entertainment
Transport
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Parents’ Generation
Your Generation
Technology in our daily lives
Fill in the table below to show the changes which have come into our lives
because of Technology
Technology
e.g. Washing
Machine
Location
Homes
Launderettes
ATMs
Mobile Phones
MP3 & MP4
players
Digital Cameras
Laptops
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People
Men & Women
Changes
Makes washing
clothes much
easier
Everyday Technology
Where are these used - at home or work? Drag and drop the images into the
right box.
Home
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Work
What are these used for? Drag and drop into the right box.
Other
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Gaming & Music
Technology
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What’s good
about it?
What’s bad
about it?
Technology
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Good
Bad
Technology
Good
Bad
``
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Technology
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Home
Work
Technology
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Home
Work
Technology
Home
Work
``
``
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Name 1 good thing and 1 bad thing about the technology
Good
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Bad
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How to turn off your computer
Which order do you click to turn off the computer?
Write 1, 2 or 3 in the boxes beside the pictures
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HOW TO TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER
Click the ‘Start’ button – bottom left of the screen.
Click ‘Turn Off Computer’
1. Click ‘Turn Off’ - the computer will switch
itself off
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Storing information on computers
Good
Lots of documents can be kept in one
place
You can find your work fast if it is
stored right
It is easy to share with others
Easy to back up info
Work does not fade like paper
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True
False
Internet
Good
Loads of info
Very fast way to pay bills
Use anywhere
Use it to learn
Buy things
For fun
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True
False
Shut down Windows 8
To shut the PC down Click on
Then click
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The Desktop
Fill in the blanks
This is called the ------- it is the first screen
you when the computer has finished starting
up.
These are all
called -----
This is called the
------ -------------
What applications are listed here?
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Keyboard
Fill in the blanks using the words below:
Caps lock
Delete
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Shift key
Space bar
arrows
number pad
backspace Key
The Desktop Windows 8
icons
On/Off
and
Search
This is the screen you
get to if you click on
the arrow on at the end
of the 1st screen when
the computer starts
up.
These are called
icons. Some are
also Apps like the
apps you have on
your phone
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What is it called?
Microsoft word
What is it?
Word processing
application
What is it used for?
It is used for creating
documents like letters,
and posters etc.
Microsoft Excel
It is a spreadsheet
application
It is used for accounts
Internet explorer
It is a web browser
It is used for accessing
websites on the
internet
Google Chrome
It is a browser and
Search engine
It is used to search
the internet for
information
It is the Recycle Bin
It is where deleted
files go
Mozilla Firefox
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It is a web browser
It is used for accessing
websites on the
internet
Put a √ in the box under the right icon
What it’s for
Access to the
Internet
Writing
Letters
Making cards
etc.
Accounts
Trash
Search engine
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Identify common information/symbols
What do these mean?
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
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Name the parts of the laptop
Choose from the following to name the parts of the computer:
VDU
Printer
Scanner
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Disk Drive
Name the parts of the computer
Choose from the following to name the parts of the computer:
Printer
Scanner
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Monitor
Box
Modem
How to Microwave
Step 1: Make sure the microwave is plugged in.
Step 2: Put the food into the
microwave.
Step 3: Set the time you want to cook for and press go
Step 4: Take the food out. Be very careful
Put in order
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How to photocopy
1.
Make sure there is paper in the machine
2. Stack the papers neatly
3. Put the copies on the glass with the
print down
4. Pick the number of copies you need.
5. Press start.
Take your copies from the machine
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Put in order
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September 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS
The Keyboard
Fill in the blanks
Sara Kelly
Introduction to Computers
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We will look at the following:
• Types of computers
• Elements of a computer system
• Hardware/Software
• Input/Output
• Storage Terms
• Everyday uses for computers
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What is a computer?
A computer is a programmable machine. This
means it can carry out a programmed list of
instructions and respond to new instructions
that it is given.
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How a computer works
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Is this the first computer?
Or this?
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We have moved from this
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To this
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even this!!!!
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Types of computers
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Input devices
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Output Devices
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Hardware
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Software
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What do we use computers for
everyday?
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Kilobyte, megabyte, gigabytes everywhere but what
do they mean?
What are units of storage?
Computer memory is measured in BYTES.
A single digit 0 or 1 is called a Bit.
8 bits
1 KB kilobyte
1 MB megabyte
1 GB gigabyte
1 TB terabyte
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=
=
=
=
=
1 byte (e.g. can represent the letter A)
1,024 bytes thousand)
1,024,000 bytes (million)
1,024,000,000 bytes (thousand million)
1,099,511,627,776 bytes (billion)
Introduction to the Internet
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What is the internet?
The Internet is a worldwide network of
computers.
It includes the World Wide Web.
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What's the difference between the Web and
the Net?
The Web and the Internet are two
totally different things.
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The Internet
The Internet is a world wide network of
computers, linked mostly by telephone lines.
When you send an email or make a call using
Skype, you're using the Internet.
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The Web
The Web is just one of many applications that can run on the
Internet. It is the worldwide collection of text pages, digital
photographs, music files, videos, and animations you can
access over the Internet.
You need to have a web browser on your computer to search
the web e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google
Chrome
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What do I need to get online?
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What do I need to get online?
To connect to the internet you need the
following:
1.
2.
3.
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A modem wired or wireless
A computer or device with necessary software
An account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
What do I need to get online?
Wired or Wireless?
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What do I need to get online?
Dial-up and landline broadband are examples of
wired connections.
Wi-Fi and satellite which are examples of wireless
connections
Wired connection – means you have to have a cable
to connect the computer to the internet
Wireless connection – does not need a cable to get
a connection between a computer and the
internet
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Wi-Fi or Dial-up?
Internet Service Providers
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What do I need to get online?
Smart Phones
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What do I need to get online?
PCs Tablets &
Laptops
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What do I need to get online?
Tablets and
PDA’s
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What do I need to get online?
Software - Search engines
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What do I need to get online?
Browsers
Internet Explorer
Safari
Opera
Mozilla Firefox
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Google Chrome
What can I use the internet for?
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E-commerce
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E-learning
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Egovernment
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Social Media
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