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I present to your attention the best, in my opinion, at the moment tutorial for working on a computer in Windows 7. I don't even know how to describe it. It contains everything - from the little things, the basics of working on a computer, to a description of the system settings. You will learn how to install Windows 7, customize the system for yourself, and use all kinds of built-in Windows 7 tools.
In short, the entire system is described in full, in detail and intelligibly. In addition, popular programs are described: Word and Excel in detail. And all this with illustrations and examples. I highly recommend you check it out. It would probably take me half a year to create such a guide about Windows 7. Huge respect and respect to the author of this creation - Sergei Vavilov!
To open this tutorial you will need PDF reader. I recommend using Foxit Reader.
I can also recommend you another excellent tutorial “ Computer for beginners» from Alexey Lebedev. Perhaps it will be even better than described above. I just found it later. I highly recommend checking it out - you won’t regret it, I assure you.
I I described this book in a separate article, you can take a look at what it will give you before deciding to download.
Don't let it scare you big size books - the link is not from Letitbit and downloads very quickly.
An excellent book by Evgeny Khokhryakov about computer security.
All the nuances of protecting your computer from any threats are revealed. Naturally, with examples and pictures. The quality is simply amazing.
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Greetings, dear blog visitors. Dmitry Smirnov, author of this blog, is in touch with you as always. In this article I want to tell you about how to learn a computer, actually how to learn to work on a computer and what you need for this!
With the beginning of the 21st century, people have become much more active in using various types of technology. Most devices are extremely easy for a person to master, but as for computers, this is another more complex issue. Children master new computers and gadgets the fastest, and this happens because they don’t fool themselves for a long time by reading various literature. Kids want to touch and press everything in practice, and in the course of such explorations they learn what and how to do. Adults take this issue more seriously; they are afraid to experiment in order to avoid equipment breakdowns and other unpleasant moments. Every adult, and especially old man wants to know how to learn to work on a computer quickly and, most importantly, without financial investments. By the way, in the last article I wrote about
The process of learning computer literacy at first glance seems very difficult; older people consider this an unattainable goal for themselves. Opening the manual for this technical device everyone immediately begins to get scared by the complex and incomprehensible terminology, but it turns out it’s not so scary.
If you examine in detail the supporting literature in the form of an application manual, you will realize that names and terms that are incomprehensible to humans indicate a part of a computer or software. If any term is not clear in the instructions, you can always find step by step guide with detailed explanations in the form of drawings.
When a person has understood the instructions, turned on the computer, he needs to learn how to work on it - type texts, launch various programs, work on the Internet and engage in both creating and storing multimedia files.
A beginner will be able to see the first hints directly on the monitor. Many icons and pictograms due to their appearance They give a person a specific hint, an exact indication of what is hidden behind them. For example, if an image of a note is viewed in a small picture, a person will guess that he is dealing with a music player, and not with the settings menu. The same settings can be displayed on the icon as wrench. This story repeats itself with almost every program on the desktop.
When a person starting to work with a computer has intuitively figured out what is hidden behind which image, it’s time to check it in practice. Here the question arises of how to do this, because with so many buttons you won’t always understand which one you need to press.
The keyboard is a good thing, but in in this case it is necessary to do without her participation. That's what a computer mouse is for. To direct the cursor - the arrow - to the desired object, you need to scroll the small wheel located on the mouse between two buttons. By moving the cursor to the object that needs to be opened, you can immediately see on the monitor the name of the object or text indicating its purpose.
In order to open the desired object, you need to double-click on the mouse button located on the right side. After opening the program, many stop there, not knowing how to work with it. But it's actually not that difficult. Almost every program or game has a step-by-step explanation of how to use it.
The main condition for quickly mastering the nuances of computer literacy is to perform all actions independently without outside help. Having learned to work with software, many cannot master printing skills for a very long time. At the beginning it is difficult to even find a letter on the keyboard. To learn this quickly, you don’t need to read any literature or ask anyone.
In order to learn to type, there are online simulators that stimulate a person’s observation skills and are able to concentrate his attention on a specific object or symbol. This is done very quickly and a person, without noticing it, very quickly gets used to the keyboard layout, even despite it he knows where everything is. This way you can easily type with both hands.
Nowadays, there are many online training courses, but in most cases they are all paid. In order not to spend money on training from the Internet, you can download special applications absolutely free. Thanks to such small, simple programs, you can quickly learn to work with relevant software, presentations, text documents and discover other fascinating possibilities of the computer mechanism.
Thinking about how to learn to work on a computer, you can come to the conclusion that this is quickly done with the help of screenshots - screenshots of the same computer, which show what and how to do. A person sees a screenshot of the screen and the actions taking place on it, thanks to this he focuses on his computer and tries to do the same. If there is a reason to be afraid that your own actions will not be remembered, you can take a screenshot yourself - this is done by pressing a special button on the keyboard.
Working on a computer only at first glance seems complicated and incomprehensible, but in fact everything is extremely simple and you can get used to it very quickly. The main thing in the learning process is the availability of daily practical exercises, because without them, even the most understandable courses and programs will not be able to help anyone.
The younger generation masters computer technology very quickly thanks to their courage and willingness to experiment - this is exactly what older people lack and becomes a mechanism that slows them down.
Drawing conclusions on the topic of how to learn to work on a computer, we can say the following - rapid learning depends on a person’s assertiveness and his readiness for new experiments. In life, everything almost always seems difficult and unattainable, but when you soberly assess the situation and get closer to the problem, it will turn out to be a funny little thing. It’s the same with a computer – don’t be scared complex terms And large quantity unfamiliar programs, if you open them all one by one and try to work in a couple of days, you can become a computer pro.
Now you know how to learn a computer!
HOW TO LEARN TO WORK ON A COMPUTER IN TWO HOURS
Can a common person master a computer in two hours? Surely the majority will answer this question in the negative. I have a different opinion. If children begin to play with a computer as soon as they can walk, then why do many middle-aged and older people have difficulty mastering this complex household tool? I believe that the reason for this is the lack of a professional approach to the computer training system.
Ordinary people from post-Soviet powers, the basis of their knowledge was laid back in Soviet times, I’m just used to thinking in other categories. Their consciousness has a different terminology, they are used to thinking by other criteria (more precisely, by other templates). What happens when they pick up any book on computers? The first thing they encounter is obscure terms that mean even less clear categories. Interface, modem, processor, controller, etc. - all this scares away and discourages anyone from taking up computer skills. And sometimes these terms even have multiple meanings (for example, the word “processor” as such, and the same word in the phrase “word processor” already have different meanings). Are children really learning computers with the help of these tedious technical books and memorizing these incomprehensible terms? Yes, of course not. For them, a computer is a toy that needs to be played with according to certain rules (the word algorithm is still unclear to many of them).
Let me start with the fact that I needed to teach my father, who is 87 years old, to play chess on his own with a computer. To do this, I wrote instructions that formed the basis of this article. In addition, I have a friend who is afraid of the computer like fire, and any suggestion to use the computer triggers a defensive reaction in him, and he immediately declares, “I don’t need that.” Therefore, I decided to post on the website the instructions that I wrote for my 87-year-old father, and with which he could easily use my computer.
The purpose of this article is to help middle-aged and older people, and possibly children, master this incomprehensible thing - a computer in a few hours. I say again, if you have reached my site, then you do not need this article. But on the other hand, your younger brother, father or friend, for whom you naturally do not have time, may need it.
To learn how to use a computer (as they say now, to master a computer at the level of a novice user), you need to learn to do four things:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Launch the program you need (it’s best to start with a simple game). In most cases, application programs installed on your computer are indicated by a small image (pictogram or icon) that is reflected (highlighted, you can call it whatever you want) on the computer desktop (you will find the concept of this term below, but don’t get too hung up on it for now) .
3. Turn off the program you are running. This operation is called “close the program”.
4. Turn off the computer.
First, let's look at a few concepts. Apparently, I also cannot do without theory; this is probably how we, people of the older generation, are structured. But I assure you, the theory will not take more than five minutes and, perhaps, will help some people master the computer faster. What is a computer? This is a thing that usually consists of a small box (it's called a system unit) and a screen (it's called a monitor). It happens that both the system unit and the monitor are combined with each other. Then such a computer, depending on its size, can be called a laptop, netbook, tablet, smartphone, communicator, or something else. The image that appears on the monitor screen after turning on the computer and after all transient processes have completed is called the desktop (see Fig. 1). everything that is shown in Fig. 1 is the desktop. Of course, the desktop images may differ for each computer.
Elements of Fig. 1 that are necessary for the first lesson: 1 - pictograms (icons) of programs; 2 - Solitaire game icon; 3 - Start button.
Any computer can only work with programs. Roughly speaking, programs are the rules by which a computer operates. If there are no rules, the computer will not work. Programs, in general, can be divided into two types. The first type is the operating system - this is the main program that is “put into” the computer so that it can work. The task operating system there is control of all other programs. The second type is application programs (roughly they can be called auxiliary programs), with the help of these programs specific tasks are performed on the computer (watching movies, photos, listening to music, playing various games etc.). Well, that’s probably all, the theory is over for today. Let's move on to practice.
In order to use the computer, you first need to turn it on. To do this on any computer, as well as on any household appliance or in any electronic toy, there is a special power button. Usually this button is located on the system unit. For your specific computer, you will find the location of this button in its operating instructions (description), or ask a more experienced friend, but be sure to remember where it is located, otherwise you will not be able to turn on your computer again.
After you turn on your computer, a cursor will appear on its screen (usually a small inclined arrow, but it can also be something else - a cross or a vertical line). Owners of tablets or smartphones do not have a cursor; its task is performed by your finger or a stylus (a special plastic stick). The cursor is controlled using the so-called mouse, moving which along a flat surface leads to the movement of the cursor on the desktop. The program you need is launched by hovering the cursor over the icon of this program and double-clicking (clicking or clicking) the left mouse button (LMB) while holding the cursor on the icon of the program you have chosen. The image that appears on the monitor after the completion of transient processes when starting the program is called the program window. In our case, I launched the Solitaire game, using the corresponding icon (see 2 Fig. 1), selecting it from many other icons (see 1 Fig. 1) and received the Solitaire program window Fig. 2. How to work with a specific program is another question, and perhaps in my other lessons for beginners, I will try to describe this process for the most popular programs. In order to launch a program, owners of tablets (smartphones, etc.) need to touch the icon of the required program with a stylus (or finger).
So, in the screenshot of Fig. 2 (by the way, the screenshot is taken using a special program designed specifically for this purpose) shows the popular game “solitaire”, which you can learn to play by consulting with a computer user of any level, at least with your neighbor as a boy. Why do I recommend starting to learn a computer with a game? Yes, because it will not be so tedious, you will quickly learn how to operate the mouse and will be able to master the first basics of the process of communicating with a computer.
To turn off your computer, just hover over the Start button on your desktop and click once left button mouse while holding the cursor on this button. The “Start” button is a small picture in the lower left corner (see 3 Fig. 1), it can have the shape of a circle, like mine, or a rectangle. It depends on the operating system that is on your computer. After you click the start button (left-click with the cursor hovering over the “Start” button), depending on your computer, you will see a small window (Fig. 3), in which you must select “Shut down” (or “Turn off the computer”) (see 1 Fig. 3). If you move the cursor over it (on this inscription) and press the left mouse button, the computer will turn off after a while. Please note that on your computer the image in Fig. 3 may differ from mine, but you still need to look for the words “Shut down” or “Turn off the computer”. I also want to draw your attention to the fact that the “Start” button is not the button with which you turned on the computer, that button is real and is called the power button, and this drawn one is called the “Start” button. It would probably be more correct to call this button the Power Off button (although it has other purposes).
If you did all this on your own, congratulations, you can already be classified as a novice user.
I intentionally missed one point in these instructions. This is shutting down the program you are running. For most programs this is not necessary, but there are programs in which it is necessary to save the current settings so as not to start the work (game) all over again. But the order in which parameters are saved is individual for each program, and the order in which this operation is performed must be considered when studying a particular program. And to turn off (end) a program, it is usually enough (this applies to most, but still not all programs) to point at the white cross in the red rectangle, which is located in the upper right corner of the program window (see 1 Fig. 2) and press the left mouse button. And it would be nice if the user made it a habit to close all programs he was running, although, I repeat, this is not necessary.
Itsenko Alexander Ivanovich
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