SESSION 3: GETTING STARTED

Computer manual

Read the instructions and put them in the correct order:

 1.After you have connected the hardware (computer, monitor,keyboard, mouse, printer etc), you will need to install the systemsoftware on to your hard disk from a system disk or CD

2.You will then need to restart and your computer should boot automatically from the hard disk

3.The operating system is successfully installed, you can install your computer programs and other software

Activity:

Complete these definitions:

Hardware is the collection of physical elements that constitutes a computer system.

Software is the set of computer programs, procedures, rules, documentation and associated data as part of the operations of a computer system.

A mouse is a pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.

Boot means start a computer.