Self-instruction manual for working on a computer. Free step-by-step computer training course
- you will get acquainted with the operating room windows system
- learn about software your computer
- learn to create, edit and delete folders and files
- learn to work in text word editor
- learn to add pictures, texts, tables, etc. to text documents.
- learn to work in excel
- you will learn to create tables, charts, graphs in Excel
- learn to work on the Internet
- you will understand all the intricacies of creating your own mailbox
- learn how to register and communicate on social networks
Upon completion of the course you will receive
Upon completion of the PC course for beginners, you will receive a certificate assigning a specialty:"Personal computer operator". Excel course - allows you to work with spreadsheets,
PowerPoint course - designed for creating presentations,
Access course - allows you to create and administer databases.
Where will you study?
Addresses of classrooms where classes on selected courses are held*:m. Kurskaya- main sales office, 4 computer classes, 3 theory classes, 2 design classes
m. Belorusskaya - theory class
m. Kuznetsky Most- beauty classes
m. Oktyabrskaya - computer classes, theory classes
m. Prospekt Mira - computer classes, theory classes
m. Pushkinskaya - beauty courses classes
m. Serpukhovskaya - computer classes, theory classes
m. Sokol - computer classes, theory classes
m. Taganskaya - computer classes, theory classes
m. Tretyakovskaya - beauty classes
(*Check the exact address of the audience with the organizer of the educational process)
On this page, all the lessons on the site are arranged exactly in the order in which we recommend taking them. Unfortunately, in at the moment There are gaps in the list of lessons that will definitely be filled. Topics on which there are already articles are links (highlighted in blue with an underline) - follow them and learn! The list does not include news and some articles (for example, on solving computer problems) because They are not useful for training, however, you will receive them if you subscribe to the newsletter.
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Course: Computer User - Basic Level
- What is a netbook
- What is an ultrabook
- What is a tablet
- What is a tablet phone
- USB port: what is it and what can be connected through it
- How to turn on the computer, what happens at this moment
- What is a driver? What is a graphical operating system shell
- Computer desktop.
- Mouse, cursor, how to use the mouse.
- What is a shortcut, file, program, folder.
- Basic file types. What is an extension
- What's happened hard drive and how it works ( On publication)
- Computer hard drive, partitions.
- Keyboard. How to work with her. Create a text file.
- Start menu, what's in it
- Turning off the computer. ( In progress)
- What is sleep mode and when to use it
- What is standby mode and when to use it
- Install the program. The main stages of installing any program. Where it will appear, how to find where it is installed, how to find it in the Start menu.
- We are working with the program. Standard program elements: settings, drop-down menu, quick access panel.
- Create a shortcut. All ways.
- How to view the characteristics of your computer.
- Computer screen. Resolution, settings, change the desktop theme.
- How to install a device driver. Where to download the driver if it is not installed automatically. ( In progress)
- Computer startup. How to disable a program from startup. How to disable autoloading in the program itself. ( In progress)
- What is an archive? Working with the archiver program
- How to open a video on a computer
- How to open e-book(.pdf .djvu .pdf) ( In progress)
- How to open a presentation
- How to open a document (.doc, .docx, .fb2)
- How to find out what video card I have
- Blue Screen of Death - what is it?
- What is BIOS and what is it for?
- How to open.pdf
- How to open.mkv
- How to open.djvu
- On-screen keyboard - what is it and what is it for?
- How to change the language on your computer
- Hotkeys Windows 7.8
- How to increase font size on computer
Course: Computer Security
- How to set a password on Windows
- How to come up with a complex password
- How to protect your Google account
- What is antivirus
- What is a firewall
- How to block pop-ups
- How to Make File Extensions Visible in Windows
- How to protect yourself on the Internet using the WOT extension
- Review of Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Course: Computer programs
- Punto Switcher
- Alarm clock on computer
- Program for creating videos from photos
Course: Google Services
Course: Computer User: Intermediate Level
- How to create virtual machine(virtual computer)
- How to transfer old photos to computer
- How to put a password on a folder
- How to clean the Windows registry
- How to enter BIOS
- How to format a hard drive
- How to defragment a hard drive.
Course: Laptop and Netbook User
- Features of working with a laptop and netbook
- Laptop, netbook device
- Laptop and netbook keyboard - operating features
- How to extend battery life
- What to do if your laptop (netbook) gets hot
- Computer stands: cooling and not so much.
- How to enable WiFi on a laptop
Course: Computer and near-computer devices
Course: Computer and child
- Is it necessary to limit time on the computer for children and how to do it correctly?
- What can a child learn using a computer?
- How to protect your child from adult sites
Course: Internet User - Basic Level
The main task of a computer is to provide the user with the most efficient performance of assigned tasks. Nowadays, many jobs require the ability to use hardware, but not everyone can handle it. This article will provide brief instructions on how to learn how to use a computer for free.
You will need
- computer;
- teaching aids;
- computer courses.
Instructions
- Learn to touch type (ten-finger touch typing method). In many cases, working at a computer involves typing, which is why it is important to type quickly without looking at the keyboard. People who master this method can type more than 300 characters per minute.
- Try to avoid the “poke method”, this path is very tortuous: many programs cannot be understood on an intuitive level.
- Make it a rule to read the built-in documentation for all distributions new to you. This way you can reduce the time spent studying programs and be able to work more productively.
- Remember the hotkey combinations and then use them in your work. They exist in almost all software.
- It's worth optimizing your virtual workspace. You can place shortcuts to the programs and folders that you use daily on your desktop.
- Structure the data stored on your hard drive. Text documents put them in some folders, photos in others, videos in a third. Make sure that finding the necessary information takes minimal time.
- If you realize that you are not very good at using a computer, you should hire a tutor or enroll in computer courses. computer literacy. This way you can get rid of the need to study from books and get the same amount of knowledge faster.
Please note
If you have managed to master a computer to the level of an ordinary user and want to study further, then you can study from books, you just need to avoid materials for beginners, since then you will have to filter more quantity unnecessary information. Give preference to books for advanced users or professionals.
Don’t be afraid to introduce a virus into your computer or break it, constantly study the unknown computer functions. Confidence is only half the battle.
If you decide to find a tutor or enroll in computer literacy courses, you don’t need to rely on them for everything: you should always take the initiative. Otherwise, you will automatically always wait for advice, and the necessary information will be more difficult to remember.
Video lessons
HOW TO LEARN TO WORK ON A COMPUTER IN TWO HOURS
Can an average 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, whose knowledge was laid back in Soviet times, are simply accustomed 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 can’t 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 main program, which 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 any electronic toy, there is a special power button. Typically this button is located on 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 special program, designed specifically for this purpose) presents the popular game “solitaire”, which you can learn to play by consulting with a computer user of any level, even with a neighbor 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 specific 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
This article belongs to the series of articles “ Computer training " or " Master a computer in two hours " Other articles from this series: