Brenda Holmes MSN/Ed, RNDistance Learning Specialist

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Terms you may need to know◦ Desk top: personal computer◦ Notebook: full featured PC that can easily be carried

around◦ Tablet PC: Portable device that can accept handwritten

input when the user touches the screen◦ Smart Phone: digital cellular phone with features such

as web browser, email capability, and more◦ Keyboard: a common input device that has symbols,

alphabets, numbers, function keys, punctuation, special keys

◦ Mouse: a input device that gives the ability to control the on-screen pointer by pointing and clicking. It rolls across a flat surface. Laptops and notebooks may have a flat surface where you

will use your fingers to control the movement of the mouse

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Terms◦ CD-ROM Drive: (compact disc-read only memory):

uses a laser to read information stored on a disc inserted into the drive. Ability to listen to music Ability to copy music, information to a disc

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Involved in nearly every aspect of healthcare◦ Managing schedules◦ Handling billings◦ Making patient diagnosis◦ Performing complex surgery◦ Health information◦ Documentation

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Electrical device that processes data, converting it into information that is useful

Single person use:◦ Desk top◦ Lap top◦ Note book◦ Handheld devices◦ Smart phones

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Common personal type of computer Allows people to do their job with greater efficiency and

ease Used to communicate, produce music, edit photographs

and videos, play games Preschoolers to nuclear physicist uses desktop for learning,

work, and play Too large to carry around Two common designs:

◦ Traditional: lies flat on the desktop◦ Vertically: allows user to place near monitor or on floor

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Function as a microcomputer

Known as mobile computer Mobile Fits easily in a briefcase Wireless Weight is usually less than

8 lbs.

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Known as PDA: personal digital assistant

No larger than a date small appointment book

Special application◦ Taking notes◦ Display phone numbers

and addresses◦ Track dates and agenda

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Compose of:◦ Internet capability◦ Texting◦ Games and other

applications◦ Data collections◦ Can perform power

points, calculations

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Cap lock: located to the left of the keyboard

Shift (2): under cap lock on the left and under enter on the right. ◦ Changes letter from

small caps to large caps

Special function keys

Escape key

Space Bar

Print Screen Key

Movement key

Numeric key pad

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A. Function keys B. Perform specific task C. Windows key. Start Window D. Numeric keypad E. Application key F. Arrow or direction key G. Navigation key

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Function Key◦ Press keys labeled F1 to F12 to perform actions in

programs System Key

◦ Is a system key in combination with Fn key to perform specific task

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Keyboard◦ Numbers are located

at the top of the letters

◦ Some may have other keys to the right

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Print Screen◦ To capture an image or document

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KEY FUNCTION

F1 a. Help key, almost every program will open the help screenb. Open the Task pane

F2 a. Commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or fileb. Alt + Ctrl +F2: opens new Microsoft Wordc. Ctrl + F2: displays the print preview window in

Microsoft Word

F2 a. Opens a search feature for many programsb. Shift + F3: change text in Word from upper case to

lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word

F4 a. Open find windowb. Repeat the last action performedc. Alt + F4: close the program current active in Windowsd. Ctrl + F4: close the open window within the current

active window in Windows

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KEYS FUNCTION

F5 a. Will refresh or reload the page or document windowb. Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft

Wordc. Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint

F6 a. Move the cursor t the address bar in Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox

b. Ctrl +Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document

F7 a. Used t spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs (Word, Outlook, etc.)

F8 Used to enter Windows startup menu; commonly use to get into Windows Safe Mode

F9 Opens the Measurement toolbar in Quark 5.0

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KEYS FUNCTION

F10 a. In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application

b. Shift + F10: same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file or internet link

F11 Full screen mode in all modern Internet browsers

F12 a. Open the save as window in Microsoft Word

b. Shift + F12: save the Microsoft Word document

c. Ctrl +Shift +F12: prints a document in Microsoft Word

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