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`You learned how to swim. You learned how to ride a bike.
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`Now you’re going to learn how to use a computer. It's that simple.
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`System Unit
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`A motherboard
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`§ A central processing unit (CPU)
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`0 Storage devices
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`Figure 1-12 A typical system unit, from the front, side, and back.
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`You may encounter references to a system unit as “the CPU" (an
`abbreviation for central processing unit). This is technically incorrect,
`however, because the term CPU identifies only the main processor chip on
`a PC’s motherboard—not the whole system unit.
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`Motherboard
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`The motherboard, sometimes called a mainéortm’,
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`The central processing unit (CPU) is the core component in a PC (see Figure 1-14),
`Sometimes referred to as the “brain” of the computer, the CPU interprets and carries
`our instructions, performs all computations, and controls the
`devices connected to the PC. There area variety of CPUs available.
`on the market. A well—known company is Intel®, which produces
`the Pentium® and Celeron® processors. Anorhe‘r company is
`AMD®, which produces the Athlon and Duron processors. In- most
`cases, CPUs From Intel or AMD can be used with Microsoft
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`operating systems.
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`Figure 1-14 A CPU not connected to the motherboard.
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`PC Basics will show you how to:
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`1:. Learn how to organize and
`customize your computer
`- Create folders and subfolders
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`- Create shortcuts to files,
`folders, drives and programs
`0 Select, move, copy, delete,
`rename and search for files
`0 Troubleshoot basic problems ‘
`with monitors and printers
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`- Explore the capabilities of
`recordable disc drives in
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`playing audio CDs and DVDs.
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