BEGINNER'S TOPICS: TURNING THE COMPUTER ON

I’M AFRAID I’LL BREAK IT!

OR    

WHY I DON’T TOUCH THE COMPUTER!

                                                      NOT TO WORRY--READ ON . . .

      First of all, you won’t break it!!! Computers are made to survive most
      mishaps, so fear not.  The worst you can do is delete a file and that can
      be fixed.

      If you look at a computer, you will see that it has 5 components.  They all
      work together to make using the computer easy.  The five parts are:

               

      All of these make up the computer and are called computer hardware.   
      Inside the cpu or what most people call the computer is computer intelligence.  
      This intelligence is called software and you can add more intelligence or
      software to the computer when you want to do different types of work.

        When you have time, look at a computer and try to identify its main parts. 
      They are again:

     1.   the monitor;

     2.   the keyboard;

     3.   the mouse;

     4.   the cpu—central processing unit;

     5.   the printer.

  You will not be able to see the software (intelligence) since that is inside
   the computer.  

  Once you have identified the parts of the computer, it’s time to turn them on.
   The monitor and the cpu have a push button on the front.  Just push it in. 
   The printer has a button on the top.  Push that in.  You should hear some
    noises—this is normal.  If a picture comes onto the monitor, you have been
   successful. 

   Congratulations!!!  You have just finished Beginner's Topics:
   Turning Your Computer On.