Information Technology (Intermediate 1) D01D 10

Lesson 1

Your tutor will organise you into pairs for this task.

1. Working in pairs, name the following parts of the computer. Ask your tutor if there are any you are unsure of:

NB. This task could not be converted to a web page - see your tutor for a paper copy!

Task 2

Close down the computer and log on. You will need to log on individually, using your ID number from your student card (e.g. 10012345) as the username. Your password is Stow followed by the year of your birth, e.g. Stow1981.

When you log in for the first time, you will need to choose your own password. This should be 8 letters long and should have a capital letter and a number, e.g. Password1.

Passwords

Passwords are an important part of using a computer. Computers can be used to store personal information – for example, bank account details – which should only be seen by certain people. Your college password is important because your internet use is monitored. The college allow you to use the internet for study purposes – e.g. researching an essay, or looking at university websites. You are not allowed to play games, use instant messenger or look at illegal or offensive material. If you are caught looking at illegal or offensive material (e.g. pornography) on a college PC, you are in breach of the college rules and may be removed from your course.

Your computer username and password belong to you and no one else – you should treat them the same way as your PIN card from the bank. If you let someone else use your username and password and they abuse them, you are responsible. Make sure you log off the PC each time you leave the lab so that no one else can access the internet using your user name.

Task 3

Working in your pairs again, show each other how to do the following tasks. You should take it in turns and both should do each task! Help each other out if you get stuck, or ask your tutor.

1. Go to start and open Microsoft Word.

2. Open My Computer and find your personal storage space.

3. Go to start and open the calculator.

4. Open the internet and go to www.socialscience.uk.com

5. Post a message on the social science discussion board.

Task 4

What might we use computers for? Think about how you have used computers in the past, how you might use them at college and how you might use them in a care-related job.

Work in your pairs or small groups and come up with as many ideas as you can. Keep this sheet in a folder as we will return to it in future weeks.

Computers can be used for: