Nt1310 Unit 7 Gadgets

1. Mouse- A mouse is an input device that connects to a computer. The mouse allows you to navigate on a computer. On the mouse, there is a left click, a right click and a scroll. The left click allows you to open application on a computer. The rick click it gives you more options, and the scroll lets you scroll through websites and documents.

2. Keyboard- The keyboard is also an input device. There are many buttons on a keyboard that allow you to do different things. There are the main alphabet keys, number keys, and special function keys.

3. Motherboard- The motherboard is the circuit board inside the computer. It connects the CPU, RAM and other hardware together, and allows them to communicate with each other.

4. Storage Devices- Storage Devices are

Shutting down- You can shut down a computer by holding the power button until everything on the computer is off. The computer will not come back on until you hit the power button and power it on. If you had unsaved documents open when shutting down the computer, the computer will not save them.

26. USB- A USB or Universal Serial Bus is a storage device. The USB connects to a computer via a USB port, it then can transfer information to the computer, or the computer can transfer information to the USB. A USB can come in many different sizes, and can hold different amounts of information.

27. Save As- When you are typing a document and you want to save, go to file, and then Save as. Save As allows you to pick the name of the document, and the location where you want to save it. After you have hit Save As, every time you want to save the document you are working on you can either hit the small save button in the upper left corner, or you can hit Control S.

28. Command- A command it something you tell your computer to do. When you hit Control S, you are telling your computer to save the document you are working on. When you hit the Firefox icon on your computer, you are telling the computer to open