Operating the Microcomputer

Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement

University of California, Davis445.T 1

Software Necessary to Operate a Computer

• IBM or IBM clone: DOS (Disk Operating System).

• Macintosh: The Finder.

• Software for doing various jobs.

Operating the Microcomputer

Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement

University of California, Davis445.T 2

The General Keyboard

Shift Shift

Space Bar

Return

Control

Function Keys

EscapeDelete

Tab

Numbered Keys

Alphabet and Punctuation Keys

Control

Caps lock

Option Option

Operating the Microcomputer

Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement

University of California, Davis445.T 3

Diskette Do’s

• Write on label (your name, name of document).

• Use felt tip pens when writing on labels already on the diskette.

• Put labels directly on jacket.

• Keep diskettes dust-free and put them away properly everyday.

Operating the Microcomputer

Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement

University of California, Davis445.T 4

Diskette Don’ts !

• Erase labels already on diskettes.

• Allow diskettes to get too hot.• Touch the surface of the diskette through the

recording window.• Bend the diskette.• Smoke around diskette.• Write on the diskette with a ball point pen.• Eat or drink around the diskette.• Expose the diskette to magnetic field

Operating the Microcomputer

Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement

University of California, Davis445.T 5

File Management

• Saving Files

• Backing Up Files

• Copying Disks