DigLit-CH02-pt03-SettingUpAComputer

Replaces mouse click, allows tapping, swiping, and onscreen keyboard for text entry.

• Keyboard layout
• Pointing device
• Touchscreen usage
• Save disks and manuals

Moves the onscreen pointer and includes operations like click, double-click, right-click, and drag.

• Operating system
• Input device
• Pointing device
• Optical drive

Key combinations to perform actions, often involving the Windows key.

• Keyboard layout
• Drop-down menus
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Pointing device

Includes function keys, modifier keys, Windows key, arrow keys, numeric keypad, and positioning keys.

• Keyboard layout
• Pointing device
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Touchscreen usage

Created during the setup process, can be standard or administrator level with different authorities.

• Setup process
• Folder options
• Network and sharing center
• User accounts

Press the power button to load the operating system automatically.

• Starting up
• Signing in
• Save packing materials
• Pointing device

Keep all disks and instruction manuals in a safe place for potential future use.

• Save disks and manuals
• Pointing device
• User accounts
• Setup process

Select a user account and enter the password if required, depending on the operating system.

• Signing in
• Starting up
• Pointing device
• Setup process

Carefully remove the computer from its packing materials, being cautious with a knife to avoid damaging it.

• User accounts
• Setup process
• Unpack the computer
• Save packing materials

For a desktop PC, connect the monitor to a VGA or DVI port, and the keyboard and mouse to USB ports.

• Shutting down options
• Connect monitor, keyboard, and mouse
• Save disks and manuals
• Setup process