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Course Name: Beginners Course to Computers & The Internet
Course Code(s): TTT/L1/CI
Duration: Half day course
Who should attend this course?
This course is for anyone who has basic computing knowledge but wants to know more about how a computer works, how to manage and maintain their computer, concepts of the internet, basic networking and security. Ever wondered what a router is? Why do people write viruses? How do I keep my computer clean? How do I change my desktop picture, or my homepage? Where is the internet stored?
Why should I attend this course?
At the end of the course you will understand the concepts of how computers work, how to maintain your computer, how computers interact with the internet, how to be aware of internet threats and scams, understand basic networking and wireless concepts, and understand how everthing connects together to share information.
Course Content
Beginners Course to Computers & The Internet

Computers - how do they work?

Hard drive, memory, processor, motherboard, operating system.

Windows - how to manage your system?

Control Panel
Installing & uninstalling programs
Changing your background
Changing your internet settings (homepage, search engine, tabs)

Housekeeping

Disk Cleanup
Defragmenting
Internet Cache cleanup
Preventing unwanted addons from being installed when installing a program/update
Windows update

Security

Antivirus, Antispyware, Antimalware, Antispam, etc (concepts)
Reasons for malware (money)
Firewall - what to do when your firewall notifies you that a program is trying to access the internet (or access your computer). Windows firewalls. The Windows Security Centre.

Basic Networking

Your computer and it's link to the internet
The router - what does it do? Manage the connections between computers and the internet. Each computer is assigned an address by the router called an IP address. The router then recognises which requests come from which computers and manages them accordingly.
What is a modem? Like a radio, it picks up the broadband signal and translates it into code which is understood by a computer.
What is wireless? How does it work?

The Internet

What is it?
Where is it?
Who created it?
Why does it get slow?
How do the broadband providers connect you to it?
What is a website?
What are the threats on the internet?
What is web2.0
What is HTTP?
What is cloud computing?
What's next for the internet?

 

 

 

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