Computer Lab Notes for Campus Labs

If you are running this tutorial in a computer lab and want to practice the concepts that you are reading/learning/studying about, you need to be aware there are certain things that you WILL NOT be able to do. The blocked operations are listed below by lesson.

• Lesson 1 - What are the Parts of a Computer?
  • Proper shut down and boot up procedures for both Macintosh and Windows computers is discussed in this lesson. DO NOT shutdown and boot up the computers in the lab. If for some reason your computer becomes inoperable, please ask a lab assistant for help.
  • The computers in all computer labs do not have speakers.
• Lesson 2 - Operating System and Desktop
  • DO NOT shutdown and/or reboot the computers in the lab. If for some reason your computer becomes inoperable, please ask a lab assistant for help.
• Lesson 4 - Icons
  • Macintosh - Folders and aliases can only be created on edshare or any portable storage device. The only storage device available to you will be edshare or any portable storage device. The printer icon will not be found on the desktop.
  • Windows - Folders and shortcuts can only be created on edshare or any portable storage device. The only storage device available to you will be edshare or any portable storage device. You will not be able to open the Printers Folder.
• Lesson 5 - Menus:
  • If you need help locating a particular application and cannot find it, ask a lab assistant.
• Lesson 6 - File Management:
  • Macintosh - The Find dialog box is called Find File not Sherlock, but it basically works the same. If you need help, contact a lab assistant. Moving, copying, naming, deleting, creating folders and aliases will be limited to items on your floppy disk. Remember, CD ROM's are not permitted in the lab. You will not be able to add items to the Apple Menu.
  • Windows - Moving, copying, renaming, deleting, creating folders and shortcuts will be limited to items on your floppy disk. You will not be able to add items to the Start Menu.
• Lesson 8 - Maintenance and Help
  • Macintosh - If the computer stalls, ask a lab assistant for help. You will not be able to allocate RAM. Do not reboot the computers. If you think you need to run Disk First Aid on your floppy disk, ask for help. The Help Menu will look a little different than the images shown in this tutorial. Even though they look different they should be self explanatory, but if you need help ask.
  • Windows - If the computer stalls, ask a lab assistant for help. Do not reboot the computers. You will not be able to run ScanDisk. If you think you need to run ScanDisk on your floppy disk, ask for help. The help section for the Windows operating system should closely match the Windows computers in the lab. If for some reason you get lost and need help, ask.