INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS & INTERNET

User Training Provided By

Healthcare Information Resources Centre / HIRC

Tobago Regional Health Authority / TRHA

Scarborough Regional Hospital

Tel:  868-639-5921 / Ext. 168

Email:  trhahirc@tstt.net.tt

Website:  www.rhatobago.org/hirc.htm

 

 

 

1.     COMPUTERS BASICS

 

FUNCTION X TUTORIALS (Microsoft Windows)

http://www.functionx.com/windows/Lesson01.htm

http://www.functionx.com/windows/Lesson04.htm

§        File Processing  (Hard Drives, Flash Drives, Disc Management, Saving Documents, Creating A Folder, File Management)

http://www.functionx.com/windows/Lesson14.htm

 

2.     GUIDELINES FOR USING HIRC COMPUTERS

 

3.     PRACTICE SESSION

 

§         New User:  http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/tutor/welcome.htm

§         Mouserobics:  http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html

 

      4.  INTERNET BASICS

 

FUNCTION X TUTORIALS (Microsoft Windows)

http://www.functionx.com/windows/Lesson07.htm

§         Computer Networks

§         Internetworking

§         A Browser (Title Bar, Main Menu, Toolbar, Address and Viewing Area)

§         Web Site and Web Page

§         Using The Internet (A Link)

§         Internet Search

§         Downloading

§         Electronic Mail (E-mail)

 

 

recommended tutorials FOR improvING your skills.

 

 

1.     AARP

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/basic_web/

Confused about the basics? This introductory topic will teach you everything you need to know about surfing the web. It starts with terms and techniques, and includes ways for troubleshooting common problems. There are 7 lessons, each made up of a series of short steps. Start at the beginning or pick any lesson link below.

1.      Understanding Basics

2.      Title, Menu, and Tool Bars

3.      Addresses/Address Bar

4.      Navigating Web Pages and Web Sites

5.      Printing

6.      Finding Things

7.      Handling Common Problems

 

     2.  Computer Technology Documentation Project:  Basic Computer Tutorial

http://www.comptechdoc.org/basic/basictut/

1.      Introduction

2.      Computer Data

3.      Computer Hardware

4.      Hardware and Software

5.      What is a Network

6.      What is the Internet?

7.      Operating Systems

 

3. INTUTE  VIRTUAL TRAINING SUITE

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/

Provides free Internet tutorials for each of the major healthcare provider groups and includes links to

extensive “Best-Of-The-Web” listings of resources for education and research.

 

4.     COMPUTER INTERNET TUTORIALS (Public Library Anniston …)

http://www.anniston.lib.al.us/computerinternettutorial.htm

Includes an extensive set of links and tutorials on Computer Basics, Computer Programs and Internet.

 

 

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