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How Stuff Works: PCs

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm

When you mention the word "technology," most people think about computers. Virtually every facet of our lives has some computerized component. The appliances in our homes have microprocessors built into them, as do our televisions.

FactMonster: How Do Computers Work?

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774696.html

To accomplish a task using a computer, you need a combination of hardware, software, and input.

FastChip: How Computers Work

http://www.fastchip.net/howcomputerswork/p1.htmlThis is a tutorial web book that explains how a computer works, concentrating on how the microprocessor and main memory work.

Basic Mac Anatomy

http://www.olemiss.edu/online/mac_basics.html

Basic components of Macintosh computers and fundamental skills, tips for organizing and using the Mac, and keyboard shortcuts.

Help Using the Computer

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listcomputerhe1.html

Information about buying a computer, the difference between a MAC and a PC, basic functions like opening, saving and printing a file.

Click and Learn: What's Inside a Computer?

http://www.kids-online.net/learn/c_n_l.html

Click on part of the computer to learn what you are looking at.

A History of Computers

http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm

Take a cruise through history to discover some of the key developments that have brought us to our present state of computing, including the development of numbers, the introduction of mechanical aids to calculation, the evolution of electronics, and the impact of electronics on computing.

History of Computers

http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html

History of Computers: Part 1 & Part 2 are a compiled directory of computer history links for students and researchers.

Generations of Computers

http://doit.ort.org/course/hardware.htm

Information about computer and their history.

Triumph of the Nerds

http://www.pbs.org/nerds/index.html

Learn in vivid detail how youthful amateurs, hippies and self-proclaimed nerds accidentally changed the world.

Basic Computer Operations

http://www.wcu.edu/ccenter_inf/CatOnline/Basics/

Basic computer operations for MAC and Windows. Includes how to open and save a document, printing and navigation.

My Computer My Way

http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/myway/

How you can adapt your computer to suit your special needs.

Assistive Computer Technology

http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=11114&deep=2&trail=22

Products to allow people with disabilities to use desktop and laptop computers and other kinds of information technology.

Dave's Guide to Buying a Home Computer

http://www.css.msu.edu/PC-Guide/PC-Guide1.cfm

Sets out the important questions to consider when buying a computer.

Build Your Own PC

http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/

Having built the system yourself, you become very familiar with that system and with computers in general.

Build Your Own Personal Computer

http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/

Follow our step-by-step guide to help you build your own PC.

Lessons

The Journey Inside

http://www.intel.com/education/journey/

Learn about the technologies, processes, and methods that make your computer and the Internet work.

Computer Lessons for Kids

http://www.kidsandcomputers.com/kids/lessons/lesson1.htm

Set of lesson plans for introducing computers and how they work.

Computers Inside Out

http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/computer/lesson/comp_les1.html

Information and worksheets related to computer terms.

Computer Basics

http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/lessonintro.htm

The lessons in this Computer Basics section of Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101 explain a lot of the techno-babble that you hear about computers.

Computer Basics Sampler

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/samcomputerco1.html

Visit websites and answer computer related questions.

Scavenger Hunt: How Computers Work

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt002.shtml

What do you know about how computers work? Use the information you find at the Web site provided below to answer the questions on this page.

Computer Basics Crossword Puzzle

http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2000/curriculum/homeroommodules/compBasics/CBCrossword.htm

Test your knowledge of computers with this crossword puzzle.

Webquest: Computers

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/webcomputerkm.html

In this Webquest you will work in teams to research and then virtually buy a computer for yourself or your library.