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Esc. Prim. "Vicente Guerrero Saldana"

Subject:

"Computing"
Student Name:
____________________________________

Name of Teacher:
____________________________________

Degree:________
Cluster:__________

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2019-2020 school year

Dear student
This activity book is a material that we will use to reinforce the
topics and tools worked on in the computer room. This year we
will work with new and very useful tools.
We, the teachers, give you a warm welcome and invite you to
explore and do fun and innovative activities.

We are waiting for you in every task…

With joy, effort and optimism, let us go through an excellent

2019-2020 school year together.

We start the task, enjoy it!

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Projects Menu 2019-2020

Project Description Tools P.
They will identify
the components of  Computer
The computer the computing  Activity book 6
1 and its parts system and
describe their
functions.

2 They will learn  INTERNET

Computer concepts basic computer  Activity book
concepts 16

3 They will learn the  Internet

elements of the  Activity book 19
Windows Elements Windows operating
and its operation system and master
the different ways
of programming its
functions.
4 They will learn to  Paint application
Paint Application create and edit in Windows
drawings in Paint,  Activity book 38
reinforcing mouse
handling.
5 They will learn how  Word pad
WordPad Application to use the basic application 54
word processor  Activity book
6
Microsoft Office Word They will learn how  MS Word 62
program to use the Windows  Activity book
program MS Word

7 Cut-out annexes 69

8 Glossary 71

9 Research 72

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In order to make the activities carried out in the media classroom more efficient and to ensure that
you make effective use of the facilities and computer equipment, the following regulations must be
followed to the letter:

1. Enter and leave the media room in an orderly manner, without shouting untimelyly, calling out loud,
whistling, or hitting.

2. Do not eat food, bring containers, drink liquids or throw garbage in the media room.

3. Respect the assignment of teams and coworkers that the teacher determines.

4. Wait for the teacher's instructions regarding the activities to be developed.

5. Be responsible for damages and losses, with full knowledge of the facts, that their actions or omissions
cause to students, equipment and belongings in the media classroom.

6. It is the responsibility of the students in general to maintain order and discipline within the media
classroom.

7. It is strictly forbidden to use the computer equipment for any activity that is not related to the class
(games, music, videos) unless the teacher deems otherwise.

8. Downloading, viewing or handling obscene or prohibited material is strictly prohibited.

9. It is the responsibility of the students in general to keep the media room, as well as all the equipment in
it, clean and in good condition.

10. Scratching or hitting work tables and chairs, as well as computer equipment, is prohibited.
11. It is forbidden to scratch or hit the monitors with a pencil, pen or any object that could damage the LCD
screen. As well as touching the screen with your hands.

12. It is strictly forbidden to install any type of software or games that could put the operating system of the
equipment at risk.

13. Documents, files or work should not be saved on computers; students must record and save their
work on their USB memory stick.

14. When it is necessary to use an academic video or listen to multimedia software, this will only be
done with the students' own headphones.

15. The media classroom reserves the right to access the computer equipment for those students who do
not comply with the provisions of this regulation and who cause damage to the packages installed on the
computers or on the network server, to the computer equipment (hardware), to the furniture or to the
facilities.

About the sanctions:

 Any breakdown or defect caused by negligence or carelessness, as well as failure to comply with
any of the points of this regulation, will be grounds for sanction by the school, which will be
empowered to suspend access or to force the person responsible to repair the damage suffered
by the equipment or furniture affected.
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''The computer is the device that helps us

write, draw, paint, do homework with the
calculator, we can also watch videos, listen to
music and play games."

 ACTIVITY: Color the computer and its parts in different colors.

 ACTIVITY: Identify and write the name of each part of the computer

With the computer we can do

our tasks.

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Hardware. They are all the elements that we can touch on

the computer, for example: the keyboard, the monitor and
the mouse. Also
There are internal elements such as the hard drive,
motherboard, etc.

 ACTIVITY: Glue the following hardware, cut them out from page 75.

 GLUE and DRAW the following

hardware.

Keyboar Monitor
d

Hard Drive

Mouse or mouse Motherboard

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Software. The software is the logical part of the computer,

it is represented by all the programs that the computer
runs. Eg. Windows, Paint, WordPad, Word, Excel, Power
Point, CorelDraw, etc.

 ACTIVITY: Circle the software.

 CIRCLE the
software.

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The monitor is an output device, whose purpose is to

display the information that has been entered with
the keyboard or mouse, this information can be
graphic or written.

The monitor has three parts: The screen, the selection Screen
buttons and the power button.

The image that appears on the

monitor is made up of tiny dots
called pixels.

Selection
buttons

Power
button

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The keyboard is a component of the computer that allows us to

enter information for processing; it can be letters, numbers
and/or special characters.

 ACTIVITY: Search on Google for "the keyboard and its parts" and
color the image as shown.

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The keyboard contains important keys that we will

work with in all programs.

 ACTIVITY: Complete the missing keys, identify them and copy them
from the computer keyboard.

 ACTIVITY: Match the keys according to their function with a line.

It allows us to erase misspelled

words from right to left.

Give us blank spaces

It is used to execute the most obvious

process Search, Send, Enter, etc.

Allows you to advance more quickly

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The central unit or CPU is the main part of the

computer where the information is stored and
processed.

 ACTIVITY: Outline the name of the visible parts of the CPU

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 ACTIVITY: COLOR the mouse and OUTLINE the word

Scroll. It is used to advance

Left button. It is used pages, also to zoom in or
to accept an action. out on objects.

Mouse body

Right button. It is
used to open direct
options of the
programs.

 ACTIVITY: PAINT the mouse button according to the action being performed.
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 ACTIVITY: COMPLETE the following crossword puzzle of the computer parts,

writing down the corresponding letter in each box and copying them from the
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1. SPEAKERS
2. KEYBOARD
3. DISK
4. MICROPHONE
5. SCANNER
6. CAMERA
7. PRINTER
8. SCREEN
9. HARD DRIVE
10. USB
11. MOUSE

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The Windows operating system is the first program you

will see when you turn on your computer. It will monitor the
proper functioning of the internal and external elements of
the computer.

 ACTIVITY: Read and answer the following Windows crossword puzzle

COMPUTER, RESTORE,
DESKTOP, CLOSE,
BACKGROUND, CUSTOMIZE,
MINIMIZE, HOME

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The Windows desktop is what gives us access to

programs, files, creating icons, shortcuts and any
action we want to perform.

 ACTIVITY: Search for an image of the Windows desktop on Google and fill in
the boxes.

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 ACTIVITY: Find the words on the right in the word search on the left.

 ACTIVITY: OUTLINE the words

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 ACTIVITY: Cut out the following elements from page 76 and paste them
where appropriate

Home
button

Taskbar

Recycle bin
Equipme Internet Explorer
nt

 ACTIVITY: WRITE on the lines the underlined words Computer, Start button and
Internet Explorer.

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To further organize the operation of icons, they

can be sorted by name, size, type.

 ACTIVITY: To organize the icons, follow these steps.

Clic derecho sobre el escritorio

Click on the "sort by" option

Now you can see that

all the icons have been
sorted by their name.

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 ACTIVITY: Now organize by: size, type, modified

 ACTIVITY: Write the steps you took.

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The pointer is the graphical

representation of the mouse on the
screen.

ACTIVITY: Follow the dots and discover the image.

With the
pointer we
can move
around the
screen, click
on icons,
open and
close
programs!

1
2
3

10
4

5
9
8
6

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This screen properties option helps us to place an animated screen

When you stop working on the computer, this screen will be activated at a time
determined or scheduled time.

 ACTIVITY: To place an animated screen, follow these steps:

1.- Press the right mouse button
2.- Select and click on the "Customize" option, it will show you a window

On this screen:
3.- Select the screen saver

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4.- Choose the type of screen protector

5.- Or the topic you prefer

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6.- Click on accept

 ACTIVITY: MAKE the following screen savers on the computer.

Shapes and figures Bubbles

3D Text Figures

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Windows are what help us view Windows

programs or environments.

Control
Toolbar buttons
Address
bar

Scroll bar

File
zone
Navigation
panel

 ACTIVITY: LINK the parts of the window with their respective concepts

With these buttons you can close,

Title bar maximize, or minimize a window

Control buttons It is the largest area in the center right.

File zone This is where the name of the window

or program appears.

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 ACTIVITY: COMPLETE the control button figures.

 Minimize button. It is used to reduce the size of the window and place it on the
taskbar.

 Maximize button. The maximize button will help us to present the window in the entire screen.

 Button restore. The restore button is used to reactivate the minimized window.

 The Close button. The close button is used to exit the window we are using.

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The computer can tell us the time

with an analog clock.

Click "Change date

and time settings"

Click left mouse

button

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This window
will appear

Click to change
date and time...

Here you can change

the hour, minutes and
seconds

Here you can change

the date of the day

 ACTIVITY: Change the time and date, click accept and then return it to the
current date.

TIME: 11:00 PM DATE: JANUARY 6, 2025

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To store information on the computer you

need elements or devices that will allow you
to save documents. These are called storage
units.

It is the element or device that we will use to save information created

on the computer.

 ACTIVITY XII: Color the storage units.

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Files or folders are created due to the information

entered by us.

A file is a set of data that has been saved in a document such as Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc. This may contain letters, numbers, symbols, images, etc.

It is a container for storing and organizing documents. A folder can contain

subfolders and in each subfolder several files.

Steps to create a folder on the Windows desktop:

Right click on the

Windows desktop and
a box will appear.

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Click on the new option

and a submenu appears.

Click on the folder

option and a folder will
appear on the desktop.

Type the name of the

folder and
Done, you have now
created a folder.

You must create the name of

your folder based on the content
you are working on.

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 ACTIVITY: Create the following folders.

 ACTIVITY: Steps to create a file on the Windows desktop:

1
Right click on the
Windows desktop

3 Click
Microsoft
on the
Word
Document option

2
Click on the new option and a submenu appears

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You will need to

create your file name
according to the
issue.
4

 ACTIVITY: Create the following files.

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When we create a folder, it is displayed with the name

"New Folder", to change a new name we follow these
steps:

We select
with one click the
file

You write the

new name.

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 ACTIVITY: CHANGE from Man to your folders created in the previous exercise.

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This option helps us to delete a folder that we will no longer

use, the deleted file will be stored in the recycle bin.

" Click on the folder to

delete and press
the Delete key

We will see the delete

dialog box, we click on
the YES button

Then the folder will

be deleted because
you will no longer
see it on the desktop.

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This is a very useful application for making simple drawings and

touch-ups. Using Paint, for example, we can create our own icons to
customize the Desktop. To do this, we create the image or cut it out,
and save it with the .png extension.

 ACTIVITY XII: LIST the steps to enter PAINT.

CLICK on
Paint

Click on All
Programs

Click on
Accessories

Click on the
start button

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 ACTIVITY: Investigate the names of the PAINT windows.

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The drawing menu remains the same as the previous version, and
consists of a pencil, to draw fine lines, a paint can, to paint closed
surfaces, a text box, an eraser, the color selector and the
magnifying glass.

 ACTIVITY: WRITE the name of the following tools.

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The pencil button is located on the toolbar, it is used to draw

any object in the drawing area.

 ACTIVITY: DRAW freely in the drawing area.

On the Home tab go

to the Tools group
and click on the
Pencil tool

In the colors group

click Select a color

Then drag the

pointer on the
image to draw.

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The eraser tool allows you to erase unnecessary content

from your drawing; it is found in the tools group.

 ACTIVITY: ERASE a part of your previous drawing where you made a mistake.

In the Color box,

right-click the color
you want to erase.
In the toolbox, click
the tool
Draft

Click on the drawing

and drag the eraser,
you will see how the
part that is not used
disappears.

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It consists of saving our work done in Paint on the hard drive

or some storage unit. To do this we will use the menu bar
option.

If this is your first time saving a new image, you will need to give it a file
name.

 ACTIVITY: SAVE the work you have done.

CLICK on the button

Paint

Click SAVE

In the File name

box, type a name.

Click SAVE

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After closing a drawing we can open it to work with

it again.

 ACTIVITY: Open a saved drawing.

Click on Paint button

Click Open

Find the
image you
want to
open in
Paint

Click open

You will see how

the drawing will be
displayed on your
screen

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m traditional ones, such as rectangles, ellipses, triangles and arrows, to more unusual and
You can use Paint to add different shapes to an image. The
shapes defined range from traditional ones, such as
rectangles, ellipses, triangles and arrows, to more unusual
and fun ones, such as hearts, lightning bolts or legends (to
name a few).

ACTIVITY: PRACTICE on your computer.

CLICK on the tab

from start

Select a predefined shape

This time we will choose a star

To draw the shape,

drag the pointer.

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 ACTIVITY XII: DRAW the following predefined shapes.

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CLICK on outline

Select a line
style

Select the
drawing with a
CLICK

If you don't want the

shape to have an outline,
click Outline, and then
click No Outline.

CLICK on outline
and then select no
outline

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ACTIVITY XII: DO the following exercises

CLICK on size

Select a line size

(thickness)

DRAW a star

DRAW a circle
and set the size
5px line

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In the colors group Select the color you

Click on Color 1 want to use for the
outline

Draw a triangle

Since the image is

still selected,
change it to green.

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In the colors group

Click on Color 2 Select a color to fill a shape

Draw a rhombus

Now we change the fill color

CLICK ON FILL

Choose A style of
fill by clicking

Draw an arrow to the

right with BLUE fill
color

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Use the Text A tool to write text on

the image.

 ACTIVITY: DO the following exercises.

Click on the Text

tool
NOTE
Click on the
INICO tab
Drag the pointer to
the location in the
drawing area where
you want to add text.
Select the color
that you want to use
In the colors group for the text
CLICK on color 1

We can change the size,

color, font type

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CLICK on font type

Select a type
from source

 ACTIVITY: WRITE your full name and surname and follow the instructions
below.

Font Type: Hummingbird Font Size: 36 Color: Red

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Quick Access Toolbar

Ruler
WordPad Button

Tape

 In the upper right corner of the toolbar, we will find three important
buttons that we have to recognize and know how to use them. Call
them?

What function does this button perform? and what

What function does this button perform? and

what is your name?

What function does this button perform? and

what is your name?

These are in order from left to right

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q
The toolbar is made up of several buttons,
each one fulfilling a specific function. Delete the
last action

ue to be selected
Open a
saved
document
documents

Insert a Allows you to

Repeat the view text
real
last action before
drawing
into Paint printing.
It is used to Place the
copy action words into the
Create atexts.
new computer's
document in memory
WordPad action.

Sweat
your
document

It is used to
insert the
date and time
into the text.

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ACTIVITY: LIST the steps to create a new document

CLICK on the WordPad button

CLICK on new

READY we already
have our document

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In the name box

type a name

CLICK on save

Research: What is the extension of the WORDPAD

file?

You can also save by

combining the keys:

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 ACTIVITY: WRITE YOUR FULL NAME AND LAST NAME

On this occasion I am
going to work with the
following text

We select the text by placing the mouse pointer

on the left side of the screen and press double
click.

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CLICK on start tab

CLICK on font type and select

the font type

AND I CHANGE OUR

FONT

We select the text by placing the

mouse pointer on the left side of
the screen and press double click.

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CLICK on start tab

CLICK on FONT SIZE

and we select a size

And finally we change

the font size

We select the text by placing the mouse

pointer on the left side of the screen and
press double click.

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Click on text color

Select a text color

 ACTIVITY: TYPE four names of your classmates and then follow the following
instructions.

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It is a word processor that is used to write all

types of documents, for example: letters,
stories, official documents and others.

Click on Microsoft
Office

Click on Microsoft
Office Word 2007

Click on ALL
PROGRAMS

Click on
START
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This window allows you to work on a blank

sheet using its tools.

Toolbar Control buttons

Chips
Ruler Scroll bar

Status bar Zoom

Document view buttons

 ACTIVITY: PLACE "T" or "F" as appropriate

In Word you can write letters.

Word is a drawing program.

Paint is the same as Word.

The word Windows allows you to enter

Word.

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Allows you to make changes to the text, such

as applying color, formats, size, style, font, and
others.

 ACTIVITY: RESEARCH the names of the following buttons.

WRITE the title

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We select the text by placing the mouse pointer on

the left side of the screen and press double click.

CLICK on the font

size button

Choose size 48

The result is
as follows

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We select the text by placing the mouse pointer on

the left side of the screen and press double click.

Click on the font

type button

Choose a
font

As you will notice,

our text already has
another type of font.

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We select the text by placing the mouse pointer

on the left side of the screen and press double
click.

CLICK on the bold

button

 ACTIVITY: DO the following exercise.

Activate size 36
Activate the "Comic Sans MS" font
Activate the Bold button.
Select the orange font color
Write the word "Apple"

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 You can use this space to complete texts that you did not have space for on previous sheets, or for
research or EXTRA work that is done during the school year.

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 You can write down in this space the words that are unknown to you in this guide, to research their
meaning on Google.

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 In this space you can write down WEB PAGE ADDRESSES that are useful to you and that you
should remember to use later.

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PAGE 8: Cut out the following hardware on the dotted line and paste it onto the page

you are prompted for.

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PAGE 22: Cut out the following software images, along the dotted line, and paste them
on the page indicated.

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