Additional information

Introduction

Welcome to Additional information. This part of the course covers everything you need to know to get started even if you are a complete beginner. We begin by exploring the various parts of a computer. In this course, we use the word ‘computer’ to mean either a desktop or a laptop.

Key words and concepts are in bold. There is a course glossary [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]   you can refer to if any of these are unfamiliar to you.

This Additional information is in four sections:

If you already feel confident on these basics, you should go straight to Lesson 1.

Learning outcomes