computer

Question 1

what can we use windows media player for?

Answer 1

to play music, video and and movie files
it helps us organise our digital media collection
we can use it to burn CDs of our favourite music and rip music from CDs etc.

Question 2

What do we do with the Library View

Answer 2

in the library view, we can ACCESS and ORGANISE our digital media collection

Question 2

How do we start windows media player?

Answer 2

We click Start –> then All Programs – > and then Windows Media Player

Question 3

What can do within the Navigation Pane

Answer 3

We can choose a category such as Music, Pictures or Videos

Question 4

What happens when you double click Music and click Genre

Answer 4

You can see all music organised by genre

Question 5

How do you create playlists

Answer 5

to create a playlist simple drag items into the Playlists panel

Question 6

What happens when you double click files in the library, in windows media player

Answer 6

we can play audio CDs, data CDs and data CDs that contain music/video files

Question 7

Define ripping a CD

Answer 7

When we rip a CD we copy songs from audio CDs to our computer. When we do this, the player makes a copy of each song and stores it on our hard disk as a Windows Media Player file and then adds it to our library.

Question 8

Define burning a CD

Answer 8

When we burn a CD, we copy data from our computer to a CD. However, to do this, we must have a CD burner/write connected or installed in our computer.

Question 9

what is the taskbar

Answer 9

It is the long horizontal horizontal bar present at the bottom of the computer screen. It has three main sections: the Start button, the middle section and the notification area.

Question 10

what does the start button do?

Answer 10

the Start button opens the Start menu

Question 11

what is the use of the middle section in the taskbar

Answer 11

the middle section shows us which programs and files we have opened and lets us quickly switch between them

Question 11

what does the notification area of the taskbar do

Answer 11

it includes a clock and icons which communicate the status of certain programs and computer settings

Question 12

How do we switch to another window?

Answer 12

Each open/minimised window has its corresponding button on the taskbar. To switch to another window, just click its taskbar button

Question 13

what does the taskbar itself do?

Answer 13

it provides a way to organise all our windows. We can use it to open & work with multiple windows at the same time.

Question 14

Why do we need to turn our computer off after we are finished with it?

Answer 14

To not only save energy but also to keep our computer secure and ensure that our data is saved

Question 15

What does the shut down button do?

Answer 15

It turns off/ shuts off the computer completely

Question 16

what does the restart button do?

Answer 16

It lets us restart our computer after shutting it down.

Question 17

What does the Sleep button do?

Answer 17

It is a power saving state that lets a computer quickly resume full - power operation in just a few seconds. Sleep puts our work in the computer memory and draws a small amount of power. To wake up our computer, we need to press the power button on the computer case.

Question 18

What is Hibernation?

Answer 18

It is a power saving state designed primarily for laptops. Hibernation puts out opend documents and programs on our hard disk and THEN turns off our computer.