Module 7 Computer Settings

ICTL For Secondary School - Computer hardware Module

KEMENTERIANKEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

Self Access LearningSelf Access Learning ModuleModule

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MODULE 7

BASIC COMPUTER SETTING

Curriculum Development CentreMinistry of Education Malaysia

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1. Name of Module : Computer Hardware: Computer Setting

2. Learning Outcomes: The students should be able to:

1. customize settings for display2. customize settings for mouse3. customize settings for sound4. customize settings for date and time5. regional and language options

3. Knowledge and Skills:

1. Customize setting for display, mouse and sound2. Customize setting for date and time, language and regional option

4. Module Summary: At the end of the module, student should be able to set the computer by customize the setting for display, mouse, sound, date and time, and regional and language options.

This module contains 5 activities:

Activity 1: Customize settings for displayActivity 2: Customize settings for mouse Activity 3: Customize settings for soundActivity 4: Customize settings for date and timeActivity 5: Customize settings for regional and language options

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Activity 1: Customize settings for display

1. Click Start button, then click Control Panel

2. Control Panel window will appear as shown below. Then click Appearance and Setting.

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Control Panel

Appearance and Setting


3. Click at Display

4. Display Properties window will appear as shown below. In the Themes option, you can change the themes of your computer by choosing from the drop down menu. Choose Window XP and click OK.

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Display

Themes

Drop down menu


5. Click at Desktop tab. You can change your desktop background. Choose Bliss in the background menu and than click OK.

6. Click at Screen Saver tab. You can change your screen saver by choosing from the drop down menu. Choose 3D Flying Objects and click OK.

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Desktop

Background Menu

OK Button

Screen Saver

Drop down menu


7. Click Appearance. You can change the appearance of windows and buttons, color schemes and font size by choosing from drop down menu. In Windows and buttons, choose Window XP style. In colour scheme choose Default(blue). In Font size choose Normal. Then click OK.

Activity 2: Customize settings for mouse

1. In the Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes. Appearance and Themes window will be displayed, then click at Mouse Pointers.

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Appearance

Windows and buttons

Colour schemes

Font Size

Mouse Pointers

Appearance and Themes


2. The Mouse Properties window will appear as shown below. Choose Pointer tab option. You can customize the mouse pointer by choosing from the customize drop down menu. Choose Normal Select and click OK.

3. Click Pointer Option tab. You can select the pointer speed by moving the motion slide indicator. Click OK.

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Customize Drop down Menu

Pointers

Pointer Option

Motion Slide Indicator


Activity 3: Customize settings for sound

1. In the Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices. Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices window will appear, then click at Adjust the system volume.

2. Choose the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator. For advance volume control setting, click at button Advanced.

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Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices

Adjust the system volume

Volume Slide Indicator

Advanced…


3. Adjust the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator.

Activity 4. Customize settings for Date and Time

1. In the Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options. In the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options window, click date and time.

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Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options Date and time

Volume SlideIndicator


2. Click at Date and Time tab. You can choose day, month and year from the Date options, and change the time in the time option. After you choose the sufficient date and time, click OK.

3. Click at Time Zone. You can choose the time zone according to which country you stay, by choosing from the drop down menu. Choose (GMT+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and click OK.

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Day

Month

Year

Time Option

Date and Time

Time Zone

Drop Down Menu


Activity 5: Customize settings for regional and language options.

1. In the Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options. In the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options window, click Regional and Language Options.

2. Click at Regional Options tab. Regional option will affects how some programs format numbers, currencies, dates and time. Then, click the drop down menu. English (United States) is commonly use. Choose English (United States) and click OK.

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Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options

Regional and Language Options

Regional Options

Drop down menu


3. Control Panel window will appear as below. Close the Control Panel Window.

4. The interface will be shown as below.

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Evaluation Form

COMPUTER HARDWARE

Module 2: Computer Settings

Name : ___________________

Class :____________________

Date :____________________

At the end of the lesson pupil have learned the following skills.

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1. Customize setting for Window Themes

2. Customize setting for desktop background

3. Customize setting for screen saver

4. Customize setting for Window Appearance

5. Customize setting for mouse

6. Customize setting for sound

7. Customize setting for date

8. Customize setting for time

9. Customize setting for regional

Please tick (√) one of the check box

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Module 7 Computer Settings

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