This chapter reviews and expands on the computer concepts covered on the training disk. If you already understand how information moves through the computer system and out to peripheral devices, you might want to skip this chapter and go straight to Chapter 3, where you'll learn about using the mouse and the keyboard to control applications. | ||
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Starting up is also called booting. | When you start up an application, that application is copied into the memory of the computer and takes control of the computer system. What you see on the screen and what you can do with the computer depend completely on the application you started up with. | ||
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