KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

Self Access Learning Module

ICT Literacy for Secondary School

PUSAT PERKEMBANGAN KURIKULUM KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

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MODULE 7

BASIC COMPUTER SETTING

Curriculum Development Centre Ministry of Education Malaysia

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Name of Module :

Computer Setting

Learning Outcomes: The students should be able to: customize settings for display customize settings for mouse customize settings for sound customize settings for date and time regional and language options

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Knowledge and Skills: Customize setting for display, mouse and sound. Customize setting for date and time, language and regional option.

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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, regional and language options.

This module contains 5 activities: Activity 1: Activity 2: Activity 3: Activity 4: Activity 5: Customizing settings for display. Customizing settings for mouse. Customizing settings for sound. Customizing settings for date and time. Customizing settings for regional and language

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Activity 1:

Customizing settings for display

1. Click Start button, then click Control Panel

Control Panel

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

Appearance and Setting

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3. Click Display

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. Theme s Drop down menu

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

Desktop

Background Menu

OK

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

Screen Saver

Drop down menu

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7. Click Appearance tab. You can change the appearance of windows and buttons,
colour 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. Appearance

Windows and buttons Colour schemes

Font Size

Activity 2: Customizing settings for mouse

Appearance and Themes

Mouse Pointers

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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.

Pointers

Customize Drop down Menu

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

Pointer Option

Motion Slide Indicator

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Activity 3: Customizing settings for sound 1. In the Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices. Then click Adjust the system volume.

Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices

Adjust the system volume

2. Choose the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator.

Volume Slide Indicator

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3. For advance volume control setting, click Advanced. A window will appear Adjust the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator.

Advanced

Volume Slide Indicator

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Activity 4. Customizing settings for Date and Time 1. In the Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language and Regional Options. Then click Date and Time.

Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options

Date and time

2. Click Date and Time tab. Choose day, month and year from the Date options. Change the time in the time option.Then click OK.

Date and Time Year Month Time Option Day

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

Time Zone

Drop Down Menu

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Activity 5: Customizing settings for Regional and Language Options.

Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options

Regional and Language Options

2. Click Regional Options tab. IRegional option will set 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. Regional Options

Drop down menu

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

Close

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 students have learned the following skills. EXCELLENT

AVERAGE

A LITTLE

DONT KNOW

SKILLS

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Customize setting for Window Themes Customize setting for desktop background Customize setting for screen saver Customize setting for Window Appearance Customize setting for mouse Customize setting for sound Customize setting for date Customize setting for time Customize setting for regional

Please tick () one of the check box

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GOOD