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1.1. Turn on a computer

1.1

How to turn on your computer or laptop

Typically, all computer/laptops are turned on by pressing a button that generally lights up when you press it.

It could be in one of these places:

Power (On and Off) button on a desktop computer On the a desktop computer
Power (On and Off) button on laptop side On the side of a laptop
Power (On and Off) button inside laptop Inside a laptop
Once your computer or laptop is on, to navigate or move around on the computer or laptop you would need to use a "Mouse" or a "Touchpad" which is only found on laptops. Your position on screen is shown by a small arrow called a "Cursor" (↖).
Computer or Laptop Mouse Computer or Laptop Mouse
Laptop touchpadLaptop Touchpad
Both the mouse and the touchpad have buttons that you use to click and select what you want to use. In general, the left side button is for selecting what you want and the right side button is for getting the menu.

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