Learn Computer Basics in Plain English

A Non-Technical Explanation of How Computers Work —

This is a computer lesson I just recorded which ties together a number of different specific explanations of computer terms which I’ve used over the years.

I wanted to have a single lesson which ran people through a kind of overview of how computers operate — explained in a way that even extremely “tech challenged” computer users would be able to relate to.

In the lesson I cover the following:

- what memory and drives are

- what a CPU is

- what programs or applications are

- what documents are

- why your computer can be slow doing some things more than others

- why the computer needs memory (what it’s for)

- why adding RAM often “speeds it up”

I may go into more detail than might be needed by some people, but I do this because I don’t want to leave anyone out, especially the real basic computer users who need my help the most.

Take a listen and tell me what you think. — posted from my computer training SoundCloud account