|
Why
should you take a Computer course? |
| Salesman: |
Can
I help you? |
| Customer: |
Yes,
I'm looking for a good computer... |
| Salesman: |
What
are you looking for in a computer? |
| Customer: |
Which
is better, software or hardware? |
| |
| Student-1: |
I
have a fast computer. It has a Pentium 300 horse power hard drive. But
it is very slow on the Internet... |
| Student-2: |
If
you empty your cash, it will help the Internet go faster. |
| |
| Tech
Support: |
What
type of computer do you have? |
| Customer: |
I
don't know. I just bought it. |
| Tech
Support: |
What
kind of hard disk do you have? |
| Customer: |
Well...it's
black with a little red light... |
| Tech
Support: |
How
much memory do you have? |
| Customer: |
It's
supposed to have one gigabyte.. |
| Tech
Support: |
How
fast is your modem? |
| Customer: |
I
don't know, But it's a US Robotics Sportscaster modem. It's got
a Pentium chip in it." |
| Tech
Support: |
What
operating system are you running? |
|
Customer:
|
Pentium.
When the machine reboots, I hit the 'del' key a few times.
I see a blue screen that tells me I am in the Cosmos setup. What
should I do? |
| |
| Customer: |
I'm
not getting the full potential of my 386 Pentium. |
| Tech
Support: |
What
do you mean? |
| Customer: |
When
I run programs in 386 enchanted mode, my computer says I perform an
illegal abortion.. |
| |
| Technician: |
These
programs only run under Windows. Do you have Windows? |
| Manager: |
No.
We've got air conditioning. |
| |
| Customer: |
I
have a problem with my Canon printer. . |
| Help
Desk: |
Are
you running it under Windows? |
| Customer: |
No,
my desk is next to the door. But that's a good point. The
guy sitting on the other side of the room is under a window, and his
printer is working fine. |
COMPUTER
FUNDAMENTALS