grandma's first computer
DESCRIPTION
"Grandma's First Computer" is a beautifully illustrated book which children of all ages will love and learn from. It tells an endearing story about a grandma who purchases a computer only to find herself in a perplexing situation; she knows nothing about computers. Will her grandson Timmy be able to help her?TRANSCRIPT
GRANDMA'S FIRST COMPUTER
Written by Linda Hayes
Illustrated by Acesgraphics
Published by LuLu.com
New Castle, DE
Copyright © 2008
Linda Hayes
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced or distributed, in any form, without the
express written permission of the author.
ISBN 978-0-557-01609-9
After it was delivered, Grandma nervously
thought, “Oh dear, now that I have a computer,
how do I hook it up, and how do I use it?”
Grandma asked her friends at the senior
center for help, but just like Grandma, they knew
nothing about computers.
“Grandma, what’s in the big box?” Timmy
asked.
“It's my very first computer,” Grandma
answered proudly; “but I don't know how to hook it
up or how to use it.”
“I'll help you Grandma.” Timmy said excitedly.
“It's easy.”
to the system unit (the brains of the computer).
Then he plugged everything into the surge
protector. (A cord with many plug outlets, which protects a computer
from being damaged by too much electricity.)
“MOUSE,” shouted Grandma. “Did you see a
mouse?” “Oh my,” she thought. “Kitty must not be
doing her job.”
“Not that kind of mouse Grandma,” Timmy
laughed. “I’m talking about the device used to move
the cursor.”
“Curser,” Grandma gasped. Then she scolded,
“If anyone tries to use bad language around here, I
will wash their mouth out with soap!”
“No Grandma,” Timmy quickly explained. “A
cursor is a movable symbol or pointer that shows
your position on the screen.”
“Oh, silly me.” Grandma said feeling rather
embarrassed.
“It’s okay Grandma,” said Timmy. “Now that
your computer is all hooked up; it's time to connect
to the web.”
“Not spider webs,” Timmy giggled. “We're
going to connect to the World Wide Web, otherwise
known as the Internet.”
Timmy then held his head and sighed, “Oh
Grandma, you've got a lot to learn about
computers.”