Pc/laptop help for beginners pls

likabu_2

Bear with me...... could anyone explain a few things to me in simple terms without laughing please and possibly give some recommendations?

I am about to start a degree with the Open University and would like to use a laptop for word processing assignments when I am on the move (caravan etc). I have a fully functioning pc at home and do not need the laptop to access the internet, however I would like to transfer my assignments to my pc when I am at home - how do I do this? Do I use a disk, cd or what the heck are these things that you just plug in then remove when you are done?

Also does anyone have a recommendation for a basic laptop that would suit my needs, I haven't got a huge budget (actually I haven't even thought of a budget yet!).

Thanks in anticipation :beer:

Lisa

millwalll

hi sure if you just using your laptop for word any laptop will do have a look on ebay or have look about u can easy get half decent laptop for about £200 and the thing that you on about called memory keys u can get a 1gb one for about a tenner

likabu_2

Thanks, sorry to be a pain but is a memory key ok to use to save work on from laptop and then transfer to pc? Is it that simple?

Lisa

jason123_2

A memory stick, put into a USB port will appear as an additional drive, save it there and transfer. What course you on, I, still having nightmares 11 years after finishing MST121 and MS221

millwalll

yeah its very easy long as you laptop got a usb u simply plug in go to my computer u see another drive there depending on your computer it may be d f g double click then drag and drop any files u want and do same on laptop

likabu_2

jason123 wrote:

What course you on, I, still having nightmares 11 years after finishing MST121 and MS221

Maths - yuck! I'm going to break myself in nice and gently and study for a Certificate in Business Studies this year. I'm aiming for the degree but am sceptical about whether I've got it in me anymore. I left the education system at 18, worked in the NHS for a couple of years and am looking after my young family at home at the moment. If I don't try I'll never know.

Many thanks for the advice given Millwalll and Jason 123, it makes sense when it's explained.

Lisa