Confident Clicks

Almost never. Most mistakes can be undone with Ctrl+Z, or by closing the window. Deleted files wait in the Recycle Bin. The only things to be careful with are shutting down while it says "Updating" and unplugging a pen drive while it's copying.

Shut down turns the computer fully off. Sleep pauses it, like closing a book with your finger on the page, so everything is where you left it when you come back. Use Sleep for short breaks and Shut down at night.

Wait a minute first. Then close programs you aren't using. If it's still stuck, choose Restart from the Start menu. Restarting fixes most problems.

Open File Explorer and look in Documents and Downloads first. You can also type part of the file name in the search box on the taskbar.

Copy leaves the original where it is and makes a duplicate. Cut removes it from the old place so you can paste it somewhere new, which means moving it.

No. Google is a search engine, a website that helps you find other websites. Chrome is a browser, the program you use to visit them. The internet is the huge network connecting them all.

Those are paid advertisements. They're not always the best or most official result. For government or bank services, scroll down to the official site (it often ends in .gov.in).

Click Compose, fill in the recipient and subject, then click the paper-clip icon, choose the photo, and press Send.

It sends your reply to everyone who received the original email. Use plain Reply if only the sender needs to see your answer.

Check whether the microphone icon has a line through it. If so, click it to unmute. Also check that the right microphone is chosen in the call settings.

Never. No real bank will ask for your OTP, PIN or password. Hang up and call the number printed on the back of your card.

Long is better than complicated. Try three or four unrelated words with a number, like Mango-Tram-Sitar-47. Don't use birthdays or names, and don't reuse your email password anywhere else.

Warning signs: urgency ("within 24 hours"), rewards you didn't expect, spelling mistakes, strange links, and requests for money or codes. When in doubt, don't click. Ask someone you trust.

Act quickly. Call the national cybercrime helpline 1930, report at cybercrime.gov.in, and call your bank to block the card or account.

No. It's a computer program that has learned patterns from a huge amount of text. It can sound very human, but it doesn't know you and can make mistakes.

AI predicts likely-sounding words, so sometimes it invents facts. This is often called a "hallucination". Always check important information such as dates, prices, rules and medical advice with an official source.

Yes. Most tools understand and reply in Indian languages. Just write in your language, or add "Please answer in Bengali" to your prompt. You can also speak using the microphone button.

Simply reply: "Please make it shorter and simpler" or "Explain it like I'm new to this." You can keep asking until it suits you.

Passwords, OTPs, bank or card numbers, Aadhaar or PAN numbers, and private details about other people. Treat an AI chat like a postcard, not a sealed letter.

Not at all. It's like asking a helpful friend for a first draft. Read it, change it to sound like you, and make sure it says what you mean before you send it.