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Hope this helps.
Edit - I've just looked at the Elevation W100 on the internet and am not convinced that it's electro-acoustic so I'm probably wrong about it needing steel strings. Sorry.
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
If it looks like the second picture then it's likely to be a nylon strung guitar. Nylon strung guitars usually have an 'open' headstock, and instead of button pegs on the bridge holding the strings in, the nylon strings are wrapped around the bridge.
The term electro-acoustic relates to an acoustic guitar that can be plugged directly into a guitar amplifier. It has a jack socket and electrical 'gubbins' (a pickup that you usually won't see, and a control at the side which typically houses a 9v battery and might have volume and tone controls (sometimes 'slider controls) (see last pic - this is from an Elevation Electro-acoustic that seems to have a built in tuner) . Electro-acoustics are usually steel strung and will look similar to the first pic below.
I recommend you put a full set of new strings on. I've shown an easy guide vid to changing strings:
As your daughter is just setting out though, I'd recommend getting the guitar set up (and the strings changed at the same time) as this will make it easier to play.
It makes no difference whether the guitar is acoustic or electro-acoustic. The strings are the same.
An exception are certain very special types of electro acoustics that double as a conventional electric guitar. These have specific hardware enhancements and are expensive instruments. I believe Tyler guitars make such a guitar. You would use conventional electric guitar strings with these.