chapter 1 practice 2 - introduction to windows

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Introduction to Windows

Name Ruchi Tyagi


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Evolution of Windows

Windows 3.1

First widely used successful version of Windows

Replaced MS-DOS

Windows 95

Introduced Start button, taskbar for multitasking,and My Computer for easier file management

Windows NT Intended for business computing

Increased reliability and security


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Evolution of Windows (Continued)

Windows 98

Active desktop displays Web content

Enables Web conventions on the desktop

Windows 2000

Security of NT with Windows 98 Interface

Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000

Server Windows Me (Millennium Edition)

Successor to Windows 98 for home computing


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The Windows Desktop

Start Button

Taskbar (multitasking)

My Computer


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Anatomy of a Window

Title bar with Min, Max or Restore, and Close buttons

Menu bar, Toolbar, and Address bar

Status bar and Scroll bars


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The Devices on a System

Drive A is always a floppy disk

Drive B is a second floppy disk (obsolete)

Drive C is always a fixed disk Drives D, E, are variable

CD ROM

Zip drive or removable media Network drives


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Pull-down Menus

Pull-down menu

Dimmed command

Ellipsis

Check

Bullet

Arrowhead

Submenu


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Dialog Boxes

Tabbed dialog box

Option buttons

Check box Text box

Spin button

Command buttons


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Dialog Boxes continued

Command buttons

Open List Box

Scroll bar

List box Tabbed dialog box

Help button ?

Cancel button

OK button


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Moving and Sizing a Window

To Move a Window

Click and drag the title bar

To Size a Window Click and drag a corner to change the length

and width in proportion with one another

Click and drag a border to change just the

length or the width


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Formatting a Floppy

Disk capacity

720Kb

1.44Mb Types of formatting

Quick (erase)

Full Label


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File Management

My Computer

Simpler and less sophisticated

Can result in multiple open windows at one time Windows Explorer

Hierarchical view on left

Contents of the selected folder on the right

Multiple views available for both

Small icons, Large icons, List, and Details view


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Windows Explorer

Folder

Expanded

Collapsed

Files

Program file

Data file

File names

Name Extension

(type)


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Moving and Copying Files

Moving Files

Click and drag to a

different folder on the

same drive Cut and Paste

Shortcut Menu

Copying Files

Click and drag from one

drive to another

Copy and Paste Shortcut Menu


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The Help Command

Accessed fromthe Start button

Tabs Contents tab

Index tab

Search tab

Favorites tab

Web help

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