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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