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    LECTURE SCHEDULE 6

    WINDOWS: GUI, Desktop and its elements, Windows Explorer, Working with files
    and folders, Setting time and date, Starting and Shutting down Windows

    WINDOWS

    • An operating system with a graphical user interface (GUI).


    • Graphical User Interface (GUI) is a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures
    and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device)

    Versions

    • Windows 98
    • Windows Me
    • Windows NT
    • Windows 2000
    • Windows XP
    • Windows Server 2003
    • Windows Vista
    • Windows 7

    Desktop and its elements

    • In Windows operating system the basic working platform is the desktop.


    • It is also the opening screen of the Windows operating system.
    • The desktop contains:
    – Taskbar
    – Icons

    Taskbar
    • Taskbar is usually a narrow strip present at the bottom of the screen.

    WINDOWS Xp Taskbar
    Windows Vista Taskbar

    Icons

    • Icons are small pictures/images representing applications.


    • Each icon has a label telling the name of the application it represents.

    Example:

    Computer
     lists the contents of floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM
    drive, and mapped network drives
    Network
     locates shared resources on the entire network to which
    the computer is connected.

    Recycle Bin
     stores deleted files, folders, graphics, and Web pages
    until you empty the bin.

    Internet Explorer
     opens the browser internet explorer.

    Windows Explorer
    Windows Explorer is a file manager application used to view and manage drives, folders, and
    files. Windows Explorer can be opened by clicking on
    Start > My Computer or using the short cut key Windows + E while in Windows Xp
    Start > Computer or using the short cut key Windows + E while in Windows Vista.
    Working with files and folders
    Folders are the basic organizational building blocks of any computer system. Without folders it
    would be virtually impossible to keep track of all the files that are found on even the smallest
    system. New folders can be created just about anywhere, but three methods are shown below.

    To create a folder
    New Folder On Desktop - Right click anywhere on an open area of the desktop. Select New
    and then click Folder. A new folder with the default name New Folder will be created on the
    desktop. Either accept the default name New Folder (bad idea) by hitting the enter key or type a
    new name for the folder (good idea) and then hit enter on the keyboard.
    To open a folder
    • double click the folder with mouse
    or
    • right click the folder and click open
    tab from the right context menu.

    To Rename a folder
    • Locate and select the folder to be
    renamed.
    • Right click the folder
    • Select rename from the popup
    menu
    To Copy and Paste a folder
    • Locate and select the folder you
    want to copy.
    • Choose copy
    • Choose the Destination location to
    copy the folder
    • Choose paste
    To delete a folder

    • Locate and select the folder you want to delete.

    • Choose delete.
    • The deleted file is moved to the Recycle bin.
    • If you want the deleted file back you can open the recycle bin folder and restore the
    deleted file.
    • If you want file to be completely deleted without getting stored in the Recycle Bin then
    choose the file and Press Shift + Del keys in the keyboard. This will erase the file even
    without storing the file in the Recycle Bin.
    • Once you delete the file with Shift + Del combination keys it is not possible for us to
    restore the file again.

    Opening a program file


    Click StartProgramsSelect the program and double click
    Locating Most Recent Files

    Click StartDocuments

    Finding Files
    Click Start Search
    Anatomy of a Window
    • A rectangular area on the desktop that is used by an application is called a Window.

    Although the contents of every window are different, all windows share some things in common.
    For one thing, windows always appear on the desktop—the main work area of your screen. In
    addition, most windows have the same basic parts:
    • Title bar. Displays the name of the document and program (or the folder name if you're
    working in a folder).
    • Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons. These buttons hide the window, enlarge it to fill
    the whole screen, and close it, respectively (more details on these shortly).
    • Menu bar. Contains items that you can click to make choices in a program.
    • Scroll bar. Lets you scroll the contents of the window to see information that is currently
    out of view.
    • Borders and corners. You can drag these with your mouse pointer to change the size of
    the window.
    Setting Time and Date

    1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

    2. Click Date and Time icon in the Control Panel Window.


    3. Set the current time
    and date with the help
    of the Date and Time
    properties window as
    shown below. Then
    click Apply in the
    bottom right corner of
    the Date and Time
    properties window.

    4. Check the date and


    time that is set in the
    system tray as shown
    below

    Starting Windows
    1. Switch on the power supply.
    2. Switch on the CPU and Monitor.
    3. Windows XP splash screen will be displayed as shown below:
    4. Enter the password to load your personal setting in the tab shown below:
    Shutting Down
    • Click Start Button  Choose Turn Off Computer option

    • Click the Turn Off option in the Shut Down Dialog Box.

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