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Introduction to Windows

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Evolution of Windows

• (^) Windows 3.
  • (^) 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

The Windows Desktop Start Button Taskbar (multitasking) My Computer

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

Pull-down Menus

• (^) Pull-down menu
• (^) Dimmed command
• (^) Ellipsis
• (^) Check
• (^) Bullet
• (^) Arrowhead
• (^) Submenu

Dialog Boxes

• (^) Tabbed dialog box
• (^) Option buttons
• (^) Check box
• (^) Text box
• (^) Spin button
• (^) Command buttons

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

Formatting a Floppy

• (^) Disk capacity
  • (^) 720Kb
  • (^) 1.44Mb
• (^) Types of formatting
  • (^) Quick (erase)
  • (^) Full
• (^) Label

Windows Explorer

• (^) Folder
  • (^) Expanded
  • (^) Collapsed
• (^) Files
  • (^) Program file
  • (^) Data file
• (^) File names
  • (^) Name
  • (^) Extension (type)

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