Introduction to Windows

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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

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

The Windows Desktop

My Computer

Start Button

Taskbar (multitasking)

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

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

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

Dialog Boxes continued

Command buttons Open List Box Scroll bar List box Tabbed dialog box Help button ? Cancel button OK button

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

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

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

The Help Command

Accessed from the Start button Tabs
Contents tab Index tab Search tab Favorites tab

Web help