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Module 01
Maintain files & Folders

Aim:
e.. c.:. ..u .-O ue:.e e.e:.3 c.u. (Windows7 Operating System) ..ue.u
c.<r.r ue o.r.cO :ecOu o.r.c. e: files :. folders e..u rO.u rcu o.r.c.
c_-O ._r oOe-...r _-. .O oecre. erec.

Objectives:
e.. c.:. o...ue.u ceO .-O c:u :,r..Ou _-. .u :,r e3.
Start up and turn off the computer (c.<r. .-e. oO..u.O. ouO c._.u. r.)
Customize computer and desktop settings (desktop or oO.. c eOue r.)
Create folders and files (Files e: Folders oO.. c ere r.)
Perform Folder/File operations (Files e: Folderse.. rO.u r.)
Set attributes of files folders (Files O_ attributes oO.. c eOue r.)
Compress and extract folder/files (Files e: Folders oO.. c Compress and extract
r.)
Backup and restore folders/files (Files e: Folders oO.. c Backupr.)

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System Unit
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
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o.uc q_ e,c..r _-. eu.e. Monitor or c.<r.O VGA Port :c:. e3u. rc o,u
ouc o.O eOu. q_ -_. _-. . .u.. o.O o.ucO System Unit orO e:. q_
e,c..r (uO,cO c..u q_.O e3-u. rcu _)_-. o,u. -_uu. c..u q_ e,c. .
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1.1.1 c.<r. r..u.r (START) r.
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buttonor r..u.r rcuu.(c.<re. .:ueu e...u.e.u buttonerr o,u u
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r..u.r e3 c_.O c.<r. r..u.r .O oO.. ._r eu.cuc, (BIOS information)
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er_u. c.<e.: desktop or c.u. Ou oOeO. o,u. e.: Oueu c.<re. uO
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e.: uOu e,_r. .u O,.u rc,<r o,u. ou3 c.<re.: ._r eu.cuc, (BIOS
information) c.<r.O o,u_u O O ocO oO. oO.. c eOue r.O (o,u,3 eu.cuc,)
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e.e .ucr ..u r_ .u. (e-.e:. c.<r O_ F2 e:. DELETE .-.e.u ece.u
BIOS Setup orO .. .,r.. -z cce.: BIOS Setup oer: ouc, .:uur ecuO. o,u.
230v Power
source




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Figure 1-2: BIOS Program orr ouc, .:uu
e.. O,:eO:u(BIOS Setup) ..ue.u .-O c.<re. ._r. eOue r3 c:eeOu r_
.,r.. c:u rO. o,ueu oee r_ :,r eOue r3 r: c.r.
c.<re. u. :. e3_.O oO.. c eOue r.
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e.e:.3 cu. r..u.r Ou device or uc<. r.(Change Boot Order) o.. e3.
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e_ruu o e:. .-O e.e:.3 cu. o,u_u CD/DVD orr o,u,. euuu. u o. .-e.
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1.1.2 c.<r.O o,u_u . (User Login)
c.<r.O o,u_u . e:. Login Window or c.u. c,Ou. .u.. o: .-e. u.
User ereur e_e er_u. c.u. OuO. u3 o. .u click re.u er_u. o. User O
..u rc c.<r.O o,u_u . :,r.. o e:. c:e c.r o,u_u r_ .u oOeO. O_
o. uO,cO _-. . .u.. e..O o.ucO c.<r.O o,u_u .O user name e: password
o,u_u r.O oO.. Windows or o,u O uO,c user name e: password o,u_u rc
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.uc, ..ue.u o. Window or _-. .u :,r.. -+ cce.: O3 ce cce.u Login
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Window or r<ce cce.u user name e: password o,u_u r.O oO.. Windows or
ee3.

Figure 1-3: Windows 7 Login Window
uO,cO c.<r.O o,u_u O ceO .-O .-e. desktop or c.u. e3. u oc o c_-O
ee... -_.
1.1.3 Desktop or :qu. .,u.
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Desktop Area
Start button
Task bar
Windows Gadgets
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Start menu: Start button or click re.u _,e-ueu start menu or. c.<re. eu.e.r
eu.e.r O,: eO:u O_O ...O c.<r. c._u. r.O o. e. e.r r.O. Start
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r,_u:c. CPU Meter e: Network Meter oee ruO o,u Windows Gadgets 4 ..

Figure 1-4: Windows 7 Desktop

1.1.1 c.<re.u Ou .r.. c:u rc.(Exit)
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q_. O,u .uu) oe:u c.<re.u oee Ou . (c.<r. or. r.) c.<r.
u.. .O e:u . :,r.. e3 ue. c.<r. r.. c:u r. oO.. c uO,cO r_
Start button
Task bar
Desktop Area
Folders
My Computer Icon
Recycle Bin
Windows Gadgets
System Tray
Icons
Running Applications
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r.c..u: eOuer3 e..uO. .uu c_-O c:u euc rc o,u.
Shut down e.: c.<r. e3cc<e.u. r.. c:u e3 (Turn OFF)
Log offe.: ..u rcu _ c._r.e. (user) rO.u e.__ oOeu rc ogu
c._r.rO c.<r. ..u r.O oOeO.O e_ee.
Restarte.: e.: c.<r. e3cc<e.u. r.. c:u (Turn OFF) u,Ou ._
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o.r.c. r..u.r r.O e._e c.<r. Restart r. o,u,3 O oO.. e3.
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u-< uuO.O. cue3. .:c<.r e_e .- _c.r _.3u eO (MS word)
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rc,<r Oueu .- r..u.r rc3u u- O,: (Working application) eO:u O_u
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r..u.r rc. uOu. cc.<r. Standby uuO.O cu e3. e..u Ou . e:.
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oer: shut down button or o.euue. o,u cu_. click rc _,e-u r:. menu oer: oO..
e e:u er.Oe Click r...
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oee. .-O c.<r. shut down r.O oO.. u3 cu_. click eu.rc er_u. shut down
button or ..u r_ :,r..

Figure1-5: Shut down Options
e..O o.ucO c:eeOu c.<re.u Ou .O uOu r..r o,u. o e:. .- Alt + Ctrl +
Delete .u .uc, + orOc .-uu (Alt :. ctrl .uc, orOc .-. e.u ec3u Del .uc o-.
:,r.oO - o.r.ce. ue:. orr _,e. o: oO.. Option or click rc .-O oO.. r..O
c.<re.u Ou . :,r.. oee. .- c.<re.u Ou e3 .- c.<r. shut down
rcueu e:. Log off rcueu u3 o.O c O. .- r..u.r r_ e.g O,: eO:u
(Application) ue c oOeu rcuu. (Close)
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oO oO. Ou rcu uc, o,u,3 O c.<r. shut down r_ eu.:,r e3. oO,u Oeu.Or
- cce. _,e-u .: ueu: Start Task Manager eOu .uu. o: o._ non-responding
uuOe. ceOu O,:eO:u eu.c. (Select rc) End Task button or click rcuu. o..u .-O
oO.. O,:eO:u oO.. c er_u. Ou r_ :,r. oee. uO .- c.<re. r..u.rO
cOuu e.g O,: eO:u e.. Task Manager oer: Application .Oeu c.u. Ou -,u
.u. O,:eO:uru :u o.r.c.O End Task button or click re.u Ou . :,r -O
.ur u-. .uu.

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Figure 1-6: More Shut down Options and Task Manager
c.<r. e.. rO.u re3 :u rc,< c_-O u u-. u.. O,.u e3. u oc
oc.<r. .-e. oO..u.O. ouO ere rc .uu. o.r.c. ee... -_..

1.2 oO.. c c.<r. ere r. (Customize your Desktop)
cc.<r.r e..u O,: re3 o. u..O oO.. c ere. .,u. u. O,.u.. oee
eu.OO e:.u c. e3.e.u :. c:eeOu c.<r. e.. rO.u r. oc:e e3.
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e_e oc .-e. c.<re. uuO.-:.. O_ eu.cuc, (System information) ee... u
.ueu eree :,. -_..

1.2.1 c.<re. eu.cuc, (System Information) ee... -,_.
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ec. O,.u.. e3 e:. c:u r.. ou..u. rcuu.
Start button or Click rc Start menu eOu .uu
o: Control Panel eOuO .uu
Control Panel oer: System eOu .uu
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ouc, .:uu re3. :u rO r..O o.ucO e.. System Window orO ...O erc r..r
cOu. e3 e:. Start menu oer: Computer icon or Right Click rc Properties eOu
..e.u e.. Window or _-. .u :,r..
1-7 cce. reOu o.r.c.O System window oer: .-e. Windows e.e:.3 cu. c_-
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r..rcr. c
c:u rO. o,u o.r.ce. O.Or e.. .-e. c.<re. System Window oer: o,u
eu.cuc, ouO o. e3cc< rcuu. o..u .-e. c.<re. eO..O. :. :,r..Ou
(Performance) c_-O .-O c,:,_ oOe-...r _-. .,u.O r,r..
Operating System

Service Pack Number

Processor

Installed Memory

System Type

Computer Name

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Figure 1-7: System Information

1.2.2 Windows Themes eOue r.
oc e...u.e.u _eeuO ec.O r,.u.. o e:. oc e-.e:. O _eeu o,q3 o,.O cc,q
ec.. oee. Windows e.e:.3 c.ue. ouc, .:uu (User Interface) oO.. c
o_r.c r. Themes ..u eq rc.. Themes eOue rc .,u. e:. .-O c:u c.Oc
ou..u. r_ :,r..
Control panel eOu .uu
o: Personalization eOu .uu

Figure 1-8: Personalization Window
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oO Personalization window or c.u. e3 o: o,u Themes O_u oO.. Theme or
eu.c. .uu
oee. .-O eOuu Themes oO.. u o e:. Get more therms Online eOu e..e
ouuce._. ..ue.u o. Themes .-O oO.. cc _-. .u :,r.. (o._ Theme
or click r_ O o. .-e. c.<r.O o,u_u e3)

1.2.3 Desktop Background eOue r.
cc.<re.: Desktop oer: o,u cuuc. (Background Image) eOue rcu o.r.c. ,u oc
e_r. -_.. e3 e:. :u _-. .u Personalization window oer: (-s cc.) .O o,u
(Themes O_O c:_ u) Desktop Background eOu .uu - cc. -_uu

Figure 1-9: Personalization Window
_,e-u Window oer: (-c cc.) o,u r,.u cuuc.r eu.c.e.u Save Change e-.uu.
Click rcuu. o. .-e. Desktop Background orO o,u_u e3. oee. .-O .-e. cuuc.r
Desktop orO e... .,u.O oO.. .,. euuu u e3 e:. .- r_ .ueu -c cce.
eceuu o.r.c.O o,u Browse e-.u u. Click rc _,e-u Window or ..ue.u oO..
cuuc. eu.c. e.u :u e_eO. Save Change e-.uu. Click r...
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Figure 1-10:Change Desktop Background

1.2.4 Window color eOue r.
cc.<re.: Window O_ Oc<. eOue r. e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. r_ :,r.. :u
_-. .u ( - cc.) Personalization window oer: Desktop Background O_O r<u o,u
Window Color eOu .uu. _,e-u Window Color and Appearance Widow oer: (- cc.)
r,.u Oc<.r eu.c. Save Change e-.uu. Click rcuu.

Figure 1-11: Window Color and Appearance
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c:u e_eO .-O oO.. c Window O_ Oc<. eOue rc .u :,r.. u .-e. r,.,uu
c c.<re. Oc<. eOue rcuu.

1.2.5 Screen Server eOue r.
cc.<r. e-.e:. eO_.Or or. e_eO c,Ouue:.u Screen oer: or. c.u.r cOu o.
Screen orer: c r._u c,O,u.O eqe u,u. e3 ue. c.<r. ..u. eu.rc< O
c.u. .O Screen Server O,: eO:u e... .u. e3O. oO.. c eOue r.O c:u
c.Oc ou..u. rcuu. e3 e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. r_ :,r.. - cce. _,-u
Personalization window oer: Window Clor O_O r<u o,u Screen Server eOu .uu.
_,e-u Window oer: (-z cc.) r,.u Screen Saver orr eu.c. e.u Apply e-.uu.
Click rc OK e-.uu. Click rcuu.

Figure 1-12: Screen Saver Window
.-O .- eu.c. .u Screen Saver or u,c2.O oO.. u3 Preview e-.uu. Click rcu'u.
oee. Settings button or click re.u o.O o._ eOue r3 eq r_ :,r.. Screen Saver
orr ..u re3 Wait time or oO.. c ere rc .ou. O,.u.. or3 .- Wait time
or u.: rO e,reO e:.u .- c.<r. ..u eu.er.O u.: r .. ce e..
Screen Saver or r..u.r e3. e3 o.r.c. .-O oO.. c Screen Saver or eOue
rc.uu. e-.e:. O Oc<Ou u. o_r.c Screen Saver O,:eO:u ouuce._. u_u _-.
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.u :,r ouc oO. .-e. c.<re.: Install r_ ce :u Screen Saver List oerr: o.
o,u_uO cOu ouuc,O :u e:u r_ e_eO. o. eu.c. .uu. e3 e_eO .-O cOuu
_-. .u Screen Saver O,:eO:uu OO .-e. c.<r. u_ o,u_u rc .u :,r..

1.2.6 User Accounts oO.. c ere r.
u oc cc.<re.: User Accounts oO.. c ere rcu o.r.c. ee... -_.. e3 e:.
.- c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu. c_.O Control panel eOu e..e o: o,u User Accounts
eOu .uu (-+ cc.) o. ..ue.u .-O oO.. c .-e. .u. eOue rc .u :,r..

Figure 1-13: User Account Window
Password Change r.
e3 e:. -+ cce. e:u c Change your Password eOu .uu _,e-u Window oer:
Current Password .u eO.u.O uO cOuu Password or New Password .u eO.u.O .-
oguu o,u_u r.O _-.ec.ec.uu Ou Password or _-. euu. oee. Confirm new
Password .u eO.u.O .- oguu o,u_u r.O _-.ec.ec.uu Ou Password or u,Ou
Ocr _-. euu. e3 o.r.c.O .-O Password or eOue rc .u :,r..

Password Ou r.
e3 e:. -+ cce. o,u Remove your Password eOu .uu. _,e-u Window oer: Current
Password .u eO.u.O uO cOuu Password or _-. euu ouuc,O Remove Password
e-.uu. Click rcu'u. oO .-e. User Account oer: Password or Ou e3(-! cc.
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-_uu). o.crer e:uu c_-O e,_re3 password or Ourc u,-. ouc3 e:.
rO.uur eu.e3. oO .-e. c.<r. .u. ereurO ..u. r_ :,r e3. o,u,3
c.<r eeOce O_O c:eeOu .-e. c.<r. u_ r..u.r password eu..,ur. ue.
c:er3 e,_ee. e3 ue. password or Ourc u-. .,u. eu.r_ .uur. oe:u .-e.
c.<r. ouuce._.O e3-u. eu.Oueu u3 :. e. O. .- c.<r. o. ..u
rcueu u3 e.u. drives e: CDs ..ue.u uu eOuu c.<r O_u _-. eu..ueu
u3 :u o.r.c.O password orr eu.e... u-. .u :,r..

Figure 1-14: Remove Password Window

cuuc. eOue r.
e3 e:. -+ cce. o,u Change your PictureeOu .uu. _,e-u Window oer: (- cc.)
r,.u cc.r eu.c. e.u Change Picture e-.uu. Click rcu'u. oee u,uu3 Browse for
more pictures .u eO.u.O e..e r,.u cuuc.r eu.c. .uu.

Figure 1-15: Change your Picture
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eOuu Accounts oO.. c ere r.
e3 e:. -+ cce. o,u Manage Another Accounts eOu .uu. _,e-u Window oer: (-e
cc.) r,.u Account orr eu.c. .uu oO Account o._ Change and Account Window or
_,e (- cc.) o. Account ore: oO.. c eOue r3 eq rcuu. e.ee eq rc.O
.-O o e:. oO.. -_. (Administrative power) u-. .u. (e...u.e.u Windows
Operating System oer: Strandard e: Administrator O.e.u User Oc. err o,u.
Administrator O .u. e.r r_ :,r ouc Strandard .u e3u c:er3 o,u Account orr.

Figure 1-16: Manage Account Window

Figure 1-17: Change an Account

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ogu Accounts orr ere r.
e3 e:. -e cce. o,u Manage Accounts Window oer: Create new Account eOu .uu.
_,e-u Window oer: (-s cc.)New Account Name oO.u.O u. o,u_u rcuu ouuc,O
Oc.. eu.c. e.u Create Account e-.uu. Click rcu'u.

Figure 1-18: Create New Account
r..rcr. cz
:u .- _-..u u. ..ue.u c:u r..r.cr3 eq rcuu.
.-e. c.<re.: Others u3u Standard user ereur oguu ere rcuu.
o.O Password orr _-. euu
eeq cuuc.r Others e:. o,u_u rcuu

1.2.7 Region and Language Settings eOue r.
oc ..u rcu cc.<r e-.e:. O ere rc o,ueu United State O_ o.O .,_ecu
o.r.c.O. (Microsoft Windows ..u rcu -,u ). .-O oO.. u3 .e c.<r. oc cOO
.,_ecu o.r.c.O ere r_ :,r. e3 e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu. c_.O Control
panel eOu e..e o: o,u Region and Language Settings eOu .uu (- cc.) o.
..ue.u .-O oO.. c .-e. c.<re. Settings eOue rc.uu. .:c< e_e
Format eOu e..e cO Sri Lanka e_e eu.c. .uu. ouuc,O Location eOu e..e Current
location Sri Lanka e_e eu.c. .uu.
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Figure 1-19: Region and Language Settings
e3 e:. .-O e:_ .uer.t o,u_u rc u-. .u.. e3 e:. .-O ouuce._. ..ue.u
oO.. e:_ .uer.t Fonts _-.e.u o. Install rc.uu. e3 e:. http://www.siyabas.lk .u
eO _cu. ..u rcuu.

1.3 Files e: Folders
e.eur eO_. oc e_r. -,ge3 c.<re.: Account Settings oO.. c eOue rcu
o.r.c... c.<r. e.. rO.u re3 o: uu .-:. rc u-. .uu. o.rc. .,u u
ec. u. O,.u e3. e3 ue. oc u o c_-O erce.u e_r. -_..
uu .-:. r.O o,u crc< c.<re.: Drivers .u u3u :quOu _,e. e.ee o,u
Drivers -_. .,u.O Desktop oer: o,u MyComputer eOu ..e.u -_. .u :,r..
c.<re.: o,u Driver orr e...u.e.u Hard Disk orr er.Oer e:. CD/DVD orr
e:. Pen Drive orr . :,r.. oO.e. o,u .g ..u.O. Total Space e: uO o,u :
c..<. Free Space c_- euc e.. Window or ..u -_. .u :,r..
.:c<.r e_e e...u. r..O Windows 7 ouuc.u rc o,u c.<r.r e...u.e.u
e.e:.3 c.u. .-:. rc o,ueu C Drive oer:.. oeur Drives e:. D, E, F o. orc,
o,u. -zc cc.O ouO C, D, E .u Hard Disk orr er.Oer Ou ouc F .u DVD orr
Ou ouc G .u Pen Drive orr e3.
uu .-:. r.O :u .u. Drive orr ..u r_ :,r. oee. Windows 7 .-qr..e.u
uu .-:. r.O _-.eu e.e eO.u r:c.r cOu. oO. c_-O erce.u e_r. -_..
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e...u.e.u Windows Operating System orr Drive orr :u e_eO orcru o.c3. Ou
ouc o. Drive oer: Files e: Folders cOu. u oc Files e: Folders c_-O erce.u
e_r. -_..
File orr .u uu .3 c..<.r .-:. rc u-. .u :,r r:.. er.Oe.. o.O u.r (Name)
Oc..r (Type) ..u.Or (Size) .-:. rc o,u u,uu (Location) :. o. ..u r_ :,r o.
c_- euc (Access Permision) O,u rc,< cOu. Oc..u ouO File c..u O.e.u er.Oe
errO e-. :,r. oO. u3 User Files e: System Files . User File .u oc c.<r. u_
.-:. rcu _ oO. Ou ouc System Files .u c.<re. r..r.uO. e:. oO.. oO. e3.

Figure 1-20: My Computer Window
Folder orr .u Files e:. eOuu Folders .-:. rc u-. .,u.O (e,r,e.r e:.) ..u
rcu e.e:.3 c.u ..u ..u rcu e.O_.r e_e e,_r. :,r.. .:c<.r e_e
c.<r.r Files c.<r c,Ouue:.u oO. e..u rc .,u. oc:e -O .-O o.ueOu
rO.u u,u. (or. eO.u.r Files e. .<ur o,u O oO. ouu oO.. or eu.c. .,u.O
o,u oc:e u.O. eu. -_uu.) e3 ue. Folders ..ue.u ocO Drive orr u_ uu .-:.
rcu o.r.c. (e,r__) c_eO_rO :. uO,cO ere rc .u :,r..
u oc Windows e.e:.3 cu.r C Drive orr e...u. e,r__ c_-O e_r. -_..
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C Drive oer: Windows, User e: Program Files O.e.u System Folders + r o,u. (e..O
oOucO eOuu Folders u-. :,r.) Windows 7 e.e:.3 c.u. eO.cu rc o,ueu
Windows Folder oer:. Program Files Folder oer: e.g .-qr.. O_O o._ Files .-:. rc
o,u Users :. e3-u. Files .-:. rc o,ueu User Folder or u_..











Figure 1-21: Folder Structure
.:c<.r e_e .-e. Desktop or eO.cu o,ueu C:\Users\Student\Desktop u3 O
eO.ue.. (Location) e.: or Folder orr eO uOu Folder orrO ... e:. \ orc
..u rc o,u ouc .- Student user e_e cr_cu. rc o,u.
oee. o-e. c.<re.: MS Word .-qr... eO.cu rc o,u eO.u. e...u.e.u
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11 e3. u oc 2_.O Files e:Folders e.. rO.u
rcu o.r.c. c_-O e_r. -_..
e..u.e.u Windows Folder oer: o,ueu Windows .-qr...O o._ uu eO.cu. rc
o,ueu C:\Windows Folder oer:.. .:c<.r e_e .-e. c.<re.: Fonts eO.cu.
rc o,ueu C:\Windows\Fonts u3 eO.ue...

1.4 Filese: folders e.. O,: r.
c.<re.: O,: rcu .-O Files e: Folders c_-O u. e:. oOe-...r u-. u.
O,.u.. u oc Files e: Folders oO.. c ere rcu o.r.c c_-O e_r. -_..

C: Drive
Windows User Program Files
Student Others
Desktop My Document Download
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1.4.1 Create folders and filese
cc.<r.e.: folders and filese ee3 c..u O.e.u rc,< errO oO..u. e... r_
.u. oO. u3 .-e. folder e:. file or e:. ocOOu u.r _-. . oee. o. folder e:. file
or Save rcuueu r.u eO.ue. .uu uc<. r_ .u.. oc c_.O folder orr ogeuu
ere rcu o.r.c. c_-O e_r. -_.. e3 e:. c_.O .- folder or e.O oO..
eO.u.O .uu o e:. .-O computer Window or ..u r_ :,r. o. ..ue.u oO..
eO.u.O .uu. .:c<.r e_e oc Desktop oer: Homw Work u3u folder orr e...
e3 e:. c:u c.Oc u..u. rcuu.
Computer Window or _-. .uu
o. Window oer: O3 ce o,u Desktop eOu .uu[1]
_,e-u Desktop or .uO cursor or e.ue..e Mouse oer: Right button click rc
shortcut menu _-. .uu u o. shortcut menu oer: new eOu .uu. [2]
_,e-u menu oer: folder .u click rcuu.[3]
oO New Folder u3 O Folder orr _,e o.O .-O oO.. ocuOu u.r _-.
euu.

Figure 1-22: Create a new Folder
ogu file orr ere rc .,u. :u o.r.c.O. eq r_ :,r. e3 e:. oc r_ .u Oueu :u
_,e-u menu oer: Folder eOuOO o,u eOuu File Oc..r eu... .:c<.r e_e .-O M S
Word file orr oO.. u3 menu oer: Microsoft Word Document .u Click rcuu. [5]

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1.4.2 Rename folders and filese
e3 e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu.
c_.O Computer Window or ..ue.u Rename r.O oO.. Folder eOu e..e o.
select rc .uu
u Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: Rename eOu .uu.

Figure 1-23: Rename a folder

u Folder oer: : oO.. u. Type rcuu
e3 o.r.c.O. .-O .u. File orr OO Rename rc .u :,r.. File orr e:. Folder orr
r.uu Rename rc .,u. e:. oO..u3 Short cut Key ..u rc .u :,r. e3 e:.
c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu. c_.O Rename rc.O oO.. e. Select rc.uu. u
Keyboard oer: F2 .u c .-uu. oO .-O Folder oer: : Type rc.O oOeO.O _,e
oO oO.. c Rename rc. eq rc .u :,r..

1.4.3 Delete folders and filese
e3 e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu.
c_.O Computer Window or ..ue.u Delete r.O oO.. Folder eOu e..e o.
select rc .uu
u Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: Delete eOu .uu.

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oO..u3 Keyboard ..u rc Delete rc .u :,r. e3 e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu.
c_.O Delete rc.O oO.. e. Select rc.uu. u Keyboard oer: DEL.uc .-uu. oO
o._ Files e:. Folders delete r.O oO... oeu Question Window orr _,e. o: yes
e-.uuu. click re.u o._ e Recycle bin eOu .,e3. e.. ocO ouO.. e oc r<
r:.O .uO. O,u rO.uur. o.ur O,.u e.r .,rOe:.u u,Ou Recycle bin orO
e..e u,Ou o. _-. .,ue3 :,r..Or o,u. o,u,3 oOeO.O_ .-O .- .ru e.eu O e
Recycle bin eOu eu..O. er_u. delete r.O oO.. .,. euuu oO .- r_ .ueu Del
.uc e.. Shift .uc Click rcuu (Shift + DEL). u .-O eucO. Delete rc. e:.
oOeO.O o,u. yes e-.uuu. click re.u Files e:. Folders eucO. Ou r.O (Delete)
oOeO.O _,e.

Figure 1-24: Delete a Folder

1.4.4 Copy/Movefolders and filese
e-.e:. oOeO.O_ .-O Files e:. Folders or eO.u.rO copy r.O e:. Move r.O
oO.. e3. o e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu.
c_.O Computer Window or ..ue.u copy r.O oO.. Folder eOu e..e o.
select rc .uu
u Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: CopyeOu .uu.
u u,Ou Computer Window or ..ue.u copy r.O oO.. e. copy r_ .u
eO.u.O .uu
o: Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: Paste eOu .uu.
:u e_eO .-O e.r or u,ur eO uOu u,urO Copy rc .u :,r .. e...u.e.u copy
re3 eq Oueu copy rcu e oee. u-. o: cOcur ogu eO.u.O ..... o,u,3 O
.-O Copy eu.rc Move r.O oO.. OOe:.u o e:. .- r_ .ueu Copy r. eOuOO
cut r... o. shortcut menu oer: Copy O_O :u o,u.
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1.4.5 Set attributes of files folders
oc ._u e.u .u e_e. File orr u.r (Name) Oc..r (Type) ..u.Or (Size) .-:.
rc o,u u,ur (Location) :. o. ..u r_ :,r o. c_- euc (Access Permision) O,u
rc,< cOu. ecc oc File orr u. e: .-:. rc o,u u,u eOue rcu o.r.c. e.u
.uu. _. u oc File orr Access Permision o. oeuru .< eOue rcu o.r.c. ee...
-_.. e3 e:. c_.O o._ Filese:. Folders Select rc Mouse oer: Right button click rc
shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu oer: Properties eOu .uu. oO Folderorr
e:. c:u o.r.ce. Properity Window orr _,e. o: o. FolderorO o._ e.g euc
cOu

Figure 1-25: Folder Property Window

.-O o. Folder or ReadOnly e:. Hidden uuO.O cu r.O oO.. u3 o._ r:. er.O
Click rcuu.

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Folder or Share r.
.-e. c.<re. e._ c:er3 cOu u3 o. .u. c.<r.r eO .-e. c.<re. uu
..u. re3 c,Oer3 e,_e. :,r. e3 e:. .- .-e. uu o:. Folderor ou o.O
..u r_ :,r Ou e_eO Share r_ .u .. e3 e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu.
.-O Share r.O oO.. Folder or eu.c. .uu
u Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: Properties eOu .uu
o. Properties Window oer: Share Tab or eOuO .uu (-ze cc.)[1]
u Share button or click rcuu [2]
e.e O c:er3 e:uO .-O Folderor Share r.O oO.. u3 o e:. Advanced
Sharing eOu .uu. o c_-O O,: euc e._ rc<. (Computer Network) c_-O
:,e3 e.u .u..

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Figure 1-26: Share a folder

Folder orr Access Permision ere r.
c.<r.r Files :. Folders e.. rO.u re3 oO. ..u re3 :,r..Ou Access
Permition c_-O u u-. u. O,.u e3. e...u.e.u folder orr ere re3 o.
.u. ereurO ..u r_ :,r Ou e_eO cOu. oe:u ocO oO.. u3 o. folder or
..u. r_ :,r Users e: .OuO r_ :,r eO_ oO.. c e,re. :,r.. e3 e:. c:u
c.Oc ou..u. rcuu.
.-O Permition ere r.O oO.. Folder or eu.c. .uu
u Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: Properties eOu .uu
o. Properties Window oer: Security tab or eOuO .uu (-z cc.)[1]
o: Edit button or click rcuu[2]
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Figure 1-27: Cange the Security of the Folder
.O Permition eOue r. e:. Window orr _,e. oO.. c eOue r3 eq rcuu.
c_.O Permition ere r.O oO.. User eu.c. .uu [1]
u oO.. c e:. eOue rc3u oO.. Permition ere rcuu[2]
oOe.ue. Apply button or click rc [3] OK button or click rcuu [4]
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Figure 1-28: Change the Permition
file e:. :u o.r.c.O. eq r_ :,r -,u eOu. e:u rc u,u. oO.. Oueu .-O
oO.. file or Select rc .,u. c.<.

1.4.6 Compress and extract folder / files
e-.e:. oOeO.O_ oc ..u. rcu file e:. O,: : c..u.r .u oOeO. O_ e:. files
.._ .uur o,u O oO. Compressrc u-. .,u.O oO.. e3. e.ee file Compress r.
e:. Windows 7 O_. o,u .-qr...r e:. oc eOu. oce. c.<r.OO o,u_u rcu
Winzip e:. WinRAR O,u .-qr.. ..ue.u eq r_ :,r..
Compress r. Windows 7 ..u
e3 e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu
c_.O Compressr.O oO.. Folder or eu.c. .uu
u Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: Send to eOu .uu o: Compressed (zipped) folder click rcuu
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.O .-O Compressrcu _ zip folderorr _,e
u u,Ou e.. folderordecompressed r. e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu
c_.O De-compressr.O oO.. Folderor eu.c. .uu
u Mouse oer: Right button click rc shortcut menu _-. .uu. o: shortcut menu
oer: Send to eOu .uu o: Compressed (zipped) folder click rcuu
oO .-O De-compressrcu _ e...u. uuOe. folderorr _,e
e.: oc e_r. -,ge. Windows 7 e.e:.3 c.ue. o,u c:er3 ..u Compressed
r. :. decompressed r. eq rc.uu. o.r.c...

1.4.7 Backup and restore folders / files
.-e. Ocu. folders / files Backup rc u-. .,u. u. O,.u.. e.. c.:. ..u folders /
files Backup rcu o.r.c. :. u,Ou oO. restore rcu o.r.c. c_-O e_r. -_.. e.:
e,_r. .u O,.u rc,< r:c.r. u c_. O,uu .- .-e. uu Backup rc .u .ueu
o,. .uu.. e...u.e.u e.g uu .-:. rc .uue. q_ crc<.r u_. oO.e.
e.. o,u . :,u.. .:c<.r e_e .-e. uu o:. -: u,c. orc.<. OOe:.u
.-e. uu e.__ u,ue3 e3 ue. uu Backup rc u-. .,u. u. O,.u -O .-O
ouOc..e.u. c,:,_ Ou o,u. e...u.e.u Window 7e.e:.3 c.u. :. .-e. folders
/ files Backuprc .,u.O ..u r_ :,r e.O_.r .-e. e.e:.3 c.ue. o,u. u oc
o. ..ue.u Backup rc.uu. o,r.c. e_r. -_.. e3 e:. c:u c.cO ou..u.
rcuu.
c_.O Control Penel oer: Backup and Restore eOu .uu (-z cc.)
o: Setup a Backup eOu .uu [1]
.- ereu Backup or .-:. rcu eO.u. ecuO. euu (e.: .- Backup or _-.
.uu. Disk orO ..:cO o,u eOuu Driver orr e3 e:. eu. O:.u eqe.. or.
hard disak orr eOuu Partition orr euc,O hard disk or u.. OOe:.u o: o,u
e.g. Drvie r.. eu.:,r e3 ) oO.. Drvie or Select rc Next Click rcuu
u backup r_ .ueu r.r .uu ecuO. euu (Windows choosw or Let Me
choose ) e.: .-O .- eu.c. .uu. Folder orr Backup rc.O oO.. u. Let Me
choose eu.cuu.
,u _,e-u browse Window oer: Backup r_.u eO_ eu.cuu ouuc,O Next
Click rcuu
u Backup Now button or click rcuu
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u oc :u e_eO ere rcu _ Backup orr u,Ou Restore rcu o.r.c. ee... _-.. o
e:. :u e_eO. c:u rO. o,u c.OcO_ ou..u. rcuu.

,c

Figure 1-29: Backup and Restore Window
c_.O Control Penel oer: Backup and Restore eOu .uu (-z cc.)
o: Restore er.Oee: o,u Select another backup to restore files from eOu .uu
.- ereu _ Backup or .-:. rc o,u eO.u. ecuO. euu
o. ..Oue.u u,Ou backup r_ uu u,Ou _-. .u :,r.


1.4.8 Backup and restore System Backup
.-e. cc.<re. Operating System or o,u _uO e.cc<e.u Backup rce. oOeO.Or
e..u _-. o,u e. e:. c:u c.Oc ou..u. rcuu.
c_.O Control Penel oer: Backup and Restore eOu .uu (-z cc.)
o: Create System Image eOu .uu [2]
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.- ereu Backup or .-:. rcu eO.u. ecuO. euu. Drvie or Select rc Next
Click rcuu
u backup r_ .ueu r.u Drvie .uu ecuO. euu
,u _,e-u browse Window oer: Backup r_.u eO_ eu.cuu ouuc,O Next
Click rcuu
u Start Backup button or click rcuu
e3 e_eO .-O e3cc< Backup orr _-. .u :,r.. :u e_eO. oO.. u3 o. Backup or
u,Ou restore rc ..Ou. r_ :,r..

1.5 e.c...

e.. c.:. ..u c.<r.r ue:.e e.e:.3 c.u. ..ue.u cc.<r. :ec,Ou
o.r.c. c_-O o...u. rcu _. o: ue o.r.ce.u cc.<r. Shut down rc. Restart
rc. o. rO.u e rcu o.r.c.u ouuc,O cc.<re.: folders e:files oO.. cc ere rc
.uu. o.r.c. e.u. folders e:files oO.. c backuprc .uu. o.r.c ecuO. o,u.

1.6 o....e.

1 cc.<r.r uO.c r..r.uO. e:. oO. O.e.u u-. .u crc< e..uO.
oO.e. r.c.. erce.u euc rcuu.
2 shut down r. :. Hibernate r. ouc o,u eOue r3 e..uO.
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