SURIGAO EDUCATION CENTER

Km. 2, National Highway, Surigao City

ES 112
Laboratory Exercise 1. Familiarizing your PC

I. Objectives :
a. To become familiar with the O.S. Environment;
b. To become familiar with the hardware of your computer

II. Discussion

Windows is the most common operating system used for PCs. It is essential that you familiarize
yourself with the basic functionality of this OS.

It is necessary that you are aware of the hardware in your computer. While the operating system
usually takes care of the complexity of managing the hardware of your computer system, knowing
the hardware helps when you have to:
1) Install an operating system
2) Upgrade your computer system
3) Diagnose and repair problems in your computer system

Laboratory Drill No. 1.

1. Create a new folder name it ES112. Under new folder create another 2 folders name it DAY1 &
DAY2.
2. Open the MS word program. Create a new file. Save it with a filename DAY1_exe1 in the folder
DAY2.
3. Open the MS excel program. Create a new file. Save it with a filename DAY2_exe2 in the folder
DAY1
4. Select any image file found/saved in the PC and copy it to both folders DAY1 & DAY2.

Questions :
a. What is the command to move the folder DAY1 out of the ES112 folder?
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b. Can you save 2 files of the same filename but with different extension in 1 folder? Why
or why not?
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c. What is the difference between CUT - PASTE and COPY – PASTE?
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5. Look for the My computer icon, right click and select properties
Questions :
a. What is the O.S. of the PC you are using? Write the complete details.
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b. What is the CPU name? What is the clock speed of the CPU?
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c. What is the amount of RAM present?
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 6. Click on the Computer Name tab.
Questions :
a. What is the name of the computer’s description?
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b. Does the computer belong to a workgroup? What is the name of the workgroup (if any)?
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7. Click on the Hardware tab. Select device manager. Note / observe the contents.

Questions :
a. What is the driver of LAN? WLAN?
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b. Are all driver’s correctly installed?
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8. Close all dialog boxes and right click the mouse anywhere in the desktop screen. Select sort by
name.

Questions :
a. What have you observed?
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b. If you are going to rename any of the icons, what command will it be?
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9. Change the mouse pointer style.
10. Change the desktop background. Open 3 application programs and cascade the windows.

Assessment Questions :

1. What command should you use to check if the computer is being partitioned? How do you know
that a PC had been partitioned?
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2. If you want to check whether all the drivers are completely installed, where should you go?
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Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ll feed him for a lifetime

Student Name Course & Year

Date Performed Score

Laboratory Exercise No.1

1. Apply the following settings:
Size : Long Size; Orientation : Portrait
Margin : 0.25 on all sides
Header : SURIGAO EDUCATION CENTER
Footer : Full name of the Student
Watermarks: Family Name of the Student
2. Save with the filename in the format : ENBS2_EXER1_FAMILYNAME
3. Encode the following as shown.

We will use this paragraph to illustrate several Microsoft Word features. It will be used to illustrate Space
Before, Space After, and Line Spacing. Space Before tells Microsoft Word how much space to leave before the
paragraph. Space After tells Microsoft Word how much space to leave after the paragraph. Line Spacing sets the
space between lines within a paragraph.

We will use this paragraph to illustrate several Microsoft Word features. It will be used to illustrate Space
Before, Space After, and Line Spacing. Space Before tells Microsoft Word how much space to leave before the
paragraph. Space After tells Microsoft Word how much space to leave after the paragraph. Line Spacing sets the
space between lines within a paragraph.

We will use this paragraph to illustrate several Microsoft Word features. It will be used to illustrate Space Before,
Space After, and Line Spacing. Space Before tells Microsoft Word how much space to leave before the
paragraph. Space After tells Microsoft Word how much space to leave after the paragraph. Line Spacing sets the
space between lines within a paragraph.

I. How do you put an elephant inside a refrigerator?

1. Open the door of the refrigerator.
2. Put the elephant inside.
3. Close the door of the refrigerator.
II. How do you a giraffe inside a refrigerator?
a. Open the door of the refrigerator.
b. Take out the elephant.
c. Put the giraffe inside.
d. Close the door of the refrigerator.

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