CLASS 3 SUB: COMPUTER

CHAPTER -3 OPERATING SYSYEM (OS) - WINDOWS 7

POINTS TO BE NOTED :

1. Windows is the most popular operating system. Windows is the software that helps you
to operate your computer and work on other application software.
2. Windows 7, Window 10 -- popular & latest Operating System.
3. BOOTING 🡪 when you switch on your computer, windows automatically get start and
get loaded into computer memory.
4. DESKTOP 🡪 the first screen appears on the monitor after booting.
5. ICONS 🡪Small graphics picture with label (name) on them.
6. TASKBAR 🡪Long rectangular bar appears at the bottom of the screen.
7. START BUTTON 🡪Locate at the left of taskbar. It is used to find and open programs.
Also used to shutdown.
8. SEARCH BAR 🡪 helps us to search programs or files
9. FILES 🡪 When you save any information on your computer, it stored in the form of file.
A file may be a video, a song, a picture, a letter.
10. FOLDER 🡪 Folder may contain several types of different files and even other folders.
11. To Start a Program: Click Start button 🡪All Programs 🡪 Accessories 🡪Notepad.
Now you notice a box appears...that box is called window.
12. Parts of a window :
Minimize close

Title bar

Menu bar

Maximize

Document Area

Scroll bar
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13. Title bar 🡪display name of the window

Menu bar 🡪 contain many menus
Scroll bar 🡪 helps to move the window
14. Window Control button : Minimize, Maximize, Restore , Close
15. Minimize : hide the window on the taskbar
Maximize: increases the size to cover the entire screen
Restore: after maximize a window, use Restore button to restore a window to its original
size.

TEXT EXERCISES (ANSWER KEY): (PG NO: 29,30)

1. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

i) A System software
ii) Starting windows
iii) Taskbar
iv)scroll bar
2. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
i) Icons
ii)Search bar
iii)can
iv)can
v)taskbar

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING (ONLY ANSWERS)(Refer text for questions)

3. Start button can be used to Open a program, search for a program or file and to shutdown
the computer.
4. Switching on the computer causes windows to start automatically, this is known as
booting. The screen that appears after booting is called desktop.
5. To move a window :
By taking the mouse pointer to the title bar and drags the window by keeping the left
mouse button pressed.
6. Pressing the Maximize button.
7. To change the size of a window: By taking the pointer to the border of a window and
drag it by keeping the left mouse button pressed.