Transcript Windows Operating System - Connect Your Community 2.0

Windows Operating System
A Module of the CYC Course – Computer
Basics
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Handout
• Everyone should have a handout called
Desktop and Windows.
• Use it as a reference.
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Operating Systems
Open Source
Windows: Vista,
XP, 2000, etc.
MACs:
Leopard, OS X,
OS, etc.
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Desktop
• Desktop- Just like the
physical top of a desk, the
Windows desktop is
where you put the things
you’re working on or want
to access. The desktop is
the main screen in
Windows where you can
put icons & the toolbar.
• Icon- Picture or graphic
that represents a
program, process, folder
or file. You can double
click on an icon to run a
Start Button
program or view contents.
Icons
Quick
Launch
Taskbar
Minimized Program
Notification
Area/System Tray
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Taskbar
• The bar at the bottom of the desktop that displays
the start button, quick launch & notification areas
and buttons for programs that are open and
running.
Program or Task Buttons
Taskbar
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Start Button
• The portion of the taskbar used to access the start
menu to shut down the computer, start programs,
search for files, change computer settings, etc.
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Quick Launch
• The portion of the taskbar that is visible on the
screen and contains icons of favorite programs that
can be opened with a single mouse click.
Quick Launch
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Notification Area
• The portion of the taskbar that contains the
clock and displays icons for system and
program features.The notification area also
provides a temporary source for notifications
and status.
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Browser Window
• When you open a program, it is visible as a window
or rectangular area on the monitor screen.
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Microsoft Word Windows
TITLE BAR
RESTORE DOWN OR RESIZE
MENU BAR
CLOSE
MINIMIZE
MAIN
TOOLBAR
FORMAT
TOOLBAR
SCROLL
BOX
BOTTOM SCROLL BAR
DRAWING
TOOLBAR
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Practice
• Follow along the exercises of the handout.
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Sources
• This curriculum was partially adapted from a slide
presentation entitled “Windows Presenation 2009”
created by the Indian Prairie Public Library.
• Additional content created by Connect Your
Community, a project of OneCommunity, funded
by the federal Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program.
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Creative Commons License
• This work is licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
License. To view a copy of this license,
visit
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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