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
Start Button
Taskbar (multitasking)
My Computer
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