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Windows Overview

Windows Overview. LEIT 429x Steve Builta. Where we are going…. Overview of operating Systems Overview of Windows 9x Take and Edit digital Photos. What is an operating system?. Allows you to interact with the computer hardware Provides Screen Control Keyboard and pointer input

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Windows Overview

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  1. Windows Overview LEIT 429x Steve Builta

  2. Where we are going… • Overview of operating Systems • Overview of Windows 9x • Take and Edit digital Photos

  3. What is an operating system? • Allows you to interact with the computer hardware • Provides • Screen Control • Keyboard and pointer input • Interfacing with peripherals • System Utilities

  4. What are examples? • Text Only • MS-DOS • UNIX/LINUX • Graphical • Windows3.x, Windows 9x (ME), Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows CE • MacOS • UNIX/LINUX with KDE, GNOME or X-Windows • BEOS, OS/2, NEXT, Palm, etc.

  5. Why so many choices • Built in functionality • Stability • Application Availability • Hardware Driver Support • Networkable, File Sharing • Security

  6. Windows 9x • Includes Windows 95, 98 and ME • Predominant player in OS Market especially for homes • Easiest platform for Intel systems • Fairly Stable • Wide Driver Support • Common User Interface (CUA) • Not Secure

  7. Starting up • Turn the power on • System POSTs (Failure here normally means hardware problem) • OS Boots • GUI starts

  8. What’s all this stuff My Computer Document Icon Shortcut Recycle Bin Folder Start Menu The area behind the Icons is the Desktop Task Bar System Tray

  9. Types of icons • Program Icon • Starts a piece of software • Document Icon • A document/file created by a program • Folder • Place to put files • Shortcut • A “pointer” to another document or folder

  10. Starting a piece of software • Use the Start Menu • Use a Program Icon • Use a Document Icon

  11. Managing Windows • Minimize, maximize, restore, close • Moving • Manually resizing

  12. File Management • By default files go in the My Documents Folder • There is often a desktop shortcut for this folder • Can create sub-folders for better organization • Should backup important files • Easy way is to copy to a floppy

  13. Disk Drive Letters • Drives A and B • Floppy Diskette Drives • 5.25 and 3.5 • Drives C-Z • Hard Drives (Fixed Disk) • CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD • Removable (Iomega Zip) • Network Drives

  14. Moving/Copying a file • Open 2 My Computer Windows, or use Windows Explorer • Drag file from original location to new location • When going between disks default is copy, when working on a single disk default is move (Right Drag to Change)

  15. Creating a Folder • Good way to better organize your stuff • From Windows • Right Click • Select New • From Software (File | Open) • Click on New Folder Icon • Name Folder

  16. Formatting Disks • All disks must be formatted • Most floppy disks come pre-formatted • If you must format • Right click on Drive Icon • Choose Format • On new disks use Full • To clean a disk completely use Quick • Can also label disk

  17. Working with removable media • Never remove media when lights are flashing • Always remove media before turning system off (can cause boot problems) • Treat media carefully (Do not fold, bend spindle or mutilate)

  18. Deleting a file • Click on file and press <Delete> • Drag file to Recycle Bin • To recover a deleted file, you can go to the Recycle Bin and remove them • Don’t forget to empty the Recycle Bin!

  19. Finding stuff you’ve lost • An invaluable tool • Find option on the Start menu • Select Files or Folders

  20. The Common User Interface (CUA) • Introduction 2 and Introduction 3

  21. Editing Digital Photos • We use PaintShop Pro ($100) available at www.jasc.com • Files must be saved as JPG or GIF for the Internet (also works with most software programs) • File Size should be as small as possible • May need to Copy useful part of the photo

  22. Working with Multiple Programs • Manually switch between programs using task bar • Manually resize programs • Cascade or Tile Programs (Rt. Click on task bar)

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