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LIS508 lecture 5

LIS508 lecture 5. Thomas Krichel 2003-10-29. Structure of talk. Discusses Windows XP basic concepts customization follow and practice but. Literature. Peter Norton’s Complete Guide to Windows XP by John Peter Mueller, SAMS 2002 A good book, but expects some background with Windows

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LIS508 lecture 5

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  1. LIS508 lecture 5 Thomas Krichel 2003-10-29

  2. Structure of talk • Discusses Windows XP • basic concepts • customization • follow and practice but

  3. Literature • Peter Norton’s Complete Guide to Windows XP by John Peter Mueller, SAMS 2002 • A good book, but expects some background with Windows • Not really hands-on, more conceptual

  4. DOS • In the beginning there was DOS • Command driven • Only one user • Only one task • Could not use more than 640k of memory • DOS is not dead • Some special files is Windows XP still use DOS command syntax • A floppy disk with DOS can be used to boot the computer.

  5. Microsoft Windows • Operating a computer with windows and mouse was as idea by Apple. • Started life as an application that was started under DOS. This was the setup until Windows 3.1. • Windows 95 made DOS an application running inside Windows. • Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows NT have been other stages in the development.

  6. Windows XP • Is the latest commercially available version. • Comes in two flavors • Home edition • Cheaper • For people who want to play games • For parent who want to install educational software • Limited security • Professional edition • Better, but security still a problem

  7. User interfaces • There are three XP user interfaces for • Restricted user. Can only use the machine but make no changes. This is what we have in the labs. • Power user, can use and make some changes, like, for example, change the keyboard layout • Administrator, can do anything

  8. look at desktop • icons • taskbar • start button • folder icons • opening leads new window • buttons on window • minimize • maximize / restore • close

  9. mouse operation • primary button • press: select • press and move: normal drag • secondary button • press: context menu • Expanded in Windows XP • press and move: special drag

  10. a window • is a rectangular, bordered element on the windows 98 screen • only one window is active at a time • a window can be resized • a window has a title line • a window has a menu • activate with ALT • select using arrow keys

  11. more about a window • if the contents is too large to fit the size, scroll bars are displayed. • They allow the logical contents to be navigated from the physical window. • if all windows are closed, you see the desktop (this is how I define the desktop) • Use ALT+TAB to move between windows

  12. the task manager • Can be reached from the task bar • Lists tasks that are running on the computer and things you can do with them • Reports and sets • applications • processes • Machine usage • CPU • Page file usage • Network usage.

  13. The start menu • It shows your user name • The left column shows the applications that you use most often (as the machine has noticed ) • The right column has three types of resources • Data resource (by decreasing closeness) • System control (much reduced for restricted users) • Other resources • It is customizable, but not here 

  14. Other resources on startup • Help is a unified way to get information about windows XP. • Search is a feature to search information • For files your disk • For other computer • People • Run a command, like one used to do in DOS.

  15. Desktop menu • Arrange icons • Refresh shows a new view of the desktop • Display settings • Choose colors • High color 16 bit per pixel • True color 24 bit per pixel • Choose resolution • Higher resolution may mean lower refresh • You will see smaller icons ah higher resolution

  16. Basic types of files • Normal data files • Program files • Data files, usually with a program attached to it • Directories • Contain other files • Application that is attached is Windows explorer • Shortcut • Contain paths to other files

  17. Windows explorer • Can be started on its own, in the programs/accessories startup • Folder section • Drive section (not visible here) • Network section (not visible here) • Recycle bin

  18. Delete files • to delete file, right click on the item, select delete • that moves it in the recycling bin • then click right on the recycling bin and remove it from there • Otherwise they are still around!

  19. windows update • http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com • do this now to see how you can update the machine

  20. Common keyboard shortcuts • CONT+ARROW moves cursor one word or object at a time • CONT+A selects all • CONT+B bold typeface • CONT+C copy to clipboard • CONT+D font selection • CONT+E centers an object • CONT+F find or search

  21. Common keyboard shortcuts • CONT+G goto dialog box • CONT+H replace dialog box • CONT+I italic fonts, sometimes insert • CONT+L places on the left side • CONT+N new document • CONT+O open • CONT+P print

  22. Common keyboard shortcuts • CONT+Q quits the application • CONT+R places object on right side • CONT+U underline • CONT+V paste • CONT+X cuts • CONT+Z undoes • SHIFT+ARROW selects text

  23. shutting down • start  shutdown  shut • This is the best command of Microsoft windows.

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