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Microsoft Windows. John Sullivan, Ph.D. Microsoft Windows. What Is a User Interface?. It is a combination of the hardware and software that you use to control the computer!. Data Communications. Sender over channel to receiver using protocols Peripheral Interfaces ports

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Microsoft Windows

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  1. Microsoft Windows John Sullivan, Ph.D.

  2. Microsoft Windows What Is a User Interface? It is a combination of the hardware and software that you use to control the computer!

  3. Data Communications • Sender over channel to receiver using protocols • Peripheral Interfaces • ports • Network Communication • LAN • File Server • Telecommunications • modem - digital to analog • communication Software • Baud rate

  4. Computer Software • Systems Software • DOS - First version (Year)? • version DOS 1.x -- The original • version DOS 2.x -- To work with hard drives • version DOS 3.x -- Allows ram disk, networking, plus 3.5 diskettes • version DOS 4.x -- Breaks 30 meg barrier • version DOS 5.x • version DOS 6 • Windows - First version? • Windows 3.1 • Window 95 limitations • Windows 98 • Windows 2000 NT • Windows XP

  5. Essential Windows Skills • GUI -- gooey and CUI -- common user interface • Tutorials – scsite.com/offxp/exs.htm • The Windows Desktop • Icons • Taskbar • Program Manager • launching applications • Max and Min windows • changing size of windows • tiles and cascading

  6. Basic Windows Controls and Concepts • Organizing Application Windows on the Desktop • Organizing Document Windows on the Desktop

  7. Menus, Dialog Boxes, Toolbars, and Help • Program Manager, Paintbrush • Using Windows to Specify Tasks • Opening & Closing Menus • Menu Conventions • Dialog Box • Print Dialog • Toolbar • Paintbrush

  8. Effective File Management • Using My Computer or Windows Explorer • Files: copying and moving (next slide) • Formatting a Diskette • Finding out What’s on Your Disks • Organizing Your Files

  9. Copying, Moving, & Deleting Files • From the File Manager • Copy one file: highlight file than click and drag • Copying more than one contiguous files: click first file and move to last file in series and shift click, then click and drag • Copying non-contiguous files: click first file then Control click the other files than grab any file and click and drag. • If you grab yellow subdirectory folder you will create a new directory and all files will be copied. • Windows will move files within same disk.

  10. File Names • 255 characters with spaces allowed – the old way was 8 characters long with no spaces • Three Character extension that is provided by the applications we will be using • Word -- doc • Excel -- xls • Access -- mdb • You can rename a file

  11. File Security • File Management & Print Manager • Data Backup • wildcards • Using Print Manager • Security Procedures -- the backup plan • viruses

  12. Exercises scsite.com/offxp/exs.htm Do exercises: • Project reinforcement • Practice Test – email assignment to me. • Flash Cards

  13. The End An Introduction to Windows 2000 Professional and Office XP John Sullivan, Ph.D.

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