1 / 14

Understanding Windows

Understanding Windows. You will need: One text per person Paper and pen(cil). Chapter Organization. Functions of the OS Common Windows Features and Characteristics Features & Characteristics of Windows 9x/Me Features & Characteristics of Windows NT/2000/XP Chapter Test (maybe).

lihua
Download Presentation

Understanding Windows

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Understanding Windows You will need: One text per person Paper and pen(cil)

  2. Chapter Organization • Functions of the OS • Common Windows Features and Characteristics • Features & Characteristics of Windows 9x/Me • Features & Characteristics of Windows NT/2000/XP • Chapter Test (maybe)

  3. Assignments for “Functions of the OS” • DR1 Terms • Functions of the Operating System • GUI Activity • Lab 12 • Lab Analysis Test & Key Term Quiz

  4. Day 1 Terms: Define the following • Interface: • POST: • Operating System (OS):

  5. Day 1 Definitions • Interface: The point of interaction or communication between a computer and any other entity, such as a printer or human operator. • POST: Power On Self Test run by BIOS

  6. Day 1 Definitions cont. • Operating System: The most important program that runs on a computer. Every general-purpose computer must have an operating system to run other programs. Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. http://www.pcwebopedia.com

  7. Day 2 Terms: Define the following • Application Programming Interfaces (API): • Java • Basic Input/Output System (BIOS):

  8. Day 2 Definitions • Application Programming Interfaces (API): A “rule book” for writing programs for a particular OS • Java: A programming language largely used on the web • Basic Input/Output System (BIOS): This critical set of functions performs the power-on self-test, boots the operating system and gets your PC ready to go.

  9. Day 3 Terms: Define the following • Flexible: • Scalable: • ASCII: • Environment variables:

  10. Day 3 Definitions • Flexible: Responsive to change; adaptable • Scalable: A popular buzzword that refers to how well a hardware or software system can adapt to increased demands. For example, a scalable network system would be one that can start with just a few nodes but can easily expand to thousands of nodes. Scalability can be a very important feature because it means that you can invest in a system with confidence you won't outgrow it.

  11. Day 3 Definitions cont. • ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange - A standard for assigning numerical values to the set of letters in the Roman alphabet and typographic characters. • Environment variables: a variable that defines an aspect of your working environment such as your home directory, editor or printer

  12. Assignments for “Common Windows Features and Characteristics” • Windows Review Activity • Registry DR • Quiz

  13. Assignments for “Features & Characteristics of Windows 9x/Me” • Windows 9x/Me DR • Quiz

  14. Features & Characteristics of Windows NT/2000/XP • Windows NT/2000/XP DR • Quiz

More Related