INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER

SCIENCE

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Lecture 2
 MODULE 2

MICROSOFT WINDOWS

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 Windows Versions
Version History

Windows 7 2009

Windows Vista 2006

Windows XP 2001

Windows 2000 February 2000

Windows ME September 2000

Windows 98 1998

Windows 95 1995

Windows 3 1990
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 Windows Requirements
Item Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7
Processor Pentium 233- 1 gigahertz (GHz) 1 gigahertz
megahertz or faster (GHz) or faster
(MHz) or faster
(300 MHz is
recommended)

RAM At least 64 gigabyte (GB) of 1 gigabyte (GB)

megabytes (MB) system memory RAM (32-bit) or
of RAM (128 MB (512 megabytes 2 GB RAM (64-
is recommended) (MB) for Home bit)
Basic)

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 Windows Requirements
Item Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7
Free Space of At least 1.5 at least 15 GB of 16 GB
HDD gigabytes (GB) of available space (20 available hard
available space GB for Home disk space (32-
on the hard disk Basic) bit) or 20 GB
(64-bit)
VGA Video adapter Support for DirectX 9
and monitor with DirectX 9 graphics graphics device
Super VGA (800 with WDDM and with WDDM
x 600)or higher 128 MB of graphics 1.0 or higher
resolution memory (32 MB for driver
Home Basic)
Accessory CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM drive drive
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 Windows Installation
1. Put the windows installation disc on the CD-ROM
drive
2. Start the computer , and boot from CD

Upgrade. This option replaces your current version of

Windows with newer version, and keeps your files, settings,
and programs in place on your computer.

• Custom. This option replaces your current version of

Windows with newer version, but doesn't preserve your files,
settings, and programs. It's sometimes referred to as a clean
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Start up window

Icons

Desktop

Task bar

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The contents of my computer window
Title Bar Control Box

Hard disk drives

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 Main tasks for windows

 Run the programs.

 Control the files

 Control all the Hardware .

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 Run the programs using Windows

 Install and Uninstall programs

 Run program from start menu ( run , programs).

 Run program from desktop

 Run program from program files .

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 Uninstall programs

 Open control panel

 Select program.

 The following window will appears

 Select the program you want to remove it.

 Select remove.
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Uninstall programs

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 Run program from start menu

 Select start run

 Type the name of the program.

 Press enter or click ok

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 Run program from start menu

 Select start all programs

 Select the program you want

to run .

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 Control the files using Windows

 Create file

 Copy files.

 Move files.

 Delete files.

 Restore files.
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 Search
 Create new object
 Open the place you want

to create object on it.

 Right click.

 Select New.

 Select the object you want to create.

(folder or shortcut or file )

 Type the name of the object 16

 Search for files or folders
 Select start search files or folder or press f3

 The search windows appear.

 Type the name

of the file or folder

You want to search

About on search box

And the press enter.

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 Control all hardware using Windows

 Hard disk ( Format , Scan disk, Defragmentation) .

 Printers.

 Keyboard.

 Mouse.

 Monitor .
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 Control the hard disk
1- Format
 Right click at any

any partition of Hard disk.

 Select format, the format dialog box

will appear

Select format options,

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then click on start.
 Control the hard disk
2- disk clean up
 Right click at any

any partition of Hard disk.

 Select properties, then general

 Select disk cleanup to delete

unnecessary files from the disk.

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 Control the hard disk
3- Scan disk and
defragmentation disk
 Right click at any

any partition of Hard disk.

 Select properties, then tools

 For scan select.

 For defragmentation select

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 Change the properties of the mouse
 Select Start setting control panel.

 From control panel

Select mouse

 The following dialog box

Appear , change the properties of

the Mouse from it .

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 Change the calendar type
 open control panel.

 From control panel

Select

 The following dialog box

Appear .

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 Change the calendar type
 Select addition setting

 The following dialog

appear, change the calendar type

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 Revision
 To install windows 7 on your computer, you required RAM with capacity ……..

a) 1MB b) 3 MB c) 1 GB d) 512 MB

 To arrange your files on the hard disk you must create

a) account b) Folders c) partitions d) files

 You can close any window from control box that lies at

a) menu bar b) tool bar c) Title bar d) address bar

 You can add any file or program to start menu by ……..

a) copy and paste b) Drag and Drop c) cut and paste

 You can run the paint program from start menu by selecting

a) search b) help and support c) Run d) documents

 You can change the calendar type from 25

a) My Computer b) Search Window c) My Documents d) Control Panel