COMPUTER

APPLICATION

CHAPTER 2

WINDOWS
 What is Windows 10

• Windows 10 is one of the series operating systems

that Microsoft has developed for personal
computers.
Windows Versions
o Windows 10
o Windows 8.1
o Windows 8
o Windows 7
o Windows Vista
o Windows XP
 Hardware
Requirements
o Processer: 1GHz or faster processor.
o Ram: 1GB for 32 bit or 2 GB for 64
bit or larger
o Hard Disk: 16 GB for 32 or 32 GB
for 64 of larger.
o Graphics Card: DirectX 9 or later
with WDDM driver.
o Display: 800x600
Windows 10
Features
 Start Menu
o To use the menu click the
windows icon at the bottom left
of the screen.
o You can also use another lesser
menu by clicking windows
button plus X to access features
like command prompt, control
panel and task manager.
Windows 10
Features…
 Edge Browser
o Microsoft introduced the Edge
browser to replace the old
browser.
 Windows 10
Features…
 Windows Security
o Some of the best security features
include:
o Windows Hello: Software that uses
facial recognition to unlock your
machine using its webcam, as well as
to unlock more than a dozen apps.
o Microsoft Defender: The antivirus
program and internet security
software comes free with Windows
10.
 Windows 10
Features…
o Automatic updates: Unlike
previous versions of the OS, Windows
10 offers automatic updates by
default, to keep systems more
secure.
 Starting Windows 10
o To start windows 10 click the power
button of the computer.
o The windows then starts booting and
brings you the log in screen if one is
set.
o Type your password and click enter.
o The desktop screen will appear.
Desktop
 Desktop
Components
o The Desktop is the main screen
o It is the work area where dialog
boxes, windows, icons, and menus
appear.
o The desktop consists of two main
components:
1. Desktop that contains many
components like icons "file, folder,
shortcut. Etc.
2. Task bar.
 Icons
o An icon is a graphic image, a small
picture or object that represents a file,
program, web page, or command.
o We can classify icons as the following:
o Folder icons, File icons and Shortcut icons.
 Files store data.
 While folders store files and other
folders.
 And a shortcut is a link that points to a
program on the computer.
 Working With
Windows
o Whenever you open a program, file,
or folder, it appears on your screen
in a box or frame called a window.
o That's where the Windows operating
system gets its name.
 Parts of Window
o Although the contents of every
window are different, all windows
share some things in common.
 Working With Windows…
 Title Bar
o Displays the name of the document and
program (or the folder name if you're
working in a folder).
 Minimize, Maximize, and Close
buttons
o These buttons hide the window, enlarge it
to fill the whole screen, and close it,
respectively.
 Menu bar.
o Contains items that you can click to make
choices in a program.
 Working With Windows…
 Scroll bar
o Let’s you scroll the contents of the
window to see information that is
currently out of view.
 Borders and corners
o You can drag these with your mouse
pointer to change the size of the
window.
Working With Windows…
 Moving a window
o To move a window, point to its title
bar with the mouse pointer .
o Then drag the window to the location
that you want.
Working With Windows…
 Dialog Box
o A dialog box is a special type of
window that asks you a question,
o Allows you to select options to
perform a task, or provides you with
information.
o Unlike regular windows, most dialog
boxes can't be maximized,
minimized, or resized. They can,
however, be moved.
Dialog Box
Window
 Understanding Parts of Windows
o When you open a folder you see it in
a window.
o The various parts of this window are
designed to help you navigate
around Windows or work with files
and folders
 Understanding Parts of
Windows…
 Back and Forward buttons
o To navigate to other folders you've
already opened without closing the
current window.
 Toolbar
o Is used to perform common tasks,
such as changing the appearance of
your files and folders.
 Understanding Part of Windows…
 Address Bar
o Use the address bar to navigate to a
different folder or to go back to a
previous one.
 Toolbar
o Is used to perform common tasks,
such as changing the appearance of
your files and folders.
 Understanding Parts of Windows…
 Column Headings
o Use the column headings to change
how the files in the file list are
organized.
 File list
o This is where the contents of the
current folder is displayed.
 Search box
o Type a word or phrase in the search
box to look for an item in the current
folder.
 Working with File and Folder
 Selecting Single Object
o To select a single object, click on it
once.
 Selecting Multiple Objects
o There are several ways to select
Multiple files or folders:
o To select a consecutive group of files
or folders, click the first item, press
and hold down the Shift key, and
then click the last item.
 Working with File and Folder…
o To select Multiple files or folders that
are near each other, drag the mouse
pointer to create a selection around
the outside of all the items that you
want to include.
o To select non-consecutive files or
folders, press and hold down the Ctrl
key, and then click each item that you
want to select.
o To select all of the files or folders in a
window, click Ctrl+A.
Working with File and Folder…
 Rename
o Click the file or folder to select it.
o Right-click the folder.
o Select rename and type the new name.
o Click enter.
 Copying
o Open the location that contains the file
you want to copy.
o Right-click the file, and then click Copy.
 Working with File and Folder…
o Open the location where you want to
store the copy.
o Right-click an empty space within the
location, and then click Paste.
 Moving (cut)
o Moving cuts the item from its previous
location and places it in a new location.
o Copying leaves the original item where it
was and creates a copy of the item
elsewhere.
 Working with File and Folder…
 Create a Folder
o Open the drive or folder where you want
to create a folder.
o Click the New folder button on the
toolbar.
o With the New Folder name selected, type
a new name.
o Press Enter.
 Working with File and Folder…
 Deleting
o Select the file or folder.
o Click the Organize button and select
Delete from the pull-down menu.
o After you select delete a confirmation
message appears.
 Opening an existing file or folder
o To open a file, double-click it. The file will
usually open in the program that you
used to create or change it.
 Working with File and Folder…
 Search for a file and folder
o Windows provides several ways to find
files and folders.
o There isn't one best way to search—you
can use different methods for different
situations.
 Use the search box on the Start
menu
o Click the Start button and then type a
word or part of a word in the search box.
o Search result appear as soon as you start
typing in the search box.
Working with File and Folder…
 Use the search box in a folder
o Type a word or part of a word in
the search box.
o As you type, the contents of the
folder are filtered to reflect each
successive character you type.
o When you see the file that you
want, stop typing.
 Working with Control Panel
o You can use Control Panel to change
settings for Windows.
o There are two ways to find Control
Panel items.
o Use search: To find a setting you're
interested in or a task you want to
perform, type a word or phrase in the
search box.
o Browse: you can explore Control
Panel by clicking different categories.
Control Panel
Categories
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