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1 Technological Onion Operating Systems OS Sources Patricia Setser and GO Microsoft Office 2003 Brief 2 Relationship of OS to Hardware and Software ONION ANALOGY ID: 759702

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Technological Onion – Operating Systems (OS)

Sources: Patricia Setser

and GO! Microsoft Office 2003 Brief

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Relationship of OS to Hardware and Software ONION ANALOGY

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What is Windows 7?

Windows 7 is an

operating system

An operating system controls:

The appearance of your screen

Opening and closing programs

Startup and shutdown procedures

General navigation techniques

Controls the hardware attached to your computer, including its memory, disk drive space, attached devices such as printers

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Types of Operating Systems

WindowsLinuxMac OSWe will use Windows 7 in this class.

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Get Started with Windows 7

The Windows

desktop

(GUI*) is the working area of the Windows 7 screen

The working area is called a desktop because on it you can place electronic versions of things you have on your regular desk

*pronounced “goo-ee”

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Get Started with Windows 7

Icons

Taskbar

Desktop

Notification area

Start button

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Get Started with Windows 7

Windows Screen Elements

(GUI) Desktop

The working area of the Windows 7 screen consisting of program icons, a taskbar, and a Start button

Icon

A graphic representation of an object that you can select and open, such as a drive, a disk, a folder, a document or a program.

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Get Started with Windows 7

Icon (continued)Computers in HPER 154 have only four icons: Computer, Recycle Bin, Tech Help, and Logoff.You can access the computer through the Start button or the Computer icon.

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Get Started with Windows 7

Examples of Icons: ComputerRecycle BinLogoffMicrosoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint

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Get Started with Windows 7

Examples of Icons: Folders. Look like small manilla folders. Folders can hold folders and files.

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Get Started with Windows 7Windows Screen Elements (Con’t.)

Mouse The arrow, I-beam, or other symbol that moves when you move the mouse or other pointing device, and which indicates a location or position on your screen – also called the pointerClick - click left button onceDouble-click – click left button rapidly twiceRight-click – click right mouse buttonClick and drag – click to select an object, then slide mouse to move object

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Get Started with Windows 7

Start button

The button on the left side of the taskbar that is used to start programs, change system settings, find Windows help, or shut down the computer

Task bar

Displays the Start button and the name of any open documents

The taskbar may also display shortcut buttons for other programs

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Get Started with Windows 7

Close button

Organize button

Navigation pane

Details pane

Search

Content pane

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Get Started with Windows 7

A

drive

is an area of storage that is formatted with the Windows file system and that has a drive letter such as C, D, E, and so on

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Get Started with Windows 7

USB drive

Details of the desktop computer

Drive C: selected

DVD drive

Folder panel

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Resize, Move, and Scroll Windows

A

window opens on your screen in the same size and shape as it was when last used

You can increase or decrease the size of a window, or move a window so that you can see the information you need

Using the

horizontal scroll bar

, you can move left and right

Using the

vertical scroll bar

, you can move up and down

To

drag

is to move the mouse while holding down the left mouse button and then release at the appropriate time

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Maximize, Restore, Minimize, and Close a Window

You can

maximize

a window, which enlarges the window to occupy the entire screen

You can

restore

a window, which reduces the window to the size it was before being maximized

You can also

minimize

a window, which reduces the window to a button on the taskbar - without actually closing it

When you need to view the window again, you can click the taskbar button to bring it back into view

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Windows Makes it Easy!

Just use the Taskbar to keeptrack of open windows.

Open windows are listed here