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Microsoft Windows: System Software

This document discusses Microsoft Windows and keyboard functions. It covers the importance of Windows in application software, customizing the desktop background, and terms and uses of Windows. It describes the parts of the desktop including icons, taskbar, and background. It details commands like drag and drop and control menu boxes. It also outlines the parts and functions of a keyboard, including alphanumeric keys, function keys, and navigation keys.

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Microsoft Windows: System Software

This document discusses Microsoft Windows and keyboard functions. It covers the importance of Windows in application software, customizing the desktop background, and terms and uses of Windows. It describes the parts of the desktop including icons, taskbar, and background. It details commands like drag and drop and control menu boxes. It also outlines the parts and functions of a keyboard, including alphanumeric keys, function keys, and navigation keys.

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HOLY CHILD JESUS COLLEGE

College Department

MICROSOFT WINDOWS

In this Module, You will be able to learn and familiarize the ff:

IMPORTANCE OF WINDOWS IN APPLICATION SOFTWARE


PROPER HANDLING OF MOUSE
CUSTOMIZING DESKTOP BACKGROUND
CHANGING DESKTOP APPERANCE
TERMS AND USES
KEYBOARDS PARTS AND FUNCTION

System Software

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Characteristic of System Software

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B. Independent
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A. Perform specific oriented task
B. Dependent on System software
C. But independent to other application
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Application Software

MICRSOFT/MS – MANUFACTURER
WINDOWS – PROGRAM/SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Version: Windows 98, Professional, XP, Vista, Windows 8


XP – Experience – User Friendly

DESKTOP – Work Screen (Top of Your Desk)

PARTS OF DESKTOP

1. BACKGROUND OR WALL PAPER – serves as view or decoration on desktop


2. ICONS – Shortcut programs
3. TASK BAR – contains date, time and other commands

LIST OF COMMANDS
 Drag and Drop method – use to move the icons
 Open and Close – use to open certain icon commands

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CONTROL MENU BOXES
A. Close – exit-out
B. Minimize – hide the program on the taskbar
C. Maximize – to enlarge a window to its largest size
D. Restored Down – back the window to its normal size or previous size
E. Resize – by using the double headed arrow symbol
F. Move – use to move the certain program by using its title bar
G. Rename – Use to change the name of the icons
H. Right click
 View – Size of Icons
 Auto arrange
 Sort – to arrange the icon
 Refresh – for updating
 New – to create another icons
 Delete
 Undelete (Recycle Bin)
 Personalize – customizing the desktop and screen saver
 Desktop Background – Your Desktop background (also called
wallpaper) can be a digital picture from your personal collection,
picture that comes with windows, a solid color, or a picture
framed with a color. You can choose one image to be your
desktop background or you can display a slide of picture.
 Picture Position
 Fill
 Fit
 Stretch
 Tile
 Center

 Window Color – You can change the color of your window,


frames, the start menu, the taskbar

 Screen Saver – Moving objects and text that are sensitive in input
device like keyboard and mouse.

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 Task Bar – Contains date and time and other commands

 Date and Time – Change date and time settings

 Pinning –You can pin program shortcuts to the top of the start
menu so that you can open them quickly and conveniently

 Start Menu- The Start menu is the main gateway to your


computer’s programs, folders, and settings.

 Snipping Tools- You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen


shot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annonate,
save, or share the image.

 Sticky Notes- You can use Sticky Notes to write a to-do list, jot
down a phine number, or anything else that you’d use a pad of
paper.

 Paint – to create drawings on a blank drawing area.


 All Programs – contains all the applicationsoftware.
 Search – Fastest way of finding files and folder.
 Documents – contains all saved files.
 Picture
 Music
 Help and Support – Find help topics, tutorial, troublreshooting
and other support services.
 Shut down/Turn off- Powering off of the computer.

KEYBOARD PARTS AND FUNCTIONS

Three Main Parts of the keyboard


1. Functional keys – These key are used for special purposes and most
programmers use these keys to do a specific task

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2. Typrewriter keys/Alphanumeric Keys – Combination of letter and alphabet
3. Numeric keys/Calculator Keypad – Use in fastest way of typing numbers

Functions
a) Escape (ESC)– to cancel series of command
b) Tabulator (Tab)- this makes indents a bigger normal space between the text
and the margin.} .05 inch space.
c) Caps Lock – makes the letter capitalize or uppercase
d) Shift -Makes the letter first of every word/ is also use to get certain symbol
in keyboard
e) Control (Ctrl) – used in shortcut commands/it must be combined with
alphabetic of functional keys
f) Alternate (Alt)- used in shortcut commands like ñ, Ñ or other symbols
g) Backspace – erasing character from right to left
h) Enter-means “ok” or completing commands
i) Space Bar - Provide space between word or in a sentence
j) Windows Logo – Shortcut for start menu
k) Insert – Insert key switches between insert and overtype modes
l) Delete – Erases character from left to Right
m) Home- cursor moves at the beginning of the entry
n) End- Cursor moves at the end of entry
o) Page Up- page move upward help you to move one page or screen up or
down.
p) Page down – Page move downward
q) Arrow keys – Use to navigate the cursor : let you to move the cursor left,
right, Up and Down
r) Calculator keypad or Numeric keys – use in fastest way of typing numbers.
s) Print screen – You can use this command to copy the entire display on your
screen
t) Scroll lock- toggle switch (on and Off)
u) Pause/Break – for frequent functions

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