QTR1 - Mod1 - Week2 - Ict 7
QTR1 - Mod1 - Week2 - Ict 7
QTR1 - Mod1 - Week2 - Ict 7
S.Y. 2020-2021
MOD
ULE 2
Introduc
tion to
Grade 7
Operatin
g System
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Objectives:
Windows 7 is an Operating System that Microsoft has produced for use on personal computers. It is the
follow-up to the Windows Vista Operating System, which was released in 2006. An operating system allows
your computer to manage software and perform essential tasks. It is also a Graphical User Interface
(GUI) that allows you to visually interact with your computer’s functions in a logical, fun, and easy way.
Turn the computer on by pressing the power button. The power button can be found in the center of the
System Unit.
Logging On to Windows 7
The process of starting a computing session is called logging on. After you turn on the computer and it
goes through its startup processes, the Windows 7 Welcome screen appears. The appearance of the screen and
the exact process to log on to Windows depends on whether more than one user account has been created on
your computer, and whether your account is protected by a password.
If there is only one account, and it is not protected by a password, Windows might bypass the Welcome
screen entirely and log you on. If the Welcome screen displays your user account name and picture, click
the picture to log on to Windows.
If there is only one account, and it is protected by a password, the Welcome screen displays your user
account name and picture and a password box. You enter your password and then press Enter or click the
Go button to log on to Windows.
If there are multiple accounts, the Welcome screen displays the user account names and pictures for all the
active user accounts. You click your user account picture and, if your account is password protected, enter
your password to log on to Windows.
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Desktop
The desktop is your work surface. It is the screen you see once your computer has finished booting up and you
are ready to get started.
Icons
Desktop Area
Start Button
Taskbar
Quick Launch Bar
Quick Launch Toolbar Notification Area
Desktop area is where your Desktop icons and open programs appear. Here you can open programs and
folders by double-clicking on their icons.
Start button opens Start menu with pinned items, recently added and/or most used programs,
Quick Launch Bar / Quick Launch Toolbar includes buttons to launch favorite programs. You can
rearrange the buttons using your mouse - just click and hold on a program button and drag it to a different
position.
Taskbar contains buttons/icons of running (currently open) programs/applications. You can bring these to the
front or minimize, maximize and close their windows here.
Notification area (System Tray) includes icons of some running programs and important messages. It also
includes the current date or current time and date.
The most important part of the Taskbar is the Start button. The Start button is where a lot of the action takes
place in Windows 7. The Start button can be found in the bottom left of your screen, and looks like this:
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Click the Start button once with your left mouse button and you will see a menu appear:
Black Arrow
The Start menu is split into two different areas. The white area on the left is for software programs that
you have installed on your computer. But these are the programs you have recently used. If an entry has a
black arrow it means that documents can be opened by clicking the shortcut. For example, here's what happens
when we click our Microsoft Word entry.
The other area is the darker strip on the right. These are shortcuts for locations on your computer.
We'll explore these options in later sections, especially the Control Panel and Computer options. But one more
thing to notice in the dark area on the right of the Start menu is the Shut down button.
4 documents
We have four recently opened documents that we can click on. These will then open in Word.
Notice the small pin icon to the right of the Recent list. Clicking the icon will pin that document to the Word
shortcut menu. This is useful if you open one particular document all the time.
You can see more software by clicking on "All Programs" at the bottom of the Start menu. The area
on the left will be replaced by a list of programs available to you.
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Yellow Folder
Software can be launched by clicking on an icon with the left mouse button. However, the yellow
folders will expand when you click on them, revealing more options available to you. For
example, clicking on the yellow Games folder will reveal the following:
Yellow Folder
To start the program, click once with your left mouse button on your chosen item. To return to
the first list of programs, click < Back at the bottom of the menu.
Back
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Whenever you open content (a program, picture, document, or video) the content will appear in a
window. Windows allows you to easily enlarge, hide, or shrink a window using the Minimize, Maximize /
Restore and Close Buttons.
Windows offers standard controls and features so that you can control the program or content using
standard features. The only exception is when a program “Turns Off” certain features.
You can maximize a window, which enlarges the window to occupy the entire screen, and 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, removing it from the screen entirely
without actually closing it. When you need to view the window again, you can click the taskbar button to bring
it back into view.
The Minimize button is among the three buttons at the right end of the title bar. This button has a
small dash (or minus sign). The Minimize button shrinks the window and places it on the taskbar while leaving
the program running.
The Maximize button, which looks like a small window, is used to enlarge a window to cover the
entire desktop.
Close
Minimize
Maximize
After a window is maximized, the Maximize button changes to the Restore button. It looks like two
windows near one another. If you click the Restore button, the maximized window shrinks to its previous size
(the size it was before you maximized it).
Restore
The Close button is the one on the right with the X. Clicking the Close button will close the window or
program.
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Sizing Windows
The act of changing the dimensions of an object in a graphical environment. For example, in a graphical user
interface, a user may resize their window to allow them to view other windows on their screen, or help arrange
windows. To resize a window, move the cursor to the edge or corner of the window. The cursor should change
to a double-headed arrow, allowing you to increase or decrease the size by clicking and dragging with the
mouse.
1. Hover the mouse pointer over any corner of the window. (You can also place the pointer
over the borders of the window.)
2. The mouse pointer changes into a double-headed arrow.
3. Click and hold down the left mouse button.
4. Drag the arrow out or in to make the window larger or smaller.
5. Release the mouse button when the window is the size you want.
Windows has a nifty feature that lets you snap windows to the left-hand or right-hand side of
the screen. If you drag a window to the right or left, it will automatically resize and snap to the side.
To move a window:
1. Place the mouse pointer over the title bar (located at the top of the window).
Title Bar
2. Click and hold down the left mouse button. (You cannot move a window that has been
maximized other than to use the Minimize button.)
3. Drag the window to the place where you want it, then release the mouse button.
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To turn off your computer using the Start menu, click the Start Button, and then, in
the lower- right corner of the Start menu, click Shut down.
When you click Shut down, your computer closes all open programs, along with Windows itself, and then
completely turns off your computer and display. Shutting down doesn't save your work, so you must save your
files first.
ACTIVITY
A. Match Column A with the correct answer on Column B. Write only the letter of answer on the
blank provided.
Column A Column B
1. A. Close Button
2.
B. Minimize Button
3.
C. Start Button
4.
D. Maximize Button
5.
E. Restore Button
6.
F. Power Button
B. Identification: Identify the following and write your answer on the blank provided.
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