Unit-2

Experiment-6

Windows operating system: - Windows is a graphical operating system developed by Microsoft. It allows
users to view and store files, run the software, play games, watch videos, and provides a way to connect to the
internet. It was released for both home computing and professional works.

 Windows is a graphical operating system developed by Microsoft. It allows users to view and store
files, run the software, play games, watch videos, and provides a way to connect to the internet. It was
released for both home computing and professional works.
 Microsoft introduced the first version as 1.0
 It was released for both home computing and professional functions of Windows on 10 November
1983. Later, it was released on many versions of Windows as well as the current version, Windows 10.
 In 1993, the first business-oriented version of Windows was released, which is known as Windows NT
3.1. Then it introduced the next versions, Windows 3.5, 4/0, and Windows 2000.
 When the XP Windows was released by Microsoft in 2001, the company designed its various versions
for a personal and business environment.
 It was designed based on standard x86 hardware, like Intel and AMD processor. Accordingly, it can
run on different brands of hardware, such as HP, Dell, and Sony computers, including home-built PCs.

Editions of Windows

Microsoft has produced several editions of Windows, starting with Windows XP. These versions have the same
core operating system, but some versions included advance features with an additional cost. There are two
most common editions of Windows:

o Windows Home
o Windows Professional

1. Windows Home:- Windows Home is basic edition of Windows. It offers all the fundamental
functions of Windows, such as browsing the web, connecting to the Internet, playing video games,
using office software, watching videos. Furthermore, it is less expensive and comes pre-installed with
many new computers.
2. Windows Professional:-Windows Professional is also known as Window Pro or win Pro. It is an
enhanced edition of Windows, which is beneficial for power users and small to medium-size
businesses.
History of Microsoft Windows

Since 1983, Microsoft is producing Windows. The founder of Microsoft 'Bill Gates' announced for Microsoft
Windows on 10 November 1983 and released the first version of Windows in 1985. The following table
contains history of Windows from edition 1 to 10.

Version History

Windows Microsoft introduced Windows with its first version 1.0. It was released on 20 November 1985,
1.0 and at the beginning, it was sold for $100.00. Additionally, it was the first effort by Microsoft to
produce a graphical user interface in 16-bit.

Windows The second version, Windows 2.0, was produced by Microsoft on 9 December 1987 as well
2.0 as it also introduced the Window 386 on the same day. Initially, the price was the
same $100.00 for both of the Windows in the market..

Windows It was released in June 1988, and at the beginning, its price was $100.00.
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Windows It was the first Windows that needed a hard drive. It was launched by Microsoft on 22 May
3.0 1990. Its full version was sold for $149.95, and the updated version was $79.95. Additionally,
the multimedia supported Windows 3 was introduced in October 1991.

Windows It was launched in April 1992, when it was in development its code name was Sparta. It was the
3.1 commonly used operating system for the PC graphical user interface. In the first two months
after its release, more than one million copies were sold.
Some other generations of version 3.1 are as follows:
o In 1992, the Windows for Workgroups 3.1 was launched.
o Microsoft introduced Windows NT 3.1 on 27 July 1993.
o An updated version of Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, was introduced on 31 December
1993.
o In February 1994, the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was launched.
o On 21 September 1994, the Windows NT 5 was introduced.
o The next version Windows NT 3.51, was introduced on 30 May 1995.

Windows 95 As the name specifies, Windows 95 was launched on 24 August 1995, and within four days of
its release, more than one million copies were sold. It introduced the Start button and Start
menu features for the first time, including important features such as a 32-bit environment,
multitasking, and taskbar.
Windows 95 It was introduced on 24 February 1996.
Service Pack

Windows On 29 July 1996, Windows NT 4.0 was launched.

Windows CE
o The first version 0 of Windows CE was introduced in November 1996.
o The Second version 0 of Windows CE was launched in November 1997.
o The next version 1 of Windows CE was released in July 1998.
o The third version, 3.0 of Windows CE, was introduced in 1999.

Windows 98 It was developed on Windows 95, and introduced in June 1998. It was released, including
Internet Explorer 4, Windows Address Book, Outlook Express, Microsoft Chat, and NetShow
Player.
The second version of Windows 98 was introduced on 5 May 1999, in this version the NetShow
Player was replaced by Windows Media Player 6.2

Windows On 17 February 2000, it was launched.

Windows It was invented in September 2000, and it was the last operating system, which was based on
ME MS-DOS and in the Windows 9x line. According to the enterprise market, it was considered
consumer-aimed Windows with the Windows 2000.

Windows It was introduced on 17 February 2000. Basically, it was based on Microsoft business-oriented
2000 system Windows NT, and later it provided the base for the Windows XP.

Windows Windows XP was considered the best edition of Windows; it was introduced on 25 October
XP 2001. It followed Windows ME and provided consumer-friendly elements. The 64-bit version
of Windows XP was introduced on 28 March 2003. Furthermore, Its Professional x64 version
was introduced on 24 April 2005.
The start button and taskbar were replaced by including the green Start button, blue task bar,
and vista wallpaper, as well as several shadows and more visual effects.
It also brought some important features, such as ClearType, which helps to read content on
LCD screens, autoplay from CDs and other media, different automated update, and recovery
tools.

Windows It was introduced by Microsoft In January 2007. It was brought the better look and feel user
Vista interface and included transparent elements, security, and search. When it was in the
development phase, its code name was "Longhorn." Windows Media Player 11 and Internet
Explorer 7 were made their appearance for the first time on Windows Vista, included Windows
Defender, an anti-spyware program. It was also provided some useful features such as
Windows DVD Maker, speech recognition, and Photo Gallery. Furthermore, it was the first
operating system to be distributed on DVD.
Windows On 27 February 2008, Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2008.
Server 2008

Windows 7 It was introduced on 22 October 2009 to overcome all problems that were faced by Windows
Vista. It was released with user-friendly features and less dialogue box overload. It was more
stable, faster, and easy to use as compared to release other previous versions the option to
choose and install the browser on the first boot.

Windows On 4 September 2012, Microsoft was released Windows Server 2012.

Windows 8 It was introduced by Microsoft on 26 October 2012. It was released with new features, such as
a fast operating system, support for the USB 3.0 devices, and Web store. The Web store is a
place where you can download different types of Windows applications; its full-screen mode
was run for the first time on Windows 8.

Windows It was launched by Microsoft on 17 October 2013. It was re-launched the Start button, which
8.1 was able to display the Start screen from the desktop view of Windows 8.1. Furthermore, it
provided a way to select boot directly into the desktop.

Windows 10 On 29 July 2015, Microsoft introduced Windows 10. It was released with some new features
such as switching between a keyboard and mouse mode and a tablet mode, which was
beneficial for the users who use computers like surface Pro 3 with a detachable keyboard. It
was designed for all Windows platforms across several devices, as well as Windows tablets and
Phones, including common applications.
 Experiment:-7

Objective: - Study about Features of Windows

Microsoft Windows includes a lot of features to help users. Some of its excellent features are as follows:

1. Control Panel: Windows provides a Control Panel feature that includes many tools to configure and
manage the resources on their computer. For example, users can change settings for audio, video,
printers, mouse, keyboard, network connections, date and time, power saving options, user accounts,
installed applications, etc.

2. Cortana: Windows 10 introduced a feature named Cortana, which is able to accept voice commands. It
can perform various tasks such as it can answers your questions, search data on your computer, online
purchases, set reminders, and appointments, etc. Furthermore, it acts like other voice-activated services
such as Google Assistant, Alexa, or Siri, including one more benefit of searching the information on
your computer. To open the Cortana in Windows 10, press Window key + S.

3. File Explorer: It is also known as Windows Explorer, which displays your files and folders on the
computer. It allows users to browse the data on the hard drive, SSD and other inserted removable disks
like pen drives and CDs, and you can manage the content according to the requirements such as
 delete, rename, search, and transfer the data.

4. Internet browser: As the internet browser is very important to search for anything, view pages, online
shopping, play games, watch videos, etc. Windows come with a pre-installed internet browser. in
Windows 10, the Edge internet browser is the default browser. Furthermore, Internet Explorer was the
default browser in Microsoft Windows from the Windows edition 95 to 8.1 version.

5. Microsoft Paint: Since November 1985, Microsoft Windows comes with pre-installed Microsoft Paint.
It is a simple software to create, view, and edit an image. It offers several tools to draw an image, crop,
resize, and save an image with a different file extension.

6. Taskbar: Windows comes with a taskbar that displays currently opened programs, it also allows users
to access any specific programs. Additionally, it includes the notification area on the right side that
shows date and time, battery, network, volume, and other background running applications.

7. Start menu: Microsoft Windows contains a start menu to the left side of the taskbar. It displays
programs and utilities that are installed on the computer. It can be simply opened by clicking on the
 Start menu button or pressing the start key on the keyboard.

8. Task Manager: Windows includes the task manager feature that provides detail of the running
applications or programs on the computer. You can also check how much of the system resources,
such as RAM, CPU, disk I/O, are being used by each of the applications.

9. Disk Cleanup: It is used to free up disk space with the help of deleting temporary or unnecessary files.
It also helps to enhance the performance of the computer, and boost storage space to download the
programs and documents. To open Disk Cleanup, follow the below steps:
o Open the File Explorer by pressing Window + E.
o Then, right-click on any disk drive and select Properties option from the drop-down list.
o Now, click on the Disk Cleanup.