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The document provides an overview of the Microsoft Windows 11 environment, including key components such as the lock screen, taskbar, and file explorer. It also covers essential features like shortcuts, personalization, control panel settings, and file extensions for various programs. Additionally, it discusses user accounts, device management, and system settings, highlighting tools for customization and accessibility.

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Computer Notes

The document provides an overview of the Microsoft Windows 11 environment, including key components such as the lock screen, taskbar, and file explorer. It also covers essential features like shortcuts, personalization, control panel settings, and file extensions for various programs. Additionally, it discusses user accounts, device management, and system settings, highlighting tools for customization and accessibility.

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Computer Notes

Microsoft Windows
Environment of Windows 11:
Lock screen
Sign in screen
Welcome screen
Background
Widgets
Start button
Start screen
Search box
Task view
File explorer
Quick launch or program area
Notification area
Show Desktop
Taskbar
Icons
Files
folders
Pointer
Desktop

Shortcut: Shortcut is a way to perform a task or command faster and easier by using
one or more keys on the keyboard.
Modifier keys:
1. Shift ()
2. Control (Ctrl)
3. Windows Key ()
4. Alternate (Alt)
5. Function (Fn)
Search: is a tool that we can find different items in windows such as: files, Settings,
Applications, Web search and etc.
Run: is a way for opening an application or different parts of PC directly with
specific words.

What is a Window?
A window is a rectangular area of the screen in which you can view programs,
folders, files, or icons. The window is made up of several components that are the
same for all windows in Windows 11.
• Title bar
• Control Buttons
• Forward & Back buttons
• Tool bar
• Address bar
• Search box
• Built-in Folders
• Drives and Devices area
• Details pane
• Navigation pane
• Status bar
MS Paint:
MS Paint is a simple and easy to use graphics editor that comes with Windows
operating system. You can use MS Paint to create and edit images, drawing and
photos.
Contents of MS Paint:
Icon and Title bar
Menus and Quick access toolbar
Control buttons
Toolbars
Groups
Commands
Canvas
Workspace
Scrollbar
Ruler
Status bar
Zoom bar

File extension:
Extension is a suffix added to the name of a file to indicate the file layout and type.
Programs Extensions
MS Paint BMP
MS WordPad RTF
Notepad TXT
Pictures JPG, GIF, PNG
Audio MP3, WAV, WMA
Video MP4, MKV, WMV, AVI, MOV, FLV, SWF, WEBM, MPEG
MS Word DOCX, DOC
MS Excel XLSX, XLS
MS PowerPoint PPTX, PPSX, PPT, PPS
MS Access ACCDB
Portable document format PDF
Windows Setups EXE
Compress folder ZIP
WinRAR RAR
Control panel:
Control panel is a feature that allows you to view and change various settings on
your computer. By using Control panel can manage your hardware and software of
computer system.
Mouse:
Customize your mouse setting such as: Buttons configuration, Double click speed,
Mouse pointer and motion speed.
• Click
• Right click
• Wheel
o Vertical
o Horizontal
• Laser Sensor

Keyboard:
Keyboard set cursor blinking rate and Character repeat rate & speed.
Parts of Keyboard:
1. Numeric keys
2. Function keys
3. Navigation keys
4. Control Keys
5. Alphanumeric keys/ Typing Keys
6. Indicator lights
Popup Menu:
Popup menu is used to set right click options in computer.

Personalization:
Personalization is to allow you Set background, color, themes, lock screen, screen
saver, sound system, taskbar, font types and other setting to suit your preferences
and needs.
Display:
Display is used to view and adjust the setting of your screen, such as the display
resolution, Scale or size of screen, orientation and graphic of computer.
System:
We can get information about current Windows and computer hardware’s.

File explorer options:


File explorer options set file explorer opens, display filed and folder, searches and
handles files and folders.

User accounts:
User account is a set of information that identifies a person or group of people who
use a computer. User account in computer allow to sign in to Windows and access
to files and setting.

BitLocker Drive encryptions:


BitLocker is use for protect drives with password in our computer.

Date and Time:


We can set date, time and time zone in current windows and also, we can add clock
from another Zones.

Device manager:
Device manager allow to view, update disable and enable hardware’s setting and
drive software.

Device and printer:


This feature allows to view and manage devices, printers and print jobs.
Program and features:
Program and features are used for uninstall or change version of different program
in current Windows.

Region:
Region can set number format, currency format, date and time format.
Language:
We can set display language and add or remove language for writing in current
windows.

Ease of Access center:


to use computer easier without mouse, keyboard or display.
Windows update:
Windows update allow to update settings and drivers of our computer.

Windows Installation:

MS Windows Final Test:

MS Windows program: 23-24(lectures) = 33-35 days

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