Learning Objectives:

At the end of the class participants

should be able to learned:
• Desktop environment
• What is windows • Icons
• Windows as an operating system • How to create, rename and
• Working with Windows delete a folder
• To log in and log out • How to save, delete a
• How to control windows by document by you using both
using both; Mouse and keyboard mouse and keyboard

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 Introduction:
• All computers and computer like devices have an operating systems,
including your laptop, tablet, desktop, smartphones.
• Windows is operating system from Microsoft company, it is
therefore, a system program that controls, coordinates and
manipulates overall desktop publishing operations.
• It serves as an interface between the hardware and other software on
the computer system
• Therefore, the aims of this course is to enables the novice to
understand the various stages while operating a computer.

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Windows operating system:
• Windows is operating system: is an example of system software which
used to controls and manages computer by translating instructions in
to a language the hardware can understand.
• It links all the different parts of your computer system together
• O.S, refers to the main program which the computer uses to function
properly.
• It also serves as a link between the user and the program in a
computer.
• It is also called GUI, because it is uses pictures, (Icons) to help the
user communicate with computer

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Types of windows operating system:
• Microsoft released the first version of Windows in the mid-1980s.
There have been many versions of Windows since then, like
• Unix
• Linux
• windows 96
• Windows 98
• Windows 2000
• windows XP
• Windows Vista, 2007
• Windows 7, 2009
• Windows 8, 2012
• Windows 10 (released in 2015)
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Features of windows operating system:
• Program Manager: it serves as a manager to other programs since it
controls, coordinates and manipulates their processing
• Multi tasking Package: with help of windows a user can make use
two or more package at the same time, e.g. working in excel and
engaged in browsing
• Interacting Package: it ensure a flow of communication between a
user and computer
• It manages hardware errors and lost of data
• It coordinates and manipulates computer hardware such as printers,
keyboard, mouse and monitor.

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 Procedure on how to turn on, and shut down computer:

Procedure on how to turn-on computer:

1.Step 1: switch on the socket to supply the power to the computer
2.Step 2: Push or press on the power button on the CPU.
3.step 3: press the power button on the Monitor
4.Step 3: Now you need to log in, once it's turned on it may go straight
to the desktop:

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How to shut down a computer:

1.Click on the 'Start' button.

2.Click on the 'Shut down' button.
3.Wait for the screen to turn blank.
4.Switch off the monitor.
5.Switch off the electricity.

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Computer Booting:

• Booting: means the process of putting on the computer

Types of Booting:
• Cold Booting: is the process of putting on the computer for the first
time of the day
• Warm Booting: is the process of re-starting computer due to one
reason or the other.

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Controlling windows via the mouse:

• Mouse: is a small, hand held device that is used to control the pointer
on the screen.
There are six main mouse action such as:
• Point
• Right click
• Double click
• Triple click
• Drag
• scroll

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Controlling windows via the keyboard:
Keyboard: is used to enter data and to issue commands to the computer
Keys on the keyboard:
• Functional Keys: the twelve keys located across the top of the
keyboard that are labelled F1-F12; they performed specific tasks
depending on the software you are using.
• Controls Keys: are shift, ctrl and Alt. they are used in combination
with other keys to issue commands
• Keyboard shortcuts: are key combinations(usually using control
keys) that can be used to activate certain commands as an alternative
to using the mouse

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Common keyboard shortcuts:
• Ctrl+A for Selecting All
• Ctrl+B for Bold
• Ctrl+C for Copy
• Ctrl+V for Paste
• Ctrl+S for Save
• Ctrl+x for Cut
• Ctrl+P for Print
• Ctrl+ R for align right
• Ctrl+L for align left

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What Windows Does?

• Windows: is define as an environment that enables you to access the

information on the computer
• Windows: refers to a rectangular area of the screen, within which you
may view program folders, files, or display content such as documents
spreadsheet and graphic images.
• A window: can occupy part of the screen, can be maximized to fill the
screen or can be minimized, so that it is longer visible but remains
active and easily re-accessed.

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Windows outlook:

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Windows environment constitutes of:
• Task bar
• Title bar
• Menu bar

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Example of task

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 Task bar:
The task bar: lies across the
bottom edge of your screen.
The start button on the left-
to right, provides access to
all program, data files, and
other features available on
your computer. Example.

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Title Bar:
• The top line of the window is called the title bar, it displays the name
of the corresponding program or folder. You can move an open
window to a different part of the screen by dragging it.

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 Title Bar:
Title bar
3 control buttons on title bar
• There are 3 control button at right
end of the title bar, which activated
by clicking icon on the them:
• Minimizes: on the left, keeps your
program open, but reduces it to a
rectangular icon on the task bar
• Restore/maximizes in the middle,
reduces the size of a full screen
windows or maximizes a window
that is not-full screen
• Close on the right, closes the the
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Menu Bar:
• A menu bar is a row below the title bar, if you click a word on the
menu bar, a menu of additional choices will appears.an arrow to the
right of a menu option indicates that it has a submenu.

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 Start Menu Batton:
In the lower left-hand corner of the windows screen is the start button, when
you click on the button a menu will appear, this menu gives you access to all
the different parts and functions of the computer.

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Start Menu Examples:

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 Computer Desktop Environment
Desktop environment: Desktop environment outlook
• Desktop is that area you see when
the computer is not running any
application, it consists of various
ICONS on top of it, as well as other
features
• The desktop environment can be
used temporarily to store saved
items.

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Desktop environment outlook:

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Icons:
• Icons are little pictures that represent different programs or saved items on the desktop, you can open an
icon by double clicking on it.

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Types of Icons:

Program Icons Example of programs Icon

• Are the various program on
the systems such as MS-
Word, MS-Excel, MS-Power
point and Internet Explorer.
etc.

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Types of Icons
Document icons Examples
Document icons
• Are those documents you saved
Documents icons
on the desktop environment or
any other place.

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Folder:
• A folder: is a storage space, or container, where many files can
be placed in an organized manner. A folder can also contain
other folders.
How to create a folder:
• Right click your mouse on where there is no icon
• The dialogue box will appear
• On the dialogue box choose, the command called NEW
• And locate the Folder

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Example of Computer folder:

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Right click on where there is no icon

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On the dialogue box click on New & locate the folder

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How to rename a folder:
• Right click on the folder
• A dialogue box will appear
• Click on rename command
How to delete a folder:
• Right click on the folder
• A dialogue box will appear
• Click on delete command

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Computer Files:
• A file is an object on a computer
that stores data, information,
settings, or commands used with
a computer program. In a GUI
(graphical user interface), such
as Microsoft Windows,
• files display as icons that relate
to the program.

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How to delete a file;

You can delete a file by

following Two ways: • Deleting a file by using
keyboard:
Deleting a file by using
Mouse:
• Point the icon you want to
• Point the icon you want to delete
Delete
• Click on the icon
• Click on the icon
• Choose a key on the
• Then right click your mouse keyboard called Delete
• Choose the command called
Delete
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Recycle Bin
• Recycle Bin: is a location
where deleted files or folders
are temporarily stored in
every version of Microsoft
Windows.
• The Recycle Bin allows
users to recover files that
were deleted in Windows.

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Functions of recycle Bin

• it stored deleted items and How to empty recycle bin

files temporarily • Right click on the system
• Deleted items can be recycle bin on the desktop.
restored • Then click on empty recycle
bin to delete all file from the
recycle bin

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REFERENCES:

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Thank you all.

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Windows 10

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