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Lesson 1 Introduction To Windows

Introduction to Windows

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INTRODUCTION TO

WINDOWS
CHAPTER 1 | UNIT 3 | LESSON 1

ROSSANO C. SAMSON, L.P.T. – COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR


DCT-COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES
WINDOWS
• Microsoft Windows (also known as
Windows or Win) is a graphical
operating system developed and
published by Microsoft. It provides a
way to store files, run software, play
games, watch videos, and connect to the
Internet.
Operating System
• An Operating System (OS) is an interface
between a computer user and computer
hardware. An operating system is a
software which performs all the basic tasks
like file management, memory
management, process management,
handling input and output, and controlling
peripheral devices such as disk drives and
printers.
OPERATING SYSTEM
• An operating system is
a program that acts as
an interface between
the computer user and
computer hardware,
and controls the
execution of programs.
WHO IS MICROSOFT?
• Microsoft is the world's largest software
maker. The company, founded by Bill
Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, is best
known for its software products,
including Microsoft Windows operating
systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and
the Internet Explorer web browser.
PROGRAMS OWNED BY
MICROSOFT
What was the first version of
Windows?
• Microsoft Windows was first announced
on November 10, 1983. Microsoft
Windows 1.0 was later released on
November 20, 1985, and was initially
sold for $100.00. Over a dozen versions
of Windows were released since the first
version of Windows was released.
The dawn of MS‑DOS
• In June 1980, Gates and
Allen hire Gates’ former
Harvard classmate Steve
Ballmer to help run the
company. The next
month, IBM approaches
Microsoft about a project
code-named "Chess."
The dawn of MS‑DOS TARGET
• Microsoft focuses on a new
operating system—the
software that manages, or
runs, the computer
hardware and also serves to
bridge the gap between the
computer hardware and
programs, such as a word
processor.
The dawn of MS‑DOS TARGET
• They name their new
operating system
"MS‑DOS.“
• MS‑DOS is effective, but also proves
difficult to understand for many people.
There has to be a better way to build an
operating system.
1982–1985: Introducing Windows 1.0
• Microsoft works on the
first version of a new
operating system.
Interface Manager is the
code name and is
considered as the final
name.
1982–1985: Introducing Windows 1.0
• but Windows prevails
because it best describes
the boxes or computing
“windows” that are
fundamental to the new
system
1982–1985: Introducing Windows 1.0
• Windows is announced
in 1983, but it takes a
while to develop.
1982–1985: Introducing Windows 1.0
• On November 20, 1985, two
years after the initial
announcement, Microsoft ships
Windows 1.0. Now, rather than
typing MS‑DOS commands, you
just move a mouse to point and
click your way through screens,
or “windows.” Bill Gates says,
“It is unique software designed
for the serious PC user.”
1982–1985: Introducing Windows 1.0
• Windows 1.0 ships with
several programs,
including MS‑DOS file
management, Paint,
Windows Writer, Notepad,
Calculator, and a calendar,
card file, and clock to help
you manage day-to-day
activities.
1987–1990: Windows 2.0–2.11—
More windows, more speed
• On December 9, 1987 Microsoft
releases Windows 2.0 with desktop
icons and expanded memory.

• With improved graphics support,


you can now overlap windows,
control the screen layout, and use
keyboard shortcuts to speed up your
work. Some software developers
write their first Windows–based
programs for this release.
1990–1994: Windows 3.0–Windows NT
—Getting the graphics

• On May 22, 1990,


Microsoft announces
Windows 3.0, followed
shortly by Windows 3.1
in 1992.
1990–1994: Windows 3.0–Windows NT
—Getting the graphics

• Windows is increasingly
used at work and home
and now includes games
like Solitaire, Hearts, and
Minesweeper.
WINDOWS NT
• When Windows NT
releases on July 27, 1993
1995–1998: Windows 95
• On August 24, 1995,
Microsoft releases
Windows 95, selling a
record-setting 7 million
copies in the first five
weeks.
1995–1998: Windows 95
• Windows 95 features the
first appearance of the
Start menu, taskbar, and
minimize, maximize, and
close buttons on each
window.
1998–2000: Windows 98
• Released on June 25,
1998
2001–2005: Windows XP
• On October 25, 2001, Windows
XP is released with a redesigned
look and feel that's centered on
usability and a unified Help and
Support services center. It’s
available in 25 languages. From
the mid-1970s until the release
of Windows XP, about 1 billion
PCs have been shipped
worldwide.
2006–2008: Windows Vista
• Windows Vista is released in 2006
with the strongest security system
yet
• Windows Vista also features
enhancements to Windows Media
Player as more and more people
come to see their PCs as central
locations for digital media. Here
you can watch television, view
and send photographs, and edit
videos.
2009: Windows 7
• Laptops are outselling
desktops, and it's become
common to connect to
public wireless hotspots
in coffee shops and
private networks in the
home.
2012: Windows 8
• Windows 8 features a Start
screen with tiles that
connect to people, files,
apps, and websites. Apps
are front and center, with
access to a new place to get
apps—the Windows Store
—built right in to the Start
screen.
2015: Windows 10
• It was released to
manufacturing on July
15, 2015, and later to
retail on July 29, 2015
2021: Windows 11
• Windows 11 is the latest major
release of Microsoft's
Windows NT operating
system, released on October 5,
2021. It was a free upgrade to
its predecessor, Windows 10
(2015), and is available for any
Windows 10 devices that meet
the new Windows 11 system
requirements.

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