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Windows 7

Windows 7 Desktop

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• Operating system

• Desktop

• Taskbar

• Window

• Icon

Desktop

Taskbar

Icons

Start button

The Taskbar

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Program icons

Excel

Word

Aero Peek

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Program icon with three Word documents shown

Preview

The Start Menu

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Programs

Control Panel

System folders

Help and Support

All Programs

Shut downSearch box

Start button

The Toolbar

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Address toolbarRight-click on taskbarto see the toolbars

Pinning an Application

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Jump List (iTunes)

Pinned programs Currently open program (iTunes)

The Notification Area

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Notification area

Pop-up window

Action Center icon

Open Action Center link

Customize the Desktop

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Screen SaverWindow ColorDesktop Background

Themes

Window Components

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Scroll bar

Minimize window Maximize window Close windowTitle bar

Window Components (continued)

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Aero Flip 3D

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Cascade windows

Window Components (continued)

Showing the Desktop

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Show desktopbutton

Three documents (transparent) in Aero Peek

Dialog Boxes

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Check box

Option button

Text boxSpin arrow

List box

Command button

Windows Accessories

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Notepad

WordPad

Windows Accessories (continued)

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Click here to open a picture

Ribbon

Windows Accessories (continued)

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Standard view

Programmer view

Scientific view

Statistics view

Windows Accessories (continued)

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Sticky notes

Security Settings and Software

• Action Center

• Windows Defender

• User Account Control

• Windows Update

• Windows Firewall

• Parental Controls

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Action Center

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Important alert

Suggested tasks

Buttons

Windows Defender

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User Account Control

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Click and dragthis tab to adjust UAC level

Windows Update

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Select level of update

Windows Firewall

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Click here to turnfirewall off or on

Parental Controls

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Windows Search

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Search bar onStart menu

Search box inthe window

Application Manager

• Applications Manager can be used to monitor the various windows events. Event Log rules can be configured for generating alarms. (You Can Download )

• When an event of type Error occurs in System Log, you can generate a critical alarm which inturn will affect the Health of the Windows Monitor.

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File Manager

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Memory• How is memory measured?

Term Abbreviation Approximate Size

Kilobyte KB or K 1 thousand bytes

Megabyte MB 1 million bytes

Gigabyte GB 1 billion bytes

Terabyte TB 1 trillion bytes

By number of bytes available for storage

Memory Management

Press ctrl alt deleteClick on Task Manager

Task Manager Working Set Display

Task Manager

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Different between Shut Down, Hibernate, Standby, Log off Feature

• Switch User: Switches to another user account on the computer without closing your open programs and Windows processes.

• Log Off: Switches to another user account on the computer after closing all of your open programs and Windows processes.

• Lock: Locks up the computer while you're away from it (same as clicking the Lock button).

• Restart: Reboots the computer. (This option is often required as part of installing new software programs or Windows updates.)

• Sleep: Puts the computer into a low-power mode that retains all running programs and open windows in computer memory for a super-quick restart.

• Hibernate (found only on laptop computers): Puts the computer into a low-power mode after saving all running programs and open windows on the machine's hard drive for a quick restart.

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Top Ten: Windows 7 Magic Search Commands

• Ise• Displayswitch• Snipping• Action• Network• Remote• Uninstall• word, excel, outlook, powerpoint, onenote• Msconfig• resmon

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