1. Advantages of Windows
 Windows packages comes with several useful
applications that are specially built to take full
advantage of windows
 Windows contains number of utilities to set up,
adjust and operate windows and windows applications
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2. Advantages of Windows( contd.)
 By operating the windows program, we can
organize files and perform disk operations
 set up the windows desktop and add new
programs to windows
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3. WINDOWS DESKTOP
Windows Desktop
Desktop means desk + top
Derived from meaning to top of the desk
The main screen of windows 95/98 is called windows
desktop.
Windows 98 includes the internet Explorer4.0 active
desktop
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4. WINDOWS DESKTOP
Windows Desktop (cont.)
The windows desktop is similar to a real desk on which
computer related documents and tools might be arranged
How frequently used books placed on the top of the desk,
in the same way frequently used applications are placed
on the computer’s desktop
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5. DESKTOP
Clock
Start Button DESKTOP Task Bar
Desk Top FIG 2
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6. WINDOWS DESKTOP
Windows Desktop (cont.)
Icon
An icon is a small picture. Windows95 uses small video
icons that represent objects of documents
applications, folders that is not in use at the moment
but is available if we simply double click on it
An icon has a text label that further describes the
objects
Icons are manipulated with a mouse to execute
operations
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7. Windows Desktop (contd.)
Standard Icons on the desktop (cont.)
My Computer
This is the my Computer icon
Double-click it to see computer’s drives, printers, network
connections, and control panel tools
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8. Windows Desktop (contd.)
Network Neighborhood icon
Double-click it to view available recourses on the
network, if your computer is or can be connected to
one
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9. Network Neighborhood icon
This is used for browsing through the computers that are part
of your network
You can connect to another computer on your network by
clicking it and double-clicking on the name of the
computer you want to connect to
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10. Windows Desktop (cont.)
Icons on the desktop (cont.)
Recycle Bin icon. It is just like dustbin in our house, a temporary
storage place for deleted files
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11. Icons on the desktop (cont.)
Contains all files you have discarded. Instead of deleting these
files from the file system, Windows 95 puts them in the recycle
bin
Before we throw on dust from our house, we accumulate it in a
dustbin
You can use it to view and retrieve files you’ve designated to be
deleted before they are permanently removed
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12. Windows Desktop (contd.)
The start Button and TaskBar
Start Button
Task Bar Fig 3
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13. Windows Desktop (cont.)
The start Button and Taskbar
The button is the one through which almost all the
processes will be performed in windows 95/98
It generally appears at the bottom left corner of the
screen
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14. The start Button and Taskbar (cont)
By default the start button and taskbar are located at
the bottom of your screen when you start windows
for the first time
By default, they are always visible when windows is
running
The start button provides menu access to all the
programs you regularly use, as well as to your most
recently opened documents.
It also provides you quick access to help and quick
access to the windows 95/98 find command
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15. Windows Desktop (cont.):
The start Button and Taskbar (cont.)
The start menu
To open start menu , you simply point with the mouse
at the start button in the lower left corner of the
screen, then click the left mouse button
The start menu contains three types of selections:
commands, cascaded menus and dialog box
selections
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16. Start Menu Fig 4
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17. Windows Desktop (contd.)
The start Button and Taskbar (cont.)
The start menu (cont.)
The first four options of the start menu have a right-
pointing triangle on the right side
This triangle means that when you select that option
by moving the mouse pointer to it, a submenu appears
Submenus display additional option
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18. Fig 5
Accessories Cascading Menu
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19. The start menu (contd.)
When you move the mouse to the Accessories options of
the programs submenu opens then Accessories menu
This is the menu you open when ever you want to start
program and Accessories provided with windows 95-
programs like calculator, word pad, notepad and paint
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20. The start menu (contd.)
Depending on the option, you may be able to move
the mouse and open another submenu several
times, all without clicking
To select the final option you have chosen, you
must press the left mouse button
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21. The start menu (contd.)
 The last three options in the start menu have an
ellipses after them
 This tells you that a dialog box where you can enter
or select information will open when you select
that option
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22. Start Menu Options
The Options on the start Menu and their function are
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23. Start Menu Options
The Options on the start Menu and their function are
Command DESCRIPTION
Run A Start a program or open a folder
Log Off We can quickly log off of the computer so that different user
can log on
Shut down or restarts our computer
Shut Down
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24. The Taskbar
 A bar at the bottom of the desktop is
the Taskbar
 It contain three elements: the start
menu button, buttons for open
 Windows, and the time of day
indicator at the right end of the
Taskbar
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25. The Taskbar
 Every time you start a program or an application, a
button representing that application appears on the
taskbar
 The taskbar Makes it easier to move between
programs and open window.
 Windows 95 is a multitasking environment, which
means that you can run several programs at a time
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26. The Taskbar
For example, while WordPad is running, you can start
other accessories like a paint
Now a button representing each application
appears in the taskbar
To switch another application window simply click
the button for the application you want. When you
close an application windows, Its button disappears
from the taskbar
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27. Summary
In this lecture you have learned about
 Windows
 Features of windows
 Advantages of windows
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28. Quiz
1. The main screen of windows 95/98 is called
a) Taskbar
b) Icon
c) Desktop
d) None
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29. Frequently Asked questions
1. What is windows.?
2. How to start windows?
3. State the features of windows ?
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