2. CONTENTS
• Basic of operating system and what is operating
system ?
• Example of operating system
• Definition of operating system
• Responsibility of operating system
• Microsoft window and Desktop its parts
• Icon and taskbar
• Application window
• Desktop background and Files and folders
3. BASIC OF OPERATING
SYSTEM
Introduction of OS – definition an
operating system is a system
software that monitors all the
activities of a computer system.
4. IT IS A INTERFACE B/W USER AND
COMPUTER SYSTEM SOFTWARE
THAT LINKS AND THE
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF
THE COMPUTER
What is operating
system ?
This is system
software that
manage computer
hardware and
software.
Definition of operating
system
6. RESPONSIBILITY OF OPERATING
SYSTEM
• Processor management
• Memory management
• Device management
• File management
• Security
This will be very difficult to
operate computer without
operating system.
7. MICROSOFT WINDOWS
Microsoft windows is the
most popular operating
systems.
It uses graphics or pictures,
which Make it easy for the
user to communicate with
the system.
The windows Operating
system includes windows7,
windows XP, windows8,
windows10, and windows
Vista etc.
8. DESKTOP AND ITS PARTS
• Icons
• taskbar
When a computer is switched on a screen with some small pictures appears. The
screen is known as desktop.
Desktop contains some useful items.
1. ICONS
Computer This icon represents all the
drives, files and folders saved on the
computer.
Recycle bin All the deleted files and
folders are stored in recycle bin.
Google Chrome This icon allow use
to contact to the internet.
9. 2. TASKBAR
• It is a horizontal bar present at the bottom of the desktop.
• It shows the applications that are correctly active and
running.
• It also allows the user to quickly access the current or
favourite application.
Start button it opens the start menu and displays
the options to start and shutdown a computers.
Quick launch toolbar It gives access to programs
that are frequently used.
Notification area notifies about network
connectivity, email and status of the programs running
in the background.
System clock it display the time and date.
Show desktop button it is located on the bottom
right corner of the taskbar it allows to minimises us all
the running problems and displays the desktop.
10. Application window
By clicking on the computer icon the computer windows
open up is known as the application window.
Components of an
application window
11. TITLE BAR IT SHOWS THE NAME OF THE FILE PROGRAM
AND ITS LOCATION.
MENU BAR IT CONTENTS MONEY OPTION (MENU).
MAXIMIZE BUTTON ENLARGES THE WINDOW TO FILL
THE WHOLE SCREEN.
MINIMISE BUTTON IT’S THE WINDOW BUT SHOWS IT’S
TITLE ON THE TASKBAR.
CLOSE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE WINDOW ARE THE
APPLICATION.
WORK AREA ARE CLIENT AREA THIS AREA DISPLAY
ALL THE LISTS OF FILES AND FOLDERS SAVED IN OUR
COMPUTER.
STATUS BAR IT DISPLAYS SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION LIKE DOMAIN NAME, PROCESSOR NAME,
AND MEMORY AVAILABLE.
13. FILES AND FOLDERS
A file is an item that can be
an image, a word document
or any program.
Folder is like a container
that can store many files.
we can give any name to a
folder.