EXPLORING THE MS WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT

1. Compute
r VII
Jeri Mayah “Ayah” P. Asuncion
Teacher
Week 1

2. EXPLORING THE
MS WINDOWS
ENVIRONMENT
Lesson 1 – part 1

3. OPERATING SYSTEM
is a software manager that
manages computer hardware and
other software.
Apple macOS Microsoft Windows
Google androidOS Apple iOS
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4.  A family of graphical OS developed by
Microsoft Corporation.
 General Motors Company produced the first
OS in 1956 for the IBM 704 computer.
 The International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM) produced more computers
and mainframes, which triggered the
development of more OS.

5.  Microsoft was founded in April 4, 1975 to
develop and sell interpreters, a basic computer
program for early computers.
• 1980 – Personal Computer (PC) became popular.
MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
WINDOWS 1.0
 November 20, 1985 – development and release
of Windows 1.0
 It is the first version of the Windows family.
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6. WINDOWS 2.0
December 1987 – release of Windows 2.0
MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
WINDOWS 3.0
Windows 3.0 was released in 1990

7. WINDOWS NT
A subfamily of the Windows OS. It introduce the
interface that we are familiar with now as
improvements regarding computer resources were
introduced.
MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
WINDOWS NT 3.1
The first operating system under Windows
NT, released on July 27, 1993.

8. TIMELINE OF WINDOWS
November 20, 1985
December 1987
1990
July 27, 1993

9. WINDOWS XP
one of the most popular and most
successful operating system of Microsoft.
This was launched on October 25, 2001.
MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
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10. MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
 Released in November 30, 2006.
 It introduced glass-like windows which allowed transparent panes over the
windows. Dubbed as Windows Aero.
WINDOWS VISTA
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11. MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
 Released in October 22,
2009, and retained how
the Windows Vista
improved the graphical
user interface, but fixed
most of the problems of
its predecessor.
WINDOWS 7

12. MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
WINDOWS 8
 Released on October
26, 2012. It featured an
entirely new user
interface that
introduced tiles,-which
were square non-
transparent panels that
were easier to click.

13. MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
 Released in July 29,2015.
 It integrated features targeted
for touchscreen while
considering regular screens, by
introducing Tablet Mode and
PC Mode.
WINDOWS 10

14. MS WINDOWS OVERVIEW
 The latest operating
system in the Windows
family.
 Released in October 5,
2021
WINDOWS 11

15. TIMELINE OF WINDOWS
November 20, 1985
December 1987
1990
July 27, 1993

16. TIMELINE OF WINDOWS
October
25, 2001
November
30, 2006
October
22, 2009
October
26, 2012
July 29,
2015
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10

17. STARTING WINDOWS
A computer may
have several users or
profiles, created by
an administrator,
someone who controls
the settings and
features of the OS. A
profile may prompt
for a password, or
not.

18. STARTING WINDOWS – WINDOWS DESKTOP
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19. STARTING WINDOWS – WINDOWS DESKTOP
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Desktop
Pertains to the first
screen that loads when
starting up Windows.
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20. STARTING WINDOWS – WINDOWS DESKTOP
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Taskbar
 Found on the bottom part
of the screen.
 It has the start button
on the leftmost, pinned
programs in the middle,
and the system tray on
the right.

21. STARTING WINDOWS – WINDOWS DESKTOP
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Start button

22. STARTING WINDOWS – WINDOWS DESKTOP
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Start menu
Shows more programs, which
the user can click in order
to be launched.

23. STARTING WINDOWS – WINDOWS DESKTOP
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System tray
a section of the taskbars in
the Microsoft Windows
operating system (OS) user
interface that provides easy
access icons to the user's
most commonly used apps and
displays the clock.

24. STARTING WINDOWS – WORKING WITH WINDOWS DESKTOP ICONS
How to hide icons on
desktop?
1. Right-click any blank area of the
desktop.
2. Click View,
3. Uncheck the Show desktop icons
option.
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25. FILES AND FOLDERS
File
any single resource that stores
information, created by a
program, and continues to be
available to the user or other
programed even if the program
that created has stopped
executing.

26. FILES AND FOLDERS
Filename
Files have a filename which the
user assigns. Filename can have
up to 260 characters including the
file path.
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27. FILES AND FOLDERS
Folder
Specific location where files can
be saved.
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