Objectives To define terminology associated with Windows operating systems. To examine uses of Windows in business and industry. To explain techniques of using a touch screen or mouse. To identify user account types and uses. To demonstrate signing into and out of a user account.

Main Menu What is Windows? Windows in the Workplace Using a Touch Screen or Mouse User Accounts Signing In & Signing Out

Windows Is a Microsoft® operating system with a graphical user interface (GUI) operating systems are software which manages a device’s memory, processes and hardware GUI (pronounced gooey) allows the use of icons or other visual indicators to interact with electronic devices rather than using only text through the command line and MS-DOS MS-DOS is short for Microsoft® Disk Operating System. It is the non-graphical command line operating system for PC computers.

Windows Does not require users to know commands for MS-DOS Allows users to use a mouse or touch screen to navigate through menus, dialog boxes, buttons, tabs and icons

GUI vs MS-DOS GUI MS-DOS

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Touch Screens Require users to use gestures to interact with the screen gesture is a motion a user makes on a touch screen with the tip of one or more fingers or hand Are convenient because they do not require a separate input device Are found on many devices such as tablets, smart phones or all-in-one computers

Touch Screen Gestures Tap Double-Tap Press and Hold quickly touch and release one finger one time activates a link or runs a program or app Double-Tap quickly touch and release one finger two times runs a program or app or zooms in at the location of the double-tap Press and Hold press and hold one finger to cause an action to occur or until an action occurs displays a shortcut menu or activates a mode to move an item with one finger to a new location

Touch Screen Gestures Drag or Slide Stretch Pinch press and hold one finger on an object and then move the finger horizontally or vertically on the screen moves an item on the screen or scrolls Stretch move two fingers apart zoom in on a screen Pinch move two or more fingers together zoom out on a screen

Mouse Is a hand-operated computer input device used to move and manipulate objects on a computer screen Is a peripheral device which sits outside the main computer housing Is essential computer hardware in most systems if a device is not a touch screen Is commonly included beneath the keyboard on a laptop

Parts of a Mouse The scroll wheel can be used to scroll or move through a screen by rolling the wheel.

Mouse Actions Point Click Double-Click move the mouse until the pointer on the desktop is positioned on the item of choice positions the pointer on the screen Click press and release the left mouse button select or deselect items on the screen or run a program or app Double-Click quickly press and release the left mouse button twice run a program, app or command

Mouse Actions Triple-Click Right-Click Drag quickly press and release the left mouse button three times without moving the mouse selects a paragraph Right-Click press and release the right mouse button displays the shortcut menu Drag point to an item, hold down the left mouse button, move the item to the desired location on the screen and then release the button move an object from one location to another

User Account Is a collection of information which tells Windows: the files a user can access the changes a user can make to the computer the user’s personal preferences

User Accounts Allow a computer to be shared by multiple people each user accesses their files and settings by logging in with their own user name and password user name is a unique name or combination of letters or numbers which identifies a specific user to Windows password is a private combination of letters, numbers and special characters associated with the user name which allows access to a user’s account

User Account Types Include: Standard Administrator Guest account used for everyday computing Administrator account which provides the most control over the computer Guest account used for users who need temporary access to the computer

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Acknowledgements Director of Brand Management Megan O’Quinn Graphic Editors Hilary Jasper, Megan O’Quinn Videography/Post Production Jake Saye Video Narrator Lora Cain Quality Control Director Angela Dehls Collaborators Stephanie Tullis Business & Computer Technologies Educator V.P. of Brand Management Clayton Franklin Executive Producer Gordon W. Davis, Ph.D. © MMXVIII CEV Multimedia, Ltd.