Windows XP, Vista, and 7 IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Unit 7 Checklist  Complete Assignment  Complete Discussion Board Remember to make your first post before Saturday Post on three different days Check for spelling and grammar Be professional  Flexible Learning Activity Seminar or Quiz IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Unit 7 Objectives  Describe the procedure to install and troubleshoot an operating system  Compare operating systems  Explain objects of a file system  Describe steps for operating system recovery such as Registry, blue screen of death, etc. IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Agenda  Optical Media  Miscellaneous Multimedia  Monitors and Dot Pitch  Flat Panel and LCD Monitors  Other types of video projection  Sound and Sound Cards  Printer Ports  Types of Printers and Troubleshooting IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Windows Interface  Utilities  User Interface Login Desktop Taskbar & Start Menu ○ System tray ○ Quick Launch toolbar  My Computer/Computer IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Windows Interface  User Interface (cont’) Windows Explorer My Documents/Documents ○ Pictures ○ Videos ○ Music Recycle Bin My Network Places/Network Places IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Clicking rules  Click menu items once to use them  Click icons once to select them  Click icons twice to use them  Right click anything to see it’s properties. IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Hot Keys  Function Keys (F keys)  Standard functions  Word functions  Windows shortcuts IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Tech Utilities  Right click Properties  Control Panel Device Manager System Tools/Performance Information & Tools Scheduled tasks/Task scheduler System Information Performance console IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Registry  Root Keys HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_USERS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Virtual Memory  Virtual memory works by creating a swap file  Inactive files are transferred to the hard drive  Active files are loaded into RAM IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

NTFS  Became standard in Windows 2000 Long file names Redundancy Backward compatibility Recoverability Security ○ Multiple user accounts ○ Groups ○ Permissions IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Booting up  System files NTLDR BOOT.INI NTDETECT.COM  Boot files NTOSKRNL.EXE Device drivers IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Windows Versions  Windows 2000  Windows XP  Windows Vista  Windows 7  Windows Mobile IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

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