1. MS Windows 2000 PRO Widely used version of the Microsoft windows operating system Designed for use on computer workstations and portable computers Workstation is a computer connected to a network Easy to use program helps you to connect your computer and communicate with other computers on a network

2. Microsoft Office XP Latest edition of the worlds best selling office suite Collection of more popular Microsoft application software products

3. User interface Combination of hardware and software that the users use to communicate with and control their computers An effective user interface is to be user friendly A GUI is a user interface that displays graphics in addition to text

4. Lab Work 1 1.To Point and Click (INT 1.10) 2.To Right-Click (INT 1.12) 3.To Open a Window by Double-Clicking (INT 1.13) 4.To Minimize and Redisplay a window (INT 1.15) 5.To Maximize and Restore a Window (INT 1.17) 6.To Close a Window and Reopen a window (INT 1.19) 7.To move an Object by Dragging (INT 1.21) 8.To Size a Window by Dragging (INT 1.22) 9.To Scroll a Window using Scroll Arrows (INT 1.23) 10.To Right Drag (INT 1.26)

5. Keyboard and Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard is an input device on which you manually key, or type, data Many task you accomplish with a mouse also can be accomplished using a keyboard Keyboard shortcuts used to perform operations that has to be done frequently

6. Windows Explorer Is an application program included in operating system that helps to view the contents of the computer, the hierarchy of folders on the computer, and the files and folders in each folder Also allows you to organize the file and folders on the computer by copying, moving, and deleting the files and folders

7. Office XP Latest edition of the worlds best-selling office suite Is a collection of the more popular Microsoft application software products Is available in Standard, Professional and Developer editions XP PRO includes MS Word 2002, MS Excel 2002, MS Access 2002, MS PowerPoint 2002 and MS Outlook 2002

8. MS Word Create professional looking documents, announcements, letters, resumes and reports Includes various features such as AutoCorrect, spelling, and grammar Design and publish web pages on an intranet or internet Send e-mail message

9. MS Excel Is a powerful spreadsheet program Allows you to organize data Perform calculations Graph data Create reports Publish organize data to the web

10. Microsoft Access Powerful database management system Allows you to create database; add, change and delete data in the database Sort data in the database Retrieve data from the database Create forms and reports using the data in the database

11. MS PowerPoint Presentation graphics program Create professional looking presentations Create dynamic presentations that includes multimedia features such as sounds, movies and pictures Allows to publish presentations on the Internet or an intranet

12. Lab Work 1.To Launch a Program Using the Start Menu (INT 1.29) 2.To Quit a Program (INT 1.30) 3.To Start Windows Explorer and Maximize its Window (INT 1.31) 4.To Display the contents of a folder (INT 1.34) 5.To Expand a folder (INT 1.35) 6.To Collapse a folder (INT 1.37) 7.To create a new folder (INT 1.39) 8.To display the contents of a folder (INT 1.42) Note: Use Windows folder under C: drive in case if you dont find WINNT folder 9.2 Windows Explorer (INT 1.78) Write down the URL of the web page that you see in the Address bar in the Microsoft Internet Explorer__________ What type of the file is the Windows 2000 Cover file? With what application does this file open?