Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 5
Introduction to
Windows 7
Learning objectives
A Tour of Windows 7
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Understand the Windows 7 interface
Starting Up and
Shutting Down
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Be able to start up and shut down Windows
Running Applications
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Know how to run programs
Managing Files
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Perform common file management tasks
In
Chapter 4,
“Operating System Basics,”
you learned about operating systems in
general—what they do, how they work, how they differ from one another. In this
chapter, you will turn your full attention toward one operating system in particu-
lar: Windows 7.
Windows 7 is a popular operating system, installed on millions of personal comput-
ers worldwide. This chapter starts with a tour of the Windows 7 desktop, so you
can familiarize yourself with its paths. You'll learn how to start up and shut down
a Windows computer, and how to use special power-saving and security modes.
You'll see how to run programs in Windows 7. Finally, you'll learn how to manage
files using Windows Explorer, and perform common operations like copying, mov-
ing, renaming, and deleting files.
