Windows 10 Lecture Outlines.
1. Who are the founders of Microsoft?: Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
2. How do you get help in Windows 10?:
Getting “help” in Windows 10 is easy? No complicated procedures
or operations to follow, just ask Cortana (Search box next to Start
menu). Granted, other help options exist within a window, just click
on the button.
3. What are the Windows Accessories & Utilities identified in the
lecture outline?:
a) Paint – a drawing and photo editing program (experienced in Lab
1).
b) WordPad - a mini word-processor (experienced in Lab 1).
c) File Explorer – used to perform file management operations –
appears by default on the Task Bar.
d) Snipping Tool - Utility used to capture Desktop images. Works
with the Clipboard in RAM.
e) Many more exist on the Start Menu.
4. Know how to identify and distinguish Desktop components
(taskbar, notification area, etc.):
a) Icons - can represent any object that resides on a computer:
devices, programs, files, folders, shortcuts, etc.
Icons display in either “classic-style view (double-click)” or “web
style (single-click)” view (underlined icons). You customize to your
preference.
Icons that require a double-click are said to be in Classic style (not
underlined), icons that are underlined are said to be Web-style and
only require a single click. What’s the significance of the “web
style” name? Hyperlinks on a web page or at a web site are
identified by underlining and only require a single click. Windows
98 initially introduced the option for a web style Desktop. Options
on the File Explorer ribbon will allow you to convert between web
and classic style desktops.
, b) Task bar - located at the bottom of the desktop (can be
repositioned), displays three default objects:
To the far left, the Start button and the Search box:
When selecting the Start button, the Start Menu appears. The
original Start Menu is back! Windows 95 - Windows 7 used a
Start Menu.
Towards the center of the Task bar, Task View (new Windows
10 feature) appears. In addition, if applicable, pinned buttons
representing Windows 10 default applications might also appear.
When additional applications are open, they are represented as
buttons on the Task Bar. Task View is ideal while multitasking. In
the center of the Task Bar, by default, buttons for Windows Edge,
File Explorer, and Store, display.
In the right corner of the Task bar we have the Notification
Area. The Notification Area displays the date, time,
notices of available updates, and generally, TSR programs.
Terminate and Stay (TSR) programs are running in the background
and are said to be on Stand-by (example: virus detection). To the
extreme right of the Notification Area we have the Show Desktop
button.
5. What is Task View?:
Windows supports multi-tasking, that is, running multiple application
at once. A new Windows 10 feature, “Task View”, allows a user to
view all open applications as thumbnails. By default, Windows 10 has
the Task View button enabled on the taskbar, to the right of the
Search button. (If we don't see it, right-click the taskbar, then click
“Show Task View button”). We can also activate Task View by
pressing Win + Tab on the keyboard.
Or
Task View allows you to see thumbnail images of all windows and
apps you currently have open or running. Viewing thumbnail images
of all open windows and apps makes it easy for you to switch
between apps if you have multiple windows open at one time. As
mentioned previously, the desktop is a workspace where your open
windows and apps are displayed.
Or
Is a task and virtual desktop system, and is among the first features
new to Windows 10. Task View allows a user to quickly locate an open
, window, quickly hide all windows and show the desktop, and to
manage windows across multiple monitors or virtual desktops.
6. What’s the purpose of a Virtual Desktop?:
Using virtual desktop in Windows 10 allows you to expand your
desktop beyond the physical limitations of the space, organize groups
of related tasks, and easily switch between them. Tackling what you
want to—when you want to—just got a whole lot easier.
7. Know the components of a window (navigation pane, details
pane, ribbon, buttons, tabs, etc.):
The selection of a window’s components is based on user preference.
All windows have a Ribbon comprised of tabs and groups, much like
we experienced in Office applications.
Every tab in the Ribbon contains different commands. Depending on
the object selected in the window, the tabs and commands vary
within the Ribbon.
The Home tab provides a series of commands primarily for working
with files and for performing file operations.
The Share tab provides commands for communication and network
functions.
The View tab provides options for altering icon views 8 different
ways, also for adding “panes” to the window.
8. Title bar buttons (minimize, maximize, etc.) Which buttons
are conditional?:
Buttons in the title bar manipulate the window. Four buttons exist
but only 3 can display at a time. Two buttons are constants, two are
variable:
a) The Minimize button reduces an application window to a button
on the taskbar. The application remains active in RAM when
minimized. The trendy Windows 10 way to minimize? Windows
Shake or the “Show Desktop” button.
b) The Maximize button increases the size of a window so that it fits
the full dimension of the screen or monitor. See for yourself,
maximize a window and see what happens to the Maximize button.
The trendy Windows 10 way to maximize? Windows Snap.
1. Who are the founders of Microsoft?: Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
2. How do you get help in Windows 10?:
Getting “help” in Windows 10 is easy? No complicated procedures
or operations to follow, just ask Cortana (Search box next to Start
menu). Granted, other help options exist within a window, just click
on the button.
3. What are the Windows Accessories & Utilities identified in the
lecture outline?:
a) Paint – a drawing and photo editing program (experienced in Lab
1).
b) WordPad - a mini word-processor (experienced in Lab 1).
c) File Explorer – used to perform file management operations –
appears by default on the Task Bar.
d) Snipping Tool - Utility used to capture Desktop images. Works
with the Clipboard in RAM.
e) Many more exist on the Start Menu.
4. Know how to identify and distinguish Desktop components
(taskbar, notification area, etc.):
a) Icons - can represent any object that resides on a computer:
devices, programs, files, folders, shortcuts, etc.
Icons display in either “classic-style view (double-click)” or “web
style (single-click)” view (underlined icons). You customize to your
preference.
Icons that require a double-click are said to be in Classic style (not
underlined), icons that are underlined are said to be Web-style and
only require a single click. What’s the significance of the “web
style” name? Hyperlinks on a web page or at a web site are
identified by underlining and only require a single click. Windows
98 initially introduced the option for a web style Desktop. Options
on the File Explorer ribbon will allow you to convert between web
and classic style desktops.
, b) Task bar - located at the bottom of the desktop (can be
repositioned), displays three default objects:
To the far left, the Start button and the Search box:
When selecting the Start button, the Start Menu appears. The
original Start Menu is back! Windows 95 - Windows 7 used a
Start Menu.
Towards the center of the Task bar, Task View (new Windows
10 feature) appears. In addition, if applicable, pinned buttons
representing Windows 10 default applications might also appear.
When additional applications are open, they are represented as
buttons on the Task Bar. Task View is ideal while multitasking. In
the center of the Task Bar, by default, buttons for Windows Edge,
File Explorer, and Store, display.
In the right corner of the Task bar we have the Notification
Area. The Notification Area displays the date, time,
notices of available updates, and generally, TSR programs.
Terminate and Stay (TSR) programs are running in the background
and are said to be on Stand-by (example: virus detection). To the
extreme right of the Notification Area we have the Show Desktop
button.
5. What is Task View?:
Windows supports multi-tasking, that is, running multiple application
at once. A new Windows 10 feature, “Task View”, allows a user to
view all open applications as thumbnails. By default, Windows 10 has
the Task View button enabled on the taskbar, to the right of the
Search button. (If we don't see it, right-click the taskbar, then click
“Show Task View button”). We can also activate Task View by
pressing Win + Tab on the keyboard.
Or
Task View allows you to see thumbnail images of all windows and
apps you currently have open or running. Viewing thumbnail images
of all open windows and apps makes it easy for you to switch
between apps if you have multiple windows open at one time. As
mentioned previously, the desktop is a workspace where your open
windows and apps are displayed.
Or
Is a task and virtual desktop system, and is among the first features
new to Windows 10. Task View allows a user to quickly locate an open
, window, quickly hide all windows and show the desktop, and to
manage windows across multiple monitors or virtual desktops.
6. What’s the purpose of a Virtual Desktop?:
Using virtual desktop in Windows 10 allows you to expand your
desktop beyond the physical limitations of the space, organize groups
of related tasks, and easily switch between them. Tackling what you
want to—when you want to—just got a whole lot easier.
7. Know the components of a window (navigation pane, details
pane, ribbon, buttons, tabs, etc.):
The selection of a window’s components is based on user preference.
All windows have a Ribbon comprised of tabs and groups, much like
we experienced in Office applications.
Every tab in the Ribbon contains different commands. Depending on
the object selected in the window, the tabs and commands vary
within the Ribbon.
The Home tab provides a series of commands primarily for working
with files and for performing file operations.
The Share tab provides commands for communication and network
functions.
The View tab provides options for altering icon views 8 different
ways, also for adding “panes” to the window.
8. Title bar buttons (minimize, maximize, etc.) Which buttons
are conditional?:
Buttons in the title bar manipulate the window. Four buttons exist
but only 3 can display at a time. Two buttons are constants, two are
variable:
a) The Minimize button reduces an application window to a button
on the taskbar. The application remains active in RAM when
minimized. The trendy Windows 10 way to minimize? Windows
Shake or the “Show Desktop” button.
b) The Maximize button increases the size of a window so that it fits
the full dimension of the screen or monitor. See for yourself,
maximize a window and see what happens to the Maximize button.
The trendy Windows 10 way to maximize? Windows Snap.
