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8355 Aero Drive, San Diego CA 92123
Phone: 619 388 1800
3792 Fairmount Ave. San Diego, CA 92105.
Phone: 619-388-4500
Unit 7:
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Welcome Continuing Ed
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Larry Snay
Microcomputer
Basics Instructor
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Adult Learners
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Learning Objectives
Week 7 Learning Objectives:
 Settings Continued, control panel, drives
and letter designations, the action center,
backup and restore, User Accounts and
more
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Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer is the
main tool that is used to
manage files
 Windows Explorer is
depicted as a folder icon
 Windows Explorer is
located in the taskbar
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Managing files
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Windows Explorer
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Windows Explorer displays
the hierarchical structure of
files, folders, and drives on
your computer. It also shows
any network drives that have
been mapped to drive letters
on your computer. Using
Windows Explorer, you can
copy, move, rename, and
search for files and folders.
Windows Explorer Icon
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Computer Drives
Computers Drives are like a
book divided to chapters
 Many Chapters One Book
Many Drives One Computer
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Control Panel Location
The Control Panel can
be found in the start
menu:
 Start / Control Panel
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Location of control
panel in the start menu
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The Control Panel
What is the
Control Panel?
 The Control Panel
is a menu used to
personalize
settings of the
computer
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Click on Taskbar and Start Menu link
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Control Panel
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The Control Panel
offers customization
topics in many areas
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To get an overview
just roll over any of
the settings to see a
summary of what it
does
A topic is rolled over – a summary displays
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AutoPlay
AutoPlay will assist you
when a device is
plugged into your
computer.
 AutoPlay will tell you the
drive letter your USB is
assigned to
AutoPlay will offer play
options of the device
Drive Letter
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Folder Options
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Action Center

The action center
allows you to review
recent messages
about problems with
your computer
Action Center Messages in the
notifications area in the lower right
corner of the desktop
Click on Open Action Center
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Backing up Your Computer
Start / Control
Panel /
Windows Backup
Make a system
Image disk
 Make a system
repair disk?
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When you back up your computer it is advisable to store your data
onto an external drive
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Backing Up Your Computer
HARD DRIVE DISK FAILURE
Ever see this?
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Make system image disk:
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A system image is an exact copy of a drive. By default, a
system image includes the drives required for Windows to run.
It also includes Windows and your system settings, programs,
and files. You can use a system image to restore the contents
of your computer if your hard disk or computer ever stops
working.
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Backing up Your Computer
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What is a system repair
disk?
A system repair disc
can be used to boot your
computer.
 It also contains
Windows system
recovery tools that can
help you recover
Windows from a serious
error or restore your
computer from a system
image.
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Using A Browser
A browser is software that
accesses and displays
pages and files on the web.
 Browsers require a
connection to the Internet
(e.g., through a cable
modem, a direct Ethernet
connection, or Wi-Fi).
 Popular web browsers
include Firefox, Internet
Explorer, and Safari.
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Internet Options
Setting Home Page
 In the Control Panel
choose internet options
 Set the home page as:
http://www.google.com
 Apply
 Close IE browser
 Re-open IE browser
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Parental Controls
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You can use Parental
Controls to help manage
how your children use the
computer. For example,
you can set limits on the
hours that your children
can use the computer, the
types of games they can
play, and the programs
they can run.
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Windows User Accounts
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Parental Controls require that
users accounts be established
for all users
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Once a user account is
created a login and password
will be required
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For each user a individual set
of privileges then can be
established
User accounts ensure
unique identity of
each user
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Programs and Features
Uninstall or change
programs on your
computer
 To uninstall a program
select it from the list
and then choose
Uninstall, Change or
Repair
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How many programs installed?
How much storage space used?
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Windows Fire Wall
Windows Firewall can help
prevent hackers and
malicious software from
gaining access to your
computer or network
 Shows Status
 Notification Settings
 Allow Program or feature
through firewall
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Windows Update
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Start / Control Panel /
Windows Update
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If Windows update
are needed or are
available
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Control Panel - System
Information
Shows Operating
System version
 Processor Speed
 Processor
manufacturer
 RAM
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Portable Storage
A USB flash drive is a
personal data storage
device
 Plug in your USB flash
drive into a USB port on
your computer,
 A drive letter will be
assigned
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USB (Universal Serial Bus)
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Control Panel - Power Options

Control
power turn
off times for
computer
and monitor
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Controlling the Window

Windows can be
displayed as:
 Using the entire desktop
 Or
 Resized to use a portion of
the desktop
 When you use the restore
down program it DOES
NOT close the program
reduces it to a icon on the
taskbar
Minimize, Restore Down and Close
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Repositioning or Resizing
Windows
Move the window by dragging
title bar
 Change width of window by
hovering over edge and
dragging left or right
 Change height of window by
dragging bottom edge and
dragging up or down
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Step 1: Save Your Work
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File, Save As:
 Drive Location
 Filename
 Save as Type
When saving your work the
three most important
elements of “ the save”
File Location
File Name
File Extension
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Start by Saving
Best practice shows that
all documents should be
saved initially and
periodically thereafter
 Save your work Every ten
minutes
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Complete Unit 7 Worksheet
Find Unit 7 Work sheet Settings II
IIHardware.docx
 Save as: Unit 7 Worksheet.docx
 Answer all the questions using complete
sentences
 When Finished, Save completed worksheet
on your USB Drive
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