Ch2 Windows 7 Flashcards
When you delete a file you send the file to
Recycle Bin
Arranging icons on desktop:
icons on desktop can be arranged by name / type / size
Opening control panel:
- You can open control panel from windows explorer
- You can open control panel from start menu
- You can open control panel from my computer
Documents located in start menu store
the last 15 files that you have open
Desktop is a
folder
The shutdown icon on start menu means
close your computer
To open a minimized window, you can click on the
window’s button on the body of the taskbar
When you select search icon from start menu and you type ???.txt, this means that
the computer will find all files that have three letter and extension txt only
When you select search icon from start menu and type S*S.doc, this means that
the computer will find all files that have first and last letter is S and extension is doc
The easiest way to move a file from one folder to another in windows xp is to
use Drag and Drop
To launch an application in Windows, you can
Double click on its icon
We can copy, move, paste and rename files and folders by using
Windows explorer
Windows xp is an example of an
operating system
When you double click on icon you will
open it
You can get a popup (context) menu in Windows XP by
Right-Clicking on the desktop
An operating system is a computer program which has many functions, one of these functions is
Managing computer files
When you select properties from context menu of disk top, you will open
Display properties
The Date/Time icon on control panel is used to:
- Change computer time
2. Change computer date
You can change the background of desktop from
Display properties
Screen saver enables you to:
- Save the power dissipated by computer when you leave it operates alone
- Protect your computer from accessing by another users when you make a password enabled
- Display another picture for your screen after specified time
You can change the screen saver in windows XP through the
display icon in control panel windows
To change the appearance of your desktop
you can click the right mouse button on the desktop and select properties
To copy a file from one folder to another
select the file, press right mouse button and select copy, go to the destination folder, press the right mouse button and select paste
To move a file from one folder to another
you can use cut and paste