Week5

This week, I have learnt a very helpful topic that was about MS windows. Especially, my lecturer has shown us many advantages in windows 7 which I am using right now; however, there were many applications in Windows 7 that I had not known before. From this lecture, I have collected more knowledge about MS Windows; especially in Windows 7.

Microsoft created the operating system, Windows, in the mid-1980s. Windows is aproprietary software, which means that Microsoft has placed restrictions on how people can use or copy the software. It comes preloaded on most of PCs sold today, and can also be purchased separately.

WINDOWS 7:

Main elements of Windows7:

• Aero view.
• Taskbar.
• Search.
• Libraries.
• Gadgets.

Windows 7 is an entirely new interface comparing with windows XP. In windows 7, they developed “Libraries” to make “finding your stuff” easier. Libraries are collections of your stored content that can be easily accessed through the Desktop Search function.

 

 In Libraries, you can use “Tags” to improve Search result.

Libraries also have “automatic default save folders”. And you can change the default save folder by selecting “Locations” in the “Tool Bar”. 

There are various folders with their functions available in windows 7:

·         -Windows Special Folders: application data, cookies, desktop directory, favorites, fonts, history, internet cache, local application data, my documents, my music, my pictures, my video, programs, recent, send to, start menu, system, saved games, templates.

·         -Virtual Special Folders: Recycle, control panel, desktop, drives, internet, my documents, network, search results, printers.

·        - Some of Special Folder Object Lists: AIIUsersDesktop, AIIUsersStartMenu, AIIUsersPrograms, AIIUsersStartup, Desktop, Favorite, Fonts, MyDocuments, NetHood, PrintHood, Programs, Recent, SendTo, StartMenu, Startup, Templates.

-System Tools Folders: 

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