INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7

WINDOWS 7, a product of Microsoft Corporation of USA is a menu-driven Operating System developed to be used with the IBM PCs and their compatibilities. It is a multi-tasking Operating System (OS) (enabling several task/program to be run concurrently) and also permits sharing of program and data. The OS provides capability of running program under its control as well as performing a number of management functions (creating, relieving, deleting, etc.) on files.

FEATURES OF WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM

i.                     Permits 2 or more programs to be run concurrently (Multitasking).

ii.                   Permits resources sharing.

iii.                  Permits an application program to import or export data.

iv.                 Commonly used with the mouse along with the keyboard.

FUNCTIONS OF WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows 7 allows a user to do the following:

i.                     Run/launch a program.

ii.                   Controls the printers.

iii.                  Format disks.

iv.                 Copy, delete, create files etc.

STARTING WINDOWS 7

The Windows Operating System is automatically activated when the computer system is switched on. It will be necessary to wait for a few second to allow for necessary house-keeping routines.

When a PC is turned on, the following sequence of events take place in the system before it is ready for use:

a.       Standard hardware check, are carried out. This include the:

Ø  Motherboard.

Ø  Processor

Ø  Memory and

Ø  Disk drives.

b.       The message starting windows 7 will be displayed (to allow for loading of the OS).

c.       After a few seconds, the windows Desktop will be displayed to signal that the system is ready to work.