IC3 Computing Fundamentals Course 01 - Operating System ... · Answer Key: 1. A An application is...
Transcript of IC3 Computing Fundamentals Course 01 - Operating System ... · Answer Key: 1. A An application is...
Slide 1
• Operating System Fundamentals
• Computer and Network Terminology
• Working with Software OS
• Troubleshooting
Series Outline
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Slide 2
• What is an Operating System?
• Configuring the Operating System
• What is an Application?
• How Hardware and Software Work Together
• Using Control Panel
Course Overview
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Slide 3
• How Applications and Hardware Work with an OS
• Common OS Features
• Directory Infrastructure
• Updates and Patches
Topic 1: What is an Operating System?
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Slide 4
• The old days of the CLI
• What the modern OS supplied
• Drivers and hardware
• Common interface
• File extensions
How Applications and Hardware Work with an OS
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• Originally we had the CLI for use of applications and configuration
– Navigation was tricky
– Purchase price of hardware and software
– The new idea of the OS
The Old Days of the CLI
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Slide 6
• Moving to the GUI and a consistent look/feel
• Writing drivers for the OS
• Simplifying setup of hardware
What the Modern OS Supplied
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Slide 7
• Start Up and Shut Down
• Lock, Hibernate, and Lock
• Log On, Log Off
• Different Operating Systems
Common OS Features
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Slide 8
• The container
• Move, Copy, and Cut
• Subfolders
• Search features
• Encrypting files with NTFS
• Compression
Directory Infrastructure
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Slide 9
• Communication to the OS
• Software communicating to the OS
– What a driver does
– Security issues
Drivers and Hardware
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Slide 10
• The idea of Windows
• The GUI
• The CLI
Common Interface
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Slide 11
• The GUI continued
• Navigation through Windows
– Control Panel
– Security
• The web browser
Common Interface
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Slide 12
• Re-visiting the Directory
– Using Windows Explorer
– Search features
– View options
– Hidden files/folders
Directory Infrastructure
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Slide 13
• Updates and the release notes
• Security patches
– Are they important?
• Hotfixes
Updates and Patches
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Slide 14
• Visual Options
• Hardware Pointers and Input
• Date/Time
• Languages
• Accessibility Options
Topic 2: Configuring the Operating System
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• The background
• Themes for Windows
• Font styles
• Desktop background
Visual Options
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• Windows themes/colors
• Resolution
The Background
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Slide 17
• Working with the Operating System
• Working with Software
Topic 3: What is an Application?
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• Windows access
• GUI interface
– Wizards
Working with the Operating System
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• The GUI
• User input
– Keyboard
– Mouse
– Joystick
– Microphone
– Scanners
• Understanding the questions
– Wizards trying to install other applications
Working with the Software
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Slide 20
• User accounts and permissions
– Group Policy
– Read/Write
– Administrative vs. Standard user rights
– Install/Uninstall applications
– File and Directory permissions
Security
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• Software
• Hardware
• Visual Devices
• Date/Time
• Power
Topic 4: Using Control Panel
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Slide 22
• Add/Delete programs
Software
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• CPUs
• NICs
• Memory
• Hard Drives
– How they work
• Printers
– Ink jet
– Laser
– Dot matrix
Hardware
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• Monitors
– Resolution
• Remote Monitors
– Options
Visual Devices
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Slide 25
• Setting the Date/Time
– NTP
• Importance with Encryption
Date/Time
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Slide 26
• What is a Server
– File Server
– Print Server
– Mail Server
– Web Server
• Clients
– Desktops
– Laptops
– BYOD
Servers
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Review Questions:
1. What does a user interact with to produce data or gather information?
A. Applications
B. Operating system
C. Drivers
D. Hardware
2. True or False: An operating system can have more than one registered user.
A. True
B. False
3. True or False: When you log out as a user, all of your applications will continue to
run.
A. True
B. False
4. What do you need to do on occasion to keep an operating system up to date and
protected?
A. Install AV software
B. Install anti-spyware software
C. Install updates
D. Upgrade the operating system
5. When you walk away from your computer, for security reasons, you should do
which of the following?
A. Lock the computer
B. Turn off the monitor
C. Turn off the computer
D. Unplug the monitor
E. A and C
F. B and D
G. A, B and D
Answer Key:
1. A
An application is the way in which a user interacts with the computer for data or
information, and it's the application that works with the OS.
2. A
True. There can be more than one configured user with an operating system.
3. B
False. Once logged out, all of the applications will end; this is different than if a
user locks their account.
4. C
Updating the operating system offers fixes to bugs, as well as new features.
5. E
By either locking or turning off the computer, you will force someone who walks
over to it to supply a user name and password to get back in.