Exercise 1-1: On, In, Out, and Off

In this exercise, you will turn on the computer to start the operating system. You will also log on to Windows and
explore various power options. If you require assistance finding objects on the screen, ask your teacher for help.
Navigating the Desktop will be covered in detail later in this lesson. For now, you will simply explore power options.

1. Identify where the power buttons are located on the computer and monitor.

Describe the location of power button in your computer and monitor?

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Turn on the monitor, then press the power button to turn on the computer.

2. Watch the monitor to see the messages that display.

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3. If a Windows logon screen appears, click the icon for your user account and enter your password to log on to
Windows. When you have successfully logged on to Windows, the Desktop displays.

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4. Click the Start button in the lower left corner of the Desktop to open the Start menu.

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5. In the Start menu, click Power to view the power menu, then click Sleep to put the computer to sleep. The
screen either goes dark or displays a picture or the log on screen.

On your observation what happen when the computer in put to sleep and when put to hibernate?

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6. Press a key on the keyboard or press the power button to wake the computer. Depending on how the
computer has been set up, you may need to click the icon for your user account and/or enter your password
to return to the Desktop; otherwise you will be returned to the Desktop immediately.

7. Click the Start button, click your user icon at the top of the Start menu, then click Sign out to logout of
Windows and display the log on screen.

8. Click the icon for your user account and enter your password to return to the Desktop.
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Exercise 1-2: Exploring the Start menu and Taskbar

In this exercise, you will explore areas of the Desktop, Start menu, and taskbar.

1. If necessary, start the computer and log into Windows.

2. When the Desktop appears, put your hand on the mouse and then slide the mouse along your desk and
observe that the mouse pointer follows the movements you make with the mouse.
3. On the keyboard, press WINDOWS to open the Start menu.
4. On the keyboard, press ESC to close the Start menu.
5. Click the Start button to open the Start menu again.
6. Click in the search box. If the box displays elements of the Cortana personal assistant, click Not interested,
then click the Start button again. Otherwise, proceed to Step 7.
7. In the search box, type: notepad. Notice that a list of possible matches for the term you typed displays at the
top of the menu.

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8. At (or near) the top of the menu, click Notepad Desktop app to open the Notepad application window on
the Desktop.

Aside from the procedure above what other step to open notepad?

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9. Click the Close button at the upper right corner of the Notepad window to close the application.
10. Click Start, then click All apps to display the All apps pane, then click Calculator to open the calculator app.
Notice that the calculator displays inside its own window. All programs run inside their own dedicated
windows. Notice that a button for the calculator app now displays in the taskbar.

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11. In the taskbar, click the File Explorer button (it looks like a yellow file folder) to open a File Explorer window.
You use File Explorer to view and manage files on your computer.
12. Click the Show Desktop button at the right edge of the task bar to make the open windows invisible and
display only the Desktop.
13. In the taskbar, point the mouse pointer over the Calculator button to display a preview window of the app.
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14. In the taskbar, point the mouse pointer over the File Explorer button to display a preview window of the File
Explorer application.

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15. Move the mouse pointer into the File Explorer preview window until the Close button displays, then click the
Close button to close File Explorer.
16. In the taskbar, click the Calculator button to display the Calculator app on the Desktop again.
17. Click the Close button in the Calculator app window to close it.
18. Right-click the time in the notification area and look at the items on the shortcut menu.

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19. Click in an empty area of the Desktop to close the shortcut menu. Click the time in the notification area to
open the calendar.
20. Click the time in the notification area to open the calendar.

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21. At the bottom of the calendar, click Date and time settings to open a window of date and time settings

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22. Close the window.

23. In the taskbar, click the Action Center button to open the Action Center.

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24. Press ESC to close the action center.

Exercise 1-3: Working with global settings

In this exercise, you will examine global settings that affect power options and password protection.

Note: Depending on how your system is configured, you may not have the ability to change certain settings. In such
cases, simply read along.

1. Right-click Start, then click Control Panel.

2. At the top right, click the arrow for View by and click Category, if necessary. Then click Hardware
and Sound.

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3. Under Power Options, click Change what the power buttons do.
4. At the top of the window, click Change settings that are currently unavailable.
5. In the Password protection on wakeup section, click the Don’t require a password radio button.
Notice that when you click this option, the option above it (Require a password) becomes de-selected.
6. At the bottom of the window, in the Shutdown settings section, select the check box for Hibernate.
(This option will be listed only if you are using a laptop. If you are using a desktop PC, skip to Step 7).

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7. Click Save changes.

8. Close the Control Panel by clicking its Close button.
9. Click Start to open the Start menu.
10. Click Power. If you selected the Hibernate check box in Step6, the Hibernate option now appears in
the menu.

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11. In the Power menu, click Sleep to put your PC to sleep.

12. Press the power button to wake your computer. Notice that you do not have to enter your password
to resume working right where you left off.

Now, return your system to its original setting.

13. Right-click Start, then click Control Panel, Hardware and Sound.

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14. Under Power Options, click Change what the power buttons do.
15. At the top of the window, click Change settings that are currently unavailable.
16. In the Password protection on wakeup section, click the Require a password (recommended) radio button.

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17. At the bottom of the window, in the Shutdown settings section, clear the check box for Hibernate. If
applicable.
18. Click Save changes, then close the Control Panel by clicking its Close button.

Exercise 1-4: Customizing the Desktop

In this exercise, you will customize the Desktop and configure and apply a screen saver.

1. Close any open screen elements, if necessary, then right-click an empty area on the Desktop, and click
Personalize in the shortcut menu to open the Background tab of the Personalization window in the Settings
app. The Background setting should currently be set to Picture.

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 2. Click the drop-down arrow for the Background setting, then click Solid color. Notice that the display in the
Preview area changes to reflect the current selection.

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3. Click a color square in the Background colors section and observe the effects in the Preview area.
4. Display the Background drop-list again and click Slideshow. Notice that options for choosing a picture
album and setting a time interval for changing the background picture become available in the window.
5. Display the Background drop-down list once more and click Picture.
6. In the Choose your picture section, click an image that you want to use as your Desktop background.

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7. In the left pane of the window, click Colors to display the Colors tab. You can use this tab to select an accent
color for the tiles and menu options that display in the Start menu.
8. Click a color square for the color you would like to use as your accent color.
9. Scroll to the bottom of the window to view the remaining options. You can specify to show your accent color
on the Start button, taskbar, action center and in the title bars of individual windows. You can also specify
whether to make the Start menu, taskbar and action center transparent.

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10. In the left pane of the window, click Lock screen. The lock screen is the image that displays when you lock
your system, or when you wake your computer and you require a password upon waking. The available
settings are Windows Spotlight (which features changing images chosen by Microsoft), picture (which lets
you select a picture that does not change), or slide show (which allows you to specify a folder on your
computer where you have images that can be used for a lock screen slide show).
11. In the left pane of the window, click Themes to open the Themes tab, then in the right pane, click Theme
settings to open the Personalization page in the Control Panel.

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12. At the bottom of the page, click Screen Saver to open the Screen Saver Settings dialog box.
13. Display the Screen saver drop-down list, then click Ribbons. A preview of the Ribbons screen saver should
display at the top of the dialog box.
14. Ensure that the Wait time is 1 minute, click Apply, and then click OK.

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15. Do not touch your mouse or keyboard for at least 1 minute so that you can view the screen saver.
16. Once the screen saver displays, move your mouse slightly and notice that the screen saver disappears.
17. Change the Wait time to 20 minutes.
18. Close the Control Panel.
19. Close the Settings app.

Exercise 1-5: Checking your update status

In this exercise, you will see when updates were last installed.
 1. Click Start, then click Settings to open the Settings app.
2. Click the Update & security category.

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3. Ensure that the Windows Update tab is selected in the left pane. When was the last time Windows Update
checked for updates?
4. At this point, you could click Check for updates to have Windows Update check again for updates right
now. In this exercise, however, we will not check for updates.
5. Close the Settings app.

Updating a Mobile Operating System

When mobile phone manufacturers create updates for their devices, they decide when those updates will be pushed
out to their customer base. Users will see a notification on their devices that an update is available and ready to be
installed. You can also check manually for updates.

To look for updates for your Android phone:

1. Connect to Wi-Fi.
2. Tap Settings (or if necessary, tap Apps, then tap Settings).

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3. Tap System updates.

4. Tap Check for new system update.

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To look for updates for your iPhone:

1. Connect to Wi-Fi.
2. Tap Settings > General > Software Update. 3. Tap Download and Install.

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Note: It is always a good idea to back up your personal data before installing an update. You will learn how to back
up your mobile data in an upcoming lesson.