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TLE-TE 10 - Q2 - Mod2
TLE-TE 10 - Q2 - Mod2
TLE-TE 10 - Q2 - Mod2
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Notification Area
Start Button Task Bar
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Desktop – it is the workplace on your computer screen.
Start Button – it provides access to the Windows programs, documents, control
panel and other information on your computer, it is generally located on the lower
left corner of your desktop.
Taskbar – it is located on the lower part of your desktop which give quick access
to the programs, common tools and active window.
Notification Area – this portion usually located on the lower right of your desktop
showing icons of current date and time.
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File Icon – is representing a particular file, when you double-click
this icon the file will be opened in the program it was created, such
file has been saved on the desktop.
An Icon to a Window
- Double-click your mouse pointer to an icon
- That icon will increase in size and become a window
2. Moving an Icon
- Point and press your mouse to an icon
- Move the mouse on the mouse pad and you will see that the icon moves from
on place to another on your desktop
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- Right-click your mouse button on your
desktop and a drop-down menu will
pop on your screen.
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Minimize Button – this is the minus sign (-) on the upper part of your
window represents a Minimize Button, point and click this minimize
button and the window will disappear on your screen. Your window is
still active you just hide it for the meantime.
Close Button – is a button that will end the activity of that particular
window: if that window is a folder it will return as an icon; if that window
is a program…say Calculator, it will end its computational activity; if that
window is a file…it will close the file you are working on and may request
for your to Save your File.
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Parts of the Start Button
- Search box – a rectangular pane located at the bottom of the menu intended
for typing item needed to be searched for programs, files and folders.
- All programs – this portion displays all the programs on the computer system
that is available, some are folders and sub-folders.
- Start button - allow the users a quick way to do common tasks such as in
launching programs, accessories, control panels and personal folders other
tasks available on its pop-up display.
- Computer – this menu opens a window that can show the disk drives, printers
and other hardware that is connected to the computer.
- Control panel – is a window that contains a customize view of system and
security, network and internet, hardware and sound, programs, user accounts,
appearance and personalization, clock language and region and ease of
access.
- Shutdown – this menu allow you to restart or shutdown the computer.
E. PARTS OF A WINDOW
A window is a part of computer display screen in Windows and managed by
the windows manager in a graphical user interface (GUI) view. It can be a folder with
files on it, or a program that is opened to be used to work on a particular task. It is
important that you understand the parts of this window for you to make your activity
be done successfully.
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The Window and Its Parts
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Control menu button – is located on the upper left side of the window and
common to all windows, it is used to resize, move, minimize maximize and
close the window.
Menu bar – is a list of drop-down menus for specific application which include
opening the file, formatting, editing, interacting with application, viewing, saving
and printing.
Toolbar – is a button or a set of icons used to perform specific tasks on the
program such as editing commands, formatting commands, saving, printing
and other program interface.
Workspace – is the work area for you to type information which can be a
document file, a presentation, a spreadsheet or other application in creating
your meaningful activities.
Minimize Button - this is the minus sign (-) on the upper part of your window
represents a Minimize Button, point and click this minimize button and the
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window will disappear on your screen. Your window is still active you just hide
it for the meantime.
Maximize/Restore Button - increases or decreases the size of your window,
maximize means your window will fit entirely into a full-sized screen on your
monitor, pressing again this button decreases the size of this button and will
not attain its full-sized screen.
Close Button – is a button that will end the activity of that particular window: if
that window is a folder it will return as an icon; if that window is a program…say
Calculator, it will end its computational activity; if that window is a file…it will
close the file you are working on and may request for your to save your File.
Taskbar - it is located on the lower part of your desktop which give quick access
to the programs, common tools and active window.
Quick launch toolbar – it is located within the taskbar or below the desktop to
quickly access the program of that toolbar.
Scroll bar – it is located on the side or bottom of the window to control up or
down, left or right the window’s frame of the document by dragging the scroll
box.
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- Using the Start Button choose Shut Down Restart
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