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Versions of Window OS: Windows 3.11 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Windows Vista
Versions of Window OS: Windows 3.11 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Windows Vista
• Windows 3.11
• Windows 95
• Windows 98
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• Windows Me
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
Windows XP Terminology
Windows XP uses the following terms to name or describe
its basic components:
• Windows
•Desktop
• Icons
• Shortcut (or aliases).
• Menus
• Toolbars
•Pointer
Windows XP
Standard desktop icons
(shortcuts)
Window
Titlebar
Menu
Toolbars
Current
user
Basic division of Start Menu:
Pinned List
• Current User
Most Frequently • Pinned items list
Used Programs
List • The most frequently used
program list
• Standard items on the right
• All programs and log off/turn
off buttons
Selected text
Pop-up or
Shortcut menu
Running Simple Programs
There are four main ways to run, open or
launch a program with Windows XP:
Floating toolbar
Type of Windows
• Program windows:
– Encapsulates the operation of one application.
– Considered to be the true windows.
– Each application you open or run within windows has its own window i.e.
each program runs within its own ‘protected’ environment.
Program window
Application
window
Type of Windows
• Message Boxes:
– Show the state of your actions, ask for
confirmation before you proceed with
another action, or warn you of a problem.
Type of Windows
• Dialog Boxes:
– An object displayed to
present information or
request input is called a
dialog box.
Vertical
Scrollbar
Elements of a Window
• Menus
– A window element that is a list of available
commands is called a menu.
– Each subordinate menu opened by a menu
command is called a submenu.
Opens a Dialog box
(…)
Opens a Submenu }
Executes a
menu command
Submenu
Elements of a Window
• Tool Bars
– They are like graphical menus
– Toolbars can use buttons, textboxes, list
boxes and other objects to get input from
the users.
Moving & Resizing Windows
• To move a window grab the title bar with your left
mouse button and drag to its new location and
release the button. The window will be placed
where put it.
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