IC3 GS5 Certification

Guide
Lesson 1: Operating Systems

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Lesson Objectives
• What is an Operating System? • Understanding Windows Power
• Types Of Operating Systems Options
• The Features Mobile Operating • Changing Global Settings
Systems • Customizing Profile-Specific
• Popular Desktop Operating Settings
Systems • Accessing Settings of Windows 10
• Looking at the Windows 10 • Types of Menu options used in
Desktop Windows 10
• Common Operating System • Operating System Updates
Features
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What is an Operating System?
• The operating system (or OS) is a computer program
• Every computer requires an OS in order to function
• Users and application programs interact with the OS

Hardware

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Types Of Popular Operating Systems

Types: Desktop OS Mobile OS

Used on: Desktop and Laptop Smart phone and Tablet
computers
Examples: • Windows • Android
• Mac OS X • iOS
• Linux • Windows 10 Mobile
• UNIX • BlackBerry 10

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The Features Mobile Operating
Systems
• Optimized for touch screen, • Some of the most widely-
small size, fast file transfer, installed mobile operating
and accessing cellular systems are:
networks • Android – by Google
• Easy on battery power and • iOS – by Apple
system resources • Windows 10 Mobile – by
• Can be used for many Microsoft
• BlackBerry 10 – by BlackBerry
computing tasks

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Popular Desktop Operating Systems
• Desktop Operating Systems are released in various versions
which determine the features that are available

• Windows
• Microsoft Windows 10
• Microsoft Windows 8 Windows 10 Windows 8

• Microsoft Windows 7

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Popular Desktop Operating Systems

• Mac OS X
• Version 10.9 – Maverick
• Version 10.10 – Yosemite
• Version 10.11 – El Capitan
Maverick Yosemite

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Desktop Operating Systems
• Linux
• Versions called distributions
• Knoppix
• Ubuntu
• Gentoo
Linux: Ubuntu

• UNIX
• Includes a separate GUI

Unix
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Looking at the Windows 10 Desktop
• Desktop is the main screen on which program windows, icons, menus,
and dialog boxes appear.

Desktop icons

Mouse pointer

Start button Search box Taskbar

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Looking at the Windows 10 Desktop
• Navigating Around the Desktop by:
1. Using a Pointing Device(Mouse)
• Click once to select an item
• Double-click to activate or open an item
• Right-click to display a shortcut menu

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Looking at the Windows 10 Desktop
2. Using a Touch Screen
• Tap to open, select, or activate an item
• Double-tap to open a file or folder
• Press and hold (long press) to show information or open a short-cut menu

Tap Double-tap Press and hold

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Looking at the Windows 10 Desktop
3. Using the Keyboard
• A number of features can be accessed through the keyboard
Function
Escape Keys Numeric
Keypad

Control Alt
Cursor
Windows Movement

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Looking at the Windows 10 Desktop
• Using the Taskbar
• Appears at the bottom of the Windows Desktop
Action Show
Search Box Task View Center Desktop

Start Button Taskbar buttons Notification area

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Looking at the Windows 10 Desktop
• Using the Start Button and Start Menu:
• To work in windows 10, you begin at the start menu. To open the start
menu, you can:
• Click the Start button, or
• Press the WINDOWS key

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Looking at the Windows 10 Desktop
• Search Box/Cortana
• Windows 10 personal assistant
• Click and type in the search box to
display topics and file names that match
what you type

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Common Operating System Features
1. User Accounts is the ability for different people to use the
same computer.
• Types of User Accounts:
• Administrator account: (Full permissions)
• Standard account: (Restricted permissions)
• User Profiles: a collection of settings that make the computer look and
function in a particular manner.

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Common Operating System Features
2. Built-in power off procedures
1. Click the Start button then click Power
to display the Power menu.
2. In the Power menu, click Shut down to

power off the system.

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Understanding Windows Power
Options
• Sleep – leaves the computer on, but turns off the screen and
puts work into memory
• Hibernate – writes open files and programs to storage and
turns off the system
• Shut Down - close files and operating system and turns off the
system
• Restart – closes all files and programs, exits and then restarts
the operating system

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Common Operating System Features
3. Settings:
• Global settings affect all user accounts on the system
• Generally, related to hardware

• Profile-specific settings are settings tied to an individual user’s

profile
• These affect only one user account on the system

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Changing Global Settings
• Global Settings include:
• Screen resolution
• Password Protection
• Power Management options

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Customizing Profile-Specific Settings
• Profile-specific settings include those that affect:
• Background picture/color
• Window colors
• Screen savers
• Lock Screen
• Themes / Sounds

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Accessing Settings of Windows 10
1. The Settings App
• Click Start, Settings,
or
• Right-click the
Desktop and click
Display settings or
Personalize

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Accessing Settings of Windows 10
2. The Windows Control
Panel
• Right-click Start, click
Control Panel; or
• select an advanced
feature in the Settings
app

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Types of Menu options used in
Windows 10
• Dialog Boxes Drop-down List

• Display on top of all other windows

Radio Button
• Accept user input
• Stay open until you close them

Check Box

Command Button
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Operating System Updates
• Patches
• A file of programming code inserted into an existing program to fix a
known problem.
• Intended to be a temporary solution.
• Updates
• A file or collection of software tools that resolves security issues and
improves performance; released as necessary.
• Service Packs
• A collection of all previous updates released together.
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Operating System Updates
• OS updates are pushed out to customer base.
• Users will see a notification that an update is available and ready
to be installed
• Automatic Updating : Update will automatically download and
install important and critical updates by default.
• Optional updates (manually) and updates require you to accept
new terms of use are downloaded, and Windows Update will let
you know these are ready to install
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Lesson Summary
• What is an Operating System? • Understanding Windows Power
• Types Of Operating Systems Options
• The Features Mobile Operating • Changing Global Settings
Systems • Customizing Profile-Specific
• Popular Desktop Operating Settings
Systems • Accessing Settings of Windows 10
• Looking at the Windows 10 • Types of Menu options used in
Desktop Windows 10
• Common Operating System • Operating System Updates
Features
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Review Questions
1. The ability for different people to use the same computer is made possible through:
a. Open-source software c. User accounts
b. Desktop elements d. Settings app
2. Which of the following is the collection of stored settings that ensure your customizations are in effect
whenever you log on?
a. Your user profile c. Your lock screen
b. Your domain d. Your permission level
3. Maryam has several documents open on her laptop, and is working concurrently in each one. She is about to
leave for several hours to attend an off-site social function, but will return to her documents later in the day.
Which option below would save the most power and still ensure that she can pick up right where she left off?
a. Hibernating the laptop. c. Shutting down the laptop.
b. Putting the laptop to sleep. d. Displaying the lock screen.

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Review Questions
4. From which of the following areas in Windows 10 can you access Desktop customization settings?
a. Desktop drop-down list c. Calculator app
b. Desktop Customization wizard d. Control Panel
5. Which of the following Windows dialog box features allows you to select several options?
a. Drop-down lists c. Check boxes
b. Radio buttons d. Command
6. Which of the following is an example of a global setting on a Windows system?
a. Desktop background picture c. Accent color
b. Screen resolution d. Screen saver

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Review Questions
7. Which of the following is a function of the operating system?
a. To compose and send email.
b. To edit photographs and other high-resolution images.
c. To control communication and manage files.
d. All of these are operating system functions.

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Review Questions
8. What is the best way to shut down a computer?
a. Press the power button on the computer case.
b. Click Start, Power, Shut down, then let the process complete.
c. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice.
d. Press ESC.
9. What is a service pack?
a. A collection of software updates.
b. A form of spyware.
c. A power mode designed to provide emergency power during a power outage.
d. A collection of Desktop backgrounds, sounds and themes that you can find online and then download
and install on your system.

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