Objects of Windows Operating System, Disk Management...
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Q5. Objects of Windows Operating System.
Desktop:
The on-screen work area on which application windows, icons, menus and dialog boxes are appear is called desktop.
Desktop is entering point in windows.
It is main object of windows.
It appears when window is successfully uploaded.
2- My Computer
My computer is special icon on desktop.
It is very important object used for interfacing with computer.
It enable user to see what is in his computer.
User can access hardware devices, disk drives and files & folders from my computer.
3- My Documents
My document is also special folder on desktop.
It is automatically created when windows is installed.
Many application use my documents as default folder for storing files.
4- Recycle Bin
The Recycle Bin is also special folder of window on the hard disk. It has an icon on desktop.
It contains files and folders that are deleted from the hard disk.
Deleted files can also be restored from the recycle bin to their original location.
5- My Network Places
My network places is also icon on desktop.
It contains the icons of computers, printers and other network devices connected to the network.
It is used to access the computers, shared devices and folders that are connected to the network.
6- Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer act as File Manager in Windows.
It provide an efficient way for locating and managing files on the computer.
It also provide an efficient way to manage the computer resources.
7- Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is a web browser.
It is a part of Microsoft Windows operating System.
It is used to access information on the internet.
8- The Window
The most important feature of windows operating system is window.
It is the basic building block of all graphical objects in Microsoft windows.
Every application program is open in its own window.
9- Control Panel
Control Panel is the special folder that contain the administrative tools(system software).
These tools are used to perform system management task such as following.
10- Start Button
Start Button is located on the left most side of the task bar.
Start Button is the shortcut way of accessing the programs installed on the computer.
When Start Button is clicked, startup menu appears on the screen. That contain:
Q9- Disk management utility
Windows operating system has strong Disk management capability.
By using this user can view status of drives and perform maintenance on these drives.
The user can also divide the disk into multiple partitions.
Q11- Disk partitioning
The process of dividing storage space of hard disk drives into separate data areas is called disk partitioning.
1- Primary partition:
A Primary partition is one that be used as system partition.
Windows and other can starts from a primary partitions.
We can make maximum four primary partitions on a hard disk.