Week 5 (part 1)

Week 5 (part 1)

In this week we learnt about the MS window. At first, I don't know even a sin gal word about it.But now after the end of this week I have something to share about the windows.Thing that I understand about windows is, windows is a piece of software on any computer is the operating system.The operating system gives the framework upon which all other services and applications run.

In this week , we learnt about the

• History of windows OS
• Microsoft windows
• Anatomy of Windows 7

History of windows OS:
Microsoft released a number of windows operating system ranging from windows X,NT,server from 1985 till now.The latest is windows 7 released in 2009.Window 8 also has been released.
Microsoft Window:
A family of operating system for personal computers.Windows dominates the personal computer world,
by some estimates,on 90% of all personal computers.The remaining 10% are mostly Macintosh computers. Like the multitasking ,and support for many peripheral devices.

Anatomy of window 7:

1. Aero view
2. Taskbar
3. Search
4. Libraries
5. Gadgets

Aero view:
Aero is hardware-based graphical user interface in window 7.It is intended to offer more advanced features than are available in the standard interface,including new transparencies and animations.

Taskbar:
The Taskbar is long horizontal bar at the bottom of your screen.Unlike the desktop,which can get obscured by the windows on the top of it, the Taskbar is visible almost all the time.

Search:
In windows 7 search is the quick way to search something.As soon as you start typing in the search bar in the start menu.Then you will find the list of the relevant topic.

Libraries:
An organizational features of the windows 7 file system that provides a top-level view into files and folders.Window 7 comes with 4 libraries such as Document,Music,Pictures and Videos

Gadgets:
Gadgets is a software widget or a small application,that is designed to sit on a user's desktop scree in much the same way that apps reside on smartphones and tablets.