1. a. Installing screen saver and change the monitor resolution by 1280X960

 

Aim: To install Screensaver and Change the monitory resolution by 1280 X 960.

Procedures:

 

Step 1: Download the screensaver file to your desktop.

Step 2: Install the screensaver. If it is a .zip file, simply unzip it and run the executable file which will take you through an install process.

Step 3: If your screensaver appears in an .scr or .dll format, you'll need to put it in the System directory.

Step 4: Open "My Computer," open the C drive, navigate to "Windows," then "SYSTEM." Paste the .scr or .dll file in that folder, and it will become available.

Step 5: Right-click in a blank area of your desktop then select "Properties."

Step 6:  In the dialog box that appears, click on the "Screen Saver" tab.

Step 7: Choose your screensaver from the list of those available in the drop-down menu, adjust any settings specific to that screensaver, then click "OK."

To change your monitor’s resolution – Steps are below:

  1. Right-click the desktop, and then click Properties.
  2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.

3.    Move the Screen resolution slider to the left to decrease the resolution of your monitor. Or move the Screen resolution slider to the right to increase your monitor’s resolution, Here, 1280X960.

  1. Click Apply to have the new resolution take effect.
  2. If the Monitor Settings dialog box appears, look at your display. If you like the new resolution, click Yes. (If you do not like the resolution, click No, and return to step 3 to try a different resolution.)
  3. Click OK.

Conclusion: Thus a screensaver is installed and the monitor resolution is set to 1280X960 successfully.

 

b. Setting wall papers

 

Aim: To set the wall paper as desktop background.

 

Procedures:

 

1.      Click the "Start"  and  Select "Control Panel."

2.      Select "Appearance and Personalization" in the control panel and then click "Personalization."

3.      Click "Desktop Background" and choose the color or image you want to use as your wallpaper or click "Browse" to search your directory for an image of your own.

4.      Use the option "How should the picture be positioned" to direct your selected image either to the center of the screen or to fit the entire screen. Click "OK" to confirm your choice.

5.      Click "Change Background Color" and select the color you want. Click "OK" to display the color.

Conclusion:

Thus, the wall paper was set as desktop background successfully.

 

 

 

 

 

Select Properties from the Menu       The Display Properties dialogue box 

 

Select the Desktop Tab   Browse for your own images

 

 

 

 

 

2. a. Creating, moving, deleting and renaming a folder

 

Aim: To create a new folder in the My Documents folder and then rename , move the folder and delete it.

 

Procedures:

To Create a Folder:-----------------------

  1. Open My Documents.
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  3. A new folder icon appears in My Documents, with its name highlighted. (The default is New Folder.)
  4. Type a new, more descriptive name and click Enter.

 

To rename a Folder:

  1. Locate your folder.
  2. Right-click the folder icon.
  3. Choose Rename.
  4. The folder name is highlighted in blue, ready to be retyped.
  5. Type a new name and press Enter.

OR

 

To delete a Folder:

  1. Locate your folder.
  2. Right-click the folder icon.
  3. Choose Delete.
  4. A Confirm Folder Delete dialog box appears asking you if you are sure you want to send the file to the Recycle Bin.
  5. Choose Yes.
  6. The folder is moved to the Recycle Bin.

OR

To move a folder

 

v  Click the folder you want to move.

v  Under File and Folder Tasks, click Move this folder.

v  In Move Items, click the new location for the folder, and then click Move.

Conclusion: Thus, A folder was created and renamed and moved, then deleted it.

 

 

2) b. Copy, paste and cut a folder/file

 

Aim : To copy , paste and cut a folder or file

 

Procedures:

1.    Open the My Documents or My Computer window, and select the folder or file that you are moving or copying

2.    Click Edit – Copy or press Ctrl+C to copy or click Edit- Cut or press Ctrl+X to move it.

3.    In the My documents or My  Computer window, select the folder or disk to which you are moving or copying the selected folder or file.

4.     Click Edit-  Paste or Press Ctrl+V to paste it into the destination folder.

 

Conclusion: Thus a file/ folder was selected and copied and pasted into another location.

 

2) c. Displaying the properties for a file or folder

Aim: To display the properties for a file or folder

Procedures:

To know the characteristics of a particular file or folder we need to.

v  select it and choose Properties option from File menu,

v  or, click on it with the right mouse button and select the option Properties from the menu that is displayed.

v  A window with several tabs will appear. Depending on whether it is a folder or a particular file, the tabs that appear will vary.

 

Conclusion: Thus it was shown the properties of the file and folder.

Result:

For example, in the case of a folder the following tabs will appear:

 

The tab labelled General contains information on:

Type: Describes which type of element we are dealing with

Location: Where it is kept.

Size: The size both in Megabytes and in bytes;

Contains: If it is a folder it indicates the number of files within it.

Created: The date in which the folder or file was created.

Modified and Last Access: Modified- the date the file was last modified and last access - the last time the file was opened

Attributes: The attribute Read-only allows to only read but not to edit. The attribute hidden makes the file or folder invisible and the attribute modified will indicate if it has been modified after its creation.

 

 

 

3. a. Restoring files and folders from Recycle bin

 

Aim: To restore files and folders from Recycle bin.

 

Procedures:

1.      Open the Recycle Bin by double-clicking on its icon on the Desktop.

2.      Locate and then select the file(s) and/or folder(s) you need to restore.

3.      Right-click on the selection and then choose Restore.

4.      These files and folders will now be restored to their original locations.

Conclusion: Following the above procedure, files and folders were restored from Recycle bin.

 

3.b. Creating short cuts for folder/file

 

Aim: To create short-cuts for a file or folder.

 

Procedure:

  1. Right-click an open area on the desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
  2. Click Browse.
  3. Locate the program or file to which you want to create a shortcut, click the file, click Open, and then click Next.
  4. Type a name for the shortcut.
  5. and then click Finish button.

To create a shortcut to a folder,

1.       right-click the folder, and then click Create Shortcut. This creates a shortcut to the folder you selected.

2.       To move the shortcut, select it, and then drag it to a new location.

Conclusion:  Successfully created the short-cut on desktop. A shortcut is a quick way to start a frequently used program or open a file or folder without having to go to its installed location.

 

3.C) Finding a file or folder by name

 

Aim: To search for a file or folder by name

 

Procedure:

  1. Click Start, and then click Search.
  2. In the Search Companion dialog box, click All files and folders.
  3. Type part or all of the name of the file or folder
  4. In the Look in box, click the drive or drives, folder, that you want to search.
  5. Click Search.

Conclusion: Thus, A file or folder was found by its name correctly.

3) d. Selecting and moving two or more files/folders using mouse

Aim: To select and move two or more files/folder using mouse

Procedure:

1.      Open the folder that contains the files or folders you want to select.

2.      Select the files or folders using any one of these methods:

o    To select a consecutive group of files or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item.

o    To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include.

o    To select nonconsecutive files or folders, hold down CTRL, and then click each item you want to select.

o    To select all of the files or folders, on the toolbar, click Organize, and then click Select All.

3.      To move the select files/folders, drag the mouse pointer and drop into another location / folder.

Conclusion:  Selected and moved the multiple files / folders using mouse successfully.

3. e. Sorting folders/files.

 

Aim:  To sort folders/files.

 

Procedure:

 

1.    Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.

2.    In Windows Explorer, right click to set Folder View and Sort by as per your choice

3.    After click on Apply to Folders a message will pop up so just select Yes

4.    Click on OK on Folder View page and you are done with make Folder View and Sort by settings default

 

Conclusion: Files and folders is sorted and verified.

 

 

4. Copying files into CD/DVD

 

Aim: To copy files and folders to a CD/DVD

 

Procedure:

 

1.      Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD/DVD recorder.

2.      Open My Computer

3.      Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want.

4.       Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.

5.      In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.

6.      Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

 

Conclusion: Thus, the select files/folders were copied to CD/DVD.

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5. a. Starting and Running Programs

 

Aim: To start and run programs

 

Procedure:

 

1.      Right-click Start button.

2.      Click Explore.

3.      Locate and open the folder where the application (the programming file) is located.

4.      Select the application and right-click and then select Open to run the application.

5.      Or Double-click the application file.

Application file is the executable program file which has the file extension .exe.

 

Conclusion: Thus, the programs are started and run.

5) b. Switching between applications

 

Aim: To switch between applications.

 

Procedure:

 

1.      Open two or more programs.

2.      Press and hold Alt+Tab.  This will open a small box, revealing all opened programs.

3.      Release the Tab key but keep Alt key pressed down.

4.      Thus, Hold down the Alt key and then press the Tab key repeatedly until the application window you want is selected.

5.      Release the Alt key. Now it switches to whichever program is selected.

Conclusion:  It can quickly switch between those running applications in Windows XP.

 

6. Making the taskbar wider and hiding the taskbar

 

Aim: To make the taskbar wider and hiding the taskbar.

 

Procedure:

 

To make the taskbar wider

 

1.      To alter the size of your Windows desktop taskbar, firstly make sure that the taskbar is not locked.

2.      If it is locked, right click any empty space on the taskbar and Click 'Lock the taskbar' once to unlock it.

3.      position your mouse cursor directly over any vacant space on the taskbar

4.      At this point, click and drag the taskbar's edge up to make it bigger.

 

To hide the taskbar

1.

Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.

2.

On the Taskbar tab, select the Auto-hide the taskbar check box.

(To redisplay the taskbar, point to the area of your screen where the taskbar is located.)

 

 

Conclusion:  Thus the taskbar was making wider and hiding it correctly.

7.Recording and saving an audio file

 

Aim: To record and save an audio file.

 

Procedure:

 

1.      Make sure you have an audio input device, such as a microphone, connected to your computer.

2.      Click Start - All Programs -- Accessories, and then click Sound Recorder.

3.      Click Start Recording.

4.      To stop recording audio, click Stop Recording.

5.      Click the File name box, type a file name for the recorded sound, and then click Save to save the recorded sound as an audio file.

Conclusion: Thus, it was recorded and saved an audio file.

 

8. Set/Change the date and time.

 

Aim: To set and change the date and time.

 

Procedure:

 

1.      To open Date and Time, click Start, click Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options, and then click Date and Time. 

2.      Or, open the Date and Time dialog box by double-clicking the clock on the taskbar.

3.      On the Date & Time tab, select the item you want to change.

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To change the month, click the arrow in the month list, and then click the correct month.

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To change the year, click the arrows in the year list.

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To change the day, click the correct day on the calendar.

Conclusion: Thus, it was set the date and time correctly.

9. Browsing and searching a topic.

 

Aim: To browse and search a topic over internet.

 

Procedure:

 

1.      Open the browser, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox on the Desktop

2.      Look for the address bar. Click inside of it. The URL (website address) will become highlighted.

3.      Press backspace or delete to erase the information inside the address bar.

4.      Type in a search engine. E.g. google.co.in or yahoo.com

5.      Press Enter (or Return), or click the "GO" button,

6.      Look for a text box with a button that says "Search" beside it. Type in what you are looking for. Examples: mobile phones for sale, books – MS Office 2007

7.      Either press Enter (or Return), or click the Search button.

8.      Look for and click the link or image that is most relevant to what you are looking for. It will take you the correct web page and topics you want.

Conclusion:  In Internet, the topic was browsed and searched successfully.

10. Creating an E-Mail id and send a mail to friend

Aim: To create an E-mail id and send a mail to friend.

 

Procedure:

 

To Create an E-mail id.

1.      Open the browser, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox on the Desktop.

2.       Type www.gmail.com in the address bar.

3.      Click on the "Create an Account" button, which is located below the text "New to Gmail? It's free and easy."

4.      Create your email ID by entering your personal information in the "Create an Account" page. Enter your first and last name and then your desired email ID.

5.      Click on the "check availability" button below your name if you would like to see if your user ID is available before you proceed.

6.      Choose a password, and then re-enter it for accuracy. Select a security question to be used to verify your identity from the "Choose a Question" pull-down menu button. Type in an answer to the security question.

7.      Enter an optional recovery email address (alternative email address) if you have one. Enter your location and your birthday. Type in the letters you see listed in the "Word Verification."

8.      Agree to Google's terms of service by clicking on the "I accept. Create my account" button at the bottom.

9.      Complete the sign-up process by logging into your new account at www.gmail.com.

10.  Enter the user name you selected and the password and your email will be activated.

To send a mail to friend.

1.      Log in to your Gmail account using your email address and password.

2.      Click "Compose Mail".

3.      Enter an email address (your friend email address) in the "To" field. Typing an entry in the "Subject" field is optional.

4.      And type your email message. When finished, click "Send" to send an email on Gmail.

Conclusion:  Thus, an Email id was created and then sent a mail to one of my friends successfully.

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