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ECDL / ICDL Module 2 Syllabus Five 
Windows Vista Courseware Resources
Using the Computer and Managing Computer Files 


A FIRST LOOK AT WINDOWS VISTA

  • Vista – Different versions
  • Starting Vista
  • Moving a window
  • Drag and drop
  • Select, then manipulate
  • Single clicking vs. double clicking
  • Viewing your ‘computer details’
  • Resizing a window, narrower or wider
  • Resizing a window, taller or shorter
  • Resizing a window in two directions at once
  • Maximising a window
  • Minimising a window
  • Closing a window
  • The Start button
  • The Start menu
  • Running a program using the Start menu
  • Entering text into a program
  • Saving data
  • Opening a file within a program
  • Shutting down Windows
  • Closing an application that is not responding

THE WINDOWS DESKTOP

  • What is the Windows Desktop?
  • Desktop icons
  • Moving Desktop icons
  • Windows Taskbar
  • Taskbar clock
  • Customising your Desktop
  • Customising the Desktop background wallpaper picture
  • Customising the Desktop background colour
  • Setting a screen saver
  • Setting your screen resolution
  • Modify the computer date and time
  • Setting the computer keyboard language and other regional settings
  • Setting the computer sound volume
  • The Sidebar and gadgets
  • Reordering gadgets
  • Closing a gadget

APPLICATIONS

  • Running more than one program at a time
  • Starting WordPad
  • Using Print Screen within WordPad
  • Identifying the parts of an application window
  • Notepad
  • Calculator
  • Welcome Centre
  • Switching between programs
  • The ‘Switch between windows’ icon
  • Using Windows Flip 3D
  • Cascading windows
  • Displaying windows side by side
  • Installing programs
  • Removing programs
  • Creating and using a Desktop shortcut
  • Deleting a Desktop shortcut
  • Shutting down an application that has frozen
  • Restarting the computer

HELP

  • How to get help
  • The Help ‘Back’ and ‘Forward’ buttons
  • Printing a Help topic
  • Browsing for Help
  • Re-displaying the opening help screen
  • Demos

FILES, FOLDERS AND DISKS

  • What are files?
  • What are folders?
  • Types of drive and drive letters
  • Running the Windows Explorer program
  • Views within the Windows Explorer
  • Using the Windows Explorer scroll bar
  • Expanding and contracting drives and folders
  • Types of Windows Explorer icons
  • Drives, Folders and Files
  • Data storage devices
  • File sizes and disk storage capacities

MANIPULATING FOLDERS

  • Navigating to the sample files folder
  • Creating a folder
  • Creating a subfolder
  • Renaming a folder
  • Deleting a folder
  • Displaying folder details

MANIPULATING FILES

  • Viewing file details
  • Sorting the file list within the Windows Explorer
  • Recognising common file types
  • Selecting multiple files
  • Counting the number of files, files of a particular type in a folder
  • Changing file attribute status
  • Renaming files
  • Deleting files
  • Restoring files and folders from the Recycle Bin
  • Emptying the Recycle Bin

COPYING AND MOVING FILES

  • The Windows Clipboard
  • Moving files between folders
  • Copying files between folders
  • Backups
  • Online Backups
  • Backing up data to a removable drive

FILE COMPRESSION

  • What is file compression?
  • Extracting compressed files
  • Compressing files
  • Disk formatting

SEARCHING FOR DATA

  • Viewing recently accessed files
  • Searching for files on your hard disk
  • Advanced searching by file size
  • Advanced searching by date
  • Advanced searching by file content
  • Advanced searching using partial file names and specific locations
  • Searching for a file using wildcards instead of the full name

VIRUSES, SPYWARE AND COOKIES

  • Computer viruses
  • Spyware
  • Cookies
  • Virus checking programs
  • Scanning for viruses
  • Updating anti-virus programs

PRINTING ISSUES

  • Selecting a printer
  • Changing the default printer
  • Installing a new printer on the computer
  • Printing from an application
  • Using the Print Manager

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