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03 LET'S KNOW ABOUT
WINDOWS 7
Your Aim
to learn about:
l Windows 7 l Desktop
l Selecting and Deselecting Icons l Sorting Desktop Icons
l Hiding Desktop Icons l Changing Desktop Background
l Setting the Screen Saver
Operating System is one of the most important software as without this software,
we cannot use our computer at all. In this chapter, we will learn about the most
commonly used GUI-based operating system, Windows 7. Some other Operating
Systems are Linux, Unix, MacOS and MS DOS.
WINDOWS 7
Windows 7 operating system has been created by the largest software development
company named Microsoft. Features of Windows 7 are given below:
Windows 7 has a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that means you do not need
to remember all the commands.
As it is a GUI, most of the work is done by using a mouse.
It allows you to run several programs at the same time.
Clickipedia
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on
April 4, 1975.
DESKTOP
When you switch ON the computer, the operating system stored in your computer
starts loading itself. After sometime, the screen appears which is called the desktop.
In other words, desktop is the first screen that appears from where you can start
working.
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