Tutorials 1&2
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Updated: 2000-09-01 08:42

Windows 95 Exercises
Tutorials 1 & 2

A. Read Tutorial 1 (pages 3 - 43), practice on a PC, and answer the following questions:

1. What is an operating system?
2. Name two types of user interface and give examples for each.
3. Which user interface uses text mode? Which uses graphics mode?
4. What is a window, an icon, a menu, and a dialog box?
5. What are the purposes of allowing backward compatibility for Windows 95 users?
6. Explain the term "plug and play".
7. Name the types of "connectivity support" required by the company - Resource Management.
8. Explain the term "desktop". Name the elements that are displayed on the taskbar?
9. From your Windows 95 desktop screen, name five objects.
10. What is an object, its actions and properties? Give an example.
11. What is the quickest way to find out the properties of an object in Windows 95?
12. Explain the use of the ? button.
13. What is a port?
14. What is a device driver?
15. What is a 32-bit operating system?
16. Name the microprocessors that support 32-bit operations.
17. How much memory can a 32-bit addressing scheme address?
18. Explain the differences between real mode and protected mode?
19. Which mode is a 32-bit application most likely being operated under?
20. What is a virtual machine?
21. Using the index search of the Help facility, find how to add a printer.

1. Explain the steps needed to change the screen resolutions from 640x480 to 800x600.
2. Explain the steps needed to change the imperial system to the metric system?
3. What are the modifier keys?
4. Explain the steps needed to change the mouse to left-handed use.
5. Explain the steps needed to display a high contrast screen display to black on white.

Web Author: Ian! D. Allen idallen@ncf.ca
Updated: 2000-09-01 08:42