Week 1

Week 1 - January 6

	Read the General Information for the class.
	Review material in Tutorials 1 to 3. The topics are listed below under Review of Using Windows. You should already know most of this. If you find that you have forgotten a lot of it, plan on spending time to get up to speed at least before the second class. If it's completely new to you, check with the instructor on the first day.

Introduction to the Class

	What it's about and what's required
	Instructor's background
	High level outline of the entire class
	Schedule, Exams and Grading
	Class web site and use of email
	Texts: Break for book purchases if needed
	Student Roles and Objectives
	Student Survey
	How to Succeed in this Class

Review of Using Windows (Tutorials 1 - 3)

	Starting and Shutting Down Windows
	Using the Mouse
	Starting and Closing Programs
	Running Multiple Programs
	Parts of a Window
	Managing Windows
	Using Menus, Toolbars and Controls
	Using Help
	Formatting a Disk
	Working with Text
	Opening and Saving Files
	Printing a file
	Using My Computer
	Moving, Copying and Renaming Files and Folders
	Using Explorer
	Creating and Renaming Folders
	Changing the view
	Sorting Contents
	Printing Explorer Windows
	Moving and Copying Files and Folders in Explorer
	Deleting Items

OS Concepts & History

	Relationship of Hardware and Software
	What an OS Does
	What Computer Resources the OS Manages
	Some OS History
	OS architectures

Parts of an Operating System describes what an Operating System does and particularly applies it to Windows 95

(Moved to Week 2)