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Unit 3 Documentation | Unit
3 Terminology
Objectives
After
completing this workshop unit, you will have gained the skills and
knowledge necessary to accomplish the following:
- Explain
the function of an operating system
- Summarize
the similarities and differences between the following PC operating
systems: Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft
Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Describe
scenarios in which each of the three current PC operating systems
(95, 98, NT) would be recommended
- Explain
the importance of isolating problems when attempting to troubleshoot
- List
four sources for technical troubleshooting support
- List
three types of computer viruses and describe the relative severity
of the threat they pose to computer users.
- Indicate
the frequency with which AV Software should be updated and describe
the process for obtaining and installing the latest anti-virus
software update
Review
Questions
Instructions:
After completing this unit of instruction, please answer the following
questions based on what you have learned. You may refer to your
notes, the Web and other resources from the manual. Your answers
will help determine how much you learned from this workshop and
what areas you still need to study.
- What
is an operating system?
- List
three operating systems used at U.Va.?
- Describe
one major difference between Windows 95 and Windows
3.1 operating systems?
- What
are the minimum system requirements for installing Windows
98?
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Where do you find the tutorial for your version of Windows (For
Windows 3.1, 95, 98 or NT users)?
- What
is multitasking?
- What
is multithreading?
- How
do you get to the Control Panel in your version of Windows(For
Windows 3.1, 95, 98 or NT users)?
- How
do you get to the hardware-troubleshooting tool for Windows
95 and 98?
- How
do you boot Windows 95 in Safe Mode to bypass configuration
conflicts that may be causing your computer to fail to boot?
- How
do you "Force" quit a program under Windows 98?
- List
the units of data used by computers (from the smallest to the
largest size).
- List
three types of viruses.
- If
you receive an email that warns you of a computer virus and
asks that you forward the message to all your friends, what
should you do?
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