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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CS 80.11 | Title:
EXPLORING MS WINDOWS |
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| Full Title:
Exploring Microsoft Windows |
| Last Reviewed:5/8/2017 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CIS 50.91
Catalog Description:
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Introduces the student to the basics of working with Microsoft Windows. Topics covered will include: customizing Windows, optimizing a hard drive, using File Explorer for file management, enhancing computer security, troubleshooting Windows, evaluating system performance, editing the Windows registry and using the command line environment.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Course Completion of CS 5
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Introduces the student to the basics of working with Microsoft Windows. Topics covered will include: customizing Windows, optimizing a hard drive, using File Explorer for file management, enhancing computer security, troubleshooting Windows, evaluating system performance, editing the Windows registry and using the command line environment.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Course Completion of CS 5
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1995 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 08 | Course Created/Approved: | 10/13/1995 |
| Version Created: | 1/24/2017 | Course Last Modified: | 12/30/2023 |
| Submitter: | Scott Rosen | Course Last Full Review: | 5/8/2017 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 5/8/2017 |
| Version Status Date: | 5/8/2017 | Semester Last Taught: | Fall 2023 |
| Version Term Effective: | Fall 2018 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate proficiency with file and folder management.
2. Prevent and troubleshoot hardware problems by using Windows utility programs.
3. Make changes to the Windows registry
4. Give commands in the command line environment
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify and describe important features of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. Create and navigate the folder structure of a disk, search for folders and files, and organize
files efficiently by folder.
3. Prevent and troubleshoot hardware problems by using Windows utility programs such as
System Monitor and Task Manager.
4. Work with tools for safeguarding and restoring a computer such as boot disks and the System
Restore utility.
5. Open a command prompt and give commands at the command line.
6. Use the RegEdit program to edit and export the Windows registry.
Topics and Scope
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I. Microsoft Windows
A. Operating system features and functions
B. The Windows Graphical User Interface
C. The Windows desktop and desktop components
II. Customizing Windows
A. Customizing the desktop, taskbar, and start menu
B. Customizing and creating toolbars
C. Power management settings
III. Windows File Systems
A. NTFS
B. FAT 32
C. FAT 16
IV. File Management
A. Navigating a computer's disk and folder structure
B. Drive, folder, and filenames
C. Working with registered files
D. Organizing files into folders
V. Optimizing Disks
A. Disk Cleanup
B. Check Disk
C. Magnetic hard drives vs. solid state drives
VI. Safeguarding a Computer
A. Using the BIOS (basic input/output system) setup utility
B. Overview of boot disks, startup disks, setup disks
C. System restore utility and Windows firewall
VII. Troubleshooting Tools
A. Using Windows task manager
B. Using the boot options on the Window advanced options menu
VIII. Evaluating System Performance
A. Concept and use of virtual memory and the page file
B. Evaluate system performance with Resource Monitor
C. View system performance with Task Manager
IX. Installing and Troubleshooting Hardware
A. Plug-and-Play vs. legacy hardware
B. Using Device Manager to document hardware and troubleshoot hardware problems
X. Working at the Command Line
A. Using the Run command
B. Giving commands at a command prompt
XI. Working with the Registry
A. The Regedit program
B. Editing, importing and exporting registry files
Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading of approximately 40 pages from the text book
2. Weekly lab assignments which include tutorials, tutorial assignments, and case problems
3. One to two midterms and a final exam
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
35 - 65% |
| Weekly lab assignments | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
35 - 65% |
| Midterms and a final exam | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Windows 10 Inside Out. 2nd ed. Bott, Ed and Siechert, Carl and Stinson, Craig. Microsoft Press 2016
Microsoft Specialist Guide to Microsoft Windows 10 (Exam 70-697, Configuring Windows Devices). Wright, Byron and Plesniarski, Leon. Course Technology. 2016
Instructor prepared materials
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | E | Requires English Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | NP | No Prerequisite |
| Advisories-generate description: | U | User-Generated Text |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | N | No Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| | 72 | Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction |
| | 71 | Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction |
| Area department: | CS | Computer Studies |
| Division: | 72 | Arts & Humanities |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | 1 | Certificate Applicable Course |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | N | Not Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 0701 | Computer & Information Science |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | Computer Information Systems |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | Y | Distance Ed, Not CVU/CVC Developed |
| Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Exclusively online or other technology based instruction |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | N | |
| Credit for Prior Learning: | N | Agency Exam |
| N | CBE |
| N | Industry Credentials |
| N | Portfolio |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | Career-Technical Education |
| SAM classification: | C | Clearly Occupational |
| TOP code: | 0701.00 | Information Technology, General |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an in-Service Course |
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