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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.
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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
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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
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 |