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Understanding a Window
A window is the basic component in working with the computer. The My Computer
window, which is a window for the computer's hard drive, will be used as an exam-
ple here to show the basic composition of a window.
Click Start > My Computer.
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Tool Bar
Quick Task Window
Double-click the hard drive (local disk) to view internal folders and files stored in it. If
the contents do not appear, click Show Contents.
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What is a Drive?
What is a Folder?
What is a File?
To view the entire structure of the drive
Click the Folder Icon in the Toolbar to view the entire structure. Click again to
return to the Quick Task Window.
Close Window Button
Maximize Button
Minimize Button
Files
A storage device in which files and folders are
saved in, and read from.
A folder is used to group and manage files
systematically, and may include files in sub-folders.
It is similar to a bookshelf.
A file is a document or various kinds of material
that is generated as a result of program operation.
It is also called data.
Chapter 2. Introducing Windows
Double-click a shared
document or a local disk
to view the folders and
files in it.
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