Fundamentals of Information Technology

How to configure an operating system

Configuration Manager provides several methods that you can

use to deploy an operating system There Are Different

Steps Include The Following:

configure an operating system

Identify any Windows device drivers Identify the boot image Capture an image of the operating

system Distribute the boot image Distribute the operating system image Create a task sequence Deploy the task sequence to the

collection

What is user account? A user account is a collection of information that tells Windows which files and folders

you can access what changes you can make to the

computer and your personal preferences EXAMPLE: such as your desktop background or screen

saver

TYPES OF USER ACCOUNT There are three types of user account Standard accounts Administrator accounts Guest accounts

Power Setting Power management is a computing device

feature that allows users to control the amount of

electrical power consumed by an underlying device, with minimal impact on performance.

It enables the switching of devices in various power modes,

each with different power usage characteristics related to device performance.

POWER SETTING

Screen Resolution  Screen resolution is the number of pixels The image on your computer screen is built up

from thousands or millions of pixels. The screen creates the image you see by

changing the colors of these tiny square elements.

The screen resolution tells you how many pixels your screen can display horizontally and vertically.

It's written in the form 1024 x 768. In this example, the screen can show 1,024 pixels horizontally, and 768 vertically:

SCREEN RESOLUTION

File System

In computing, a file system is used to control how data is stored and retrieved

By separating the data into pieces and giving each piece a name, the information is easily isolated and identified.

FILE SYSTEM Without a file system, information

placed in a storage area

would be one large body of data

with no way to tell where one piece of information stops and the next begins.

FILE SYSTEM

How to manage file and folder using window?

File management is organizing and keeping track of files and folders,

helping you stay organized so information is easily located.

In windows we have file explorer so we can manage our files with file explorer.

manage file and folder using window

The Explorer Context menu provides an easy to use menu of some of the most commonly performed actions related to files and folders

Open Edit Open in Same Window Print Open with Scan for threats... Pin to Start

Manage file and folder using window

Send to Cut Copy Create shortcut Delete Rename Properties

manage file and folder using window

How to back up a folder? In setting we will choose back up and

restore.

And then we will select from the Let me choose (we will need to manually specify which folders to backup).

Once done with this setting click Next. Review you backup settings and click Save settings and run backup.

How to back up a folder?

A FOLDER BACKUP ICON

How to update window? Firstly we should check these:

Minimum Hardware requirements: 1 GHz 32 bit processor.

 1Gb RAM for good performance

Graphics adapter that supports Direct x 9 graphics. Minimum 512 Mb of Graphics memory.

20 GB free Hard disk space.

To update window To check for Windows updates, follow

these steps: Open Windows Update by clicking the Start

button

In the left pane, click Check for updates, and then wait while Windows looks for the latest updates for your computer.

If any updates are found, click Install updates.

Update window

Configuration Issues during installation?

1.Problem: Setup is stuck at X%

2.Problem: Setup does not recognize hard drive during installation.

3.If you receive an error message when trying to install a 64-bit version of Windows, your computer's central processing unit (CPU) might not be capable of running a 64-bit version of Windows.

4. window upgrade hangs at 62%

Set Resolution Open Screen Resolution by clicking

the Start button  , clicking Control Panel, and then

under Appearance and Personalization,

clicking Adjust screen resolution.

Click the drop-down list next to Resolution,

move the slider to the resolution you want,

Set Resolution and then click Apply.

Click Keep to use the new resolution,

or click Revert to go back to the previous resolution.

Set Resolution