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Microsoft WINDOWS WHAT’S ON YOUR WINDOWS SCREEN Depending on how you computer is set up, various item appear on your desktop when start Windows. Here are four important ones. MY COMPUTER: Double-click this icon to see your computer’s contents and manage your files. NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD Double click this icon to see available resources on the network, if you computer is or can be connected to one. RECYCLE BIN The Recycle Bin is a temporary storage place for deleted files. Yu can use it to retrieve files deleted in error. PROGRAMME MANAGER You can find your old program groups by clicking the Start button and then pointing to Programs. You groups appear as folders on the Programs menu. FILE MANAGER To manage your files, you click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer. Your directories appear as folders. MS-DOS PROMPT To open an MS-DOS window, you click the Start button, point to Programs and then click MS-DOS Prompt. CONTROL PANEL To open Control Panel, you ...

USING YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER Once you have set up your computer, you are ready to take advantage of its versatility in this lesson you will also learn about the special keys on the key board, how to change your computer's operating speed and how to reset and turn off your computer. SPECIAL KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD) Some of the keys on your keyboard serve special functions when your computer is running software programs. You should become familiar with some of the more important keys, which are shown here on the keyboard: Function Keys 1-l0 Perform special functions within application programs Tab Moves the cursor to the right in normal mode (and to the left in shift mode in some application programs). Control Works with other keys to Perform special (control) functions, such editing operations in MS-DOS, GWBASIC and MS WORD etc. Shift Produces uppercase characters Or symbols when used with the main character keys. Produces lowercase characters when CAPS lock is on. Alter...