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Unit 5: MS Window

2. Windows 2.0: Released on December, 1987 as a successor to Windows 1.0, Microsoft Notes
office products become capable, Like Word and Excel with this operating system.

3. Windows 3.0: More enhanced graphically.
Such as different features and properties of MS Window, and then different versions
of Window explained in brief. Then Desktop and My computer covered which is very
basic need to explain its working. Task bar, Start button, Title bar all are explained
in brief, then The Control Panel covered which acts as a sort of mission control for
Windows 98. It contains icons which are used to control various setting of the
computer. Windows Accessories comes under which we xeplained multimedia and
magnifier. Then at the end of the chapter file and folder searching explained.

Questions:
1. What was the purpose of development of MS Word?
2. What is Window 1.0, 2.0, 3.0?

5.5 Summary

• In this unit, we discussed about MS window and there are different versions of
windows which includes windows 95, window 98, windows ME.

• Explains the features and properties of windows.
• Goal of evolution of a new version is always to make each new version a bit more
powerful, easier to learn and use.
• Desktop on monitor screen is a large blank page a, through which most activities takes
place.

• My computer icon on screen allows user to explore the contents of their computer
drives as well as manage their computer files.

5.6 Keywords

Multiple Display Support: Multiple Display support has the capability to extend our windows
98 desktop over two or more monitors.

Disk Cleanup: A utility related to the windows Tune-up wizard is the new disk clean up tool.
Quick View: It is an interesting feature that enables us to take a quick peek at the contents
of a file without opening a big program.

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