Objective As future computer professionals, students of CIT 17600 need a basic understanding of the location and abilities of a variety of tools on Microsoft environments. The Windows Lab 2 was designed to provide a glimpse into these tools. The Microsoft environment that was researched was Windows 7.
Discussion
Throughout the lab, we were directed to various areas of the Windows environment.
Right-Click
As one of the most basic tools within Windows, right-clicking on an item is probably the fastest way to access content pertaining to the item clicked. Virtually any clickable item within Windows will also have a right-click option.
Control Panel The control panel is the go to place for Windows environment if you want to alter any number of settings on your computer. One of the most important tools for a computer technician is the device manager. The device manager allows users to see the status of installed devices and their drivers. A second important applet that can be launched from the control panel is the uninstall program applet. System Tools Another common area to find utilities for maintaining a computer is the system tools, located under Accessories in All Programs in the Start Menu. …show more content…
On Windows 7 there are thirteen different tools available. The uses and specifics of these tools will be discussed in the results section.
Microsoft Management Console The Microsoft Management Console, MMC for short, is a customizable launch pad for computer technicians. MMC allows technicians to add any utilities they wish via snap-ins and can save their consoles for future reference.
Administrative Tools True to Windows characteristics, administrative tools provides another way to access tools that may be also located elsewhere. The difference with this area is that as the name would suggested is that the tools located here are aimed towards users that have administrative access, whereas other areas like Control Panel are used by all users. The services and their specifics located in Administrative Tools will be discussed in the results section.
Action Center The action center in Windows environments is the go to applet if something has gone awry with the computer system. The action center provides the status for a variety of important features of the computer. It specifically targets issues that has to do with Security and Maintenance. Results Throughout the lab, students were to look into a brief overview of tools that are available in Windows 7. Here are the tools and their uses that were found in each area within the Windows system. Right-Click By right-clicking on a shortcut to Google Chrome on the desktop, it was discovered that the content sensitive menu offered the following options: Open, Troubleshoot Compatibility, Run as Administrator, Pin to Taskbar and Properties. When selecting Properties there was the following tabs: Security, Details, Previous Versions, General, Shortcut and Compatibility. Under the General tab was information on the type of file, description, location, size, size on disk, date created, date modified and date accessed for Google Chrome. Furthermore, there were options to make the shortcut Read-only or Hidden. On the Security tab, there was information about the groups or user names that had access as well as permissions for system. Both Security and General tabs offered an advanced button that would have given more information and/or options. Control-Panel When viewing the Control Panel during the lab, small icons was the preferred selected view as it provided faster access to the applets. Finding applets under category view resulted in wasted time to trial and error. Device Manager. Upon opening Device Manager within the Control Panel, it was found that all devices were functioning properly as there was no red x or a black exclamation point inside a yellow field. Programs and Features. Within Programs and Features, was a list of all programs and features located on the computer. Should a user want to remove or uninstall a program or feature, they could do so in two ways. First, click on the program and then click on uninstall/change at the top of the window. Second, right-click on the desired program and select uninstall. Both options, will bring up a wizard that will walk the user through the steps of uninstalling the program. System Tools The following are the names and descriptions
Discussion
Throughout the lab, we were directed to various areas of the Windows environment.
Right-Click
As one of the most basic tools within Windows, right-clicking on an item is probably the fastest way to access content pertaining to the item clicked. Virtually any clickable item within Windows will also have a right-click option.
Control Panel The control panel is the go to place for Windows environment if you want to alter any number of settings on your computer. One of the most important tools for a computer technician is the device manager. The device manager allows users to see the status of installed devices and their drivers. A second important applet that can be launched from the control panel is the uninstall program applet. System Tools Another common area to find utilities for maintaining a computer is the system tools, located under Accessories in All Programs in the Start Menu. …show more content…
On Windows 7 there are thirteen different tools available. The uses and specifics of these tools will be discussed in the results section.
Microsoft Management Console The Microsoft Management Console, MMC for short, is a customizable launch pad for computer technicians. MMC allows technicians to add any utilities they wish via snap-ins and can save their consoles for future reference.
Administrative Tools True to Windows characteristics, administrative tools provides another way to access tools that may be also located elsewhere. The difference with this area is that as the name would suggested is that the tools located here are aimed towards users that have administrative access, whereas other areas like Control Panel are used by all users. The services and their specifics located in Administrative Tools will be discussed in the results section.
Action Center The action center in Windows environments is the go to applet if something has gone awry with the computer system. The action center provides the status for a variety of important features of the computer. It specifically targets issues that has to do with Security and Maintenance. Results Throughout the lab, students were to look into a brief overview of tools that are available in Windows 7. Here are the tools and their uses that were found in each area within the Windows system. Right-Click By right-clicking on a shortcut to Google Chrome on the desktop, it was discovered that the content sensitive menu offered the following options: Open, Troubleshoot Compatibility, Run as Administrator, Pin to Taskbar and Properties. When selecting Properties there was the following tabs: Security, Details, Previous Versions, General, Shortcut and Compatibility. Under the General tab was information on the type of file, description, location, size, size on disk, date created, date modified and date accessed for Google Chrome. Furthermore, there were options to make the shortcut Read-only or Hidden. On the Security tab, there was information about the groups or user names that had access as well as permissions for system. Both Security and General tabs offered an advanced button that would have given more information and/or options. Control-Panel When viewing the Control Panel during the lab, small icons was the preferred selected view as it provided faster access to the applets. Finding applets under category view resulted in wasted time to trial and error. Device Manager. Upon opening Device Manager within the Control Panel, it was found that all devices were functioning properly as there was no red x or a black exclamation point inside a yellow field. Programs and Features. Within Programs and Features, was a list of all programs and features located on the computer. Should a user want to remove or uninstall a program or feature, they could do so in two ways. First, click on the program and then click on uninstall/change at the top of the window. Second, right-click on the desired program and select uninstall. Both options, will bring up a wizard that will walk the user through the steps of uninstalling the program. System Tools The following are the names and descriptions