Fundamentals of Information Technology

How to configure an operating

systemConfiguration 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 • 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

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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 colours 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

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?

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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

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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%

Configuration Issues during installation?

Configuration Issues during installation?

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