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Getting Started with Windows Vista

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Getting Started with Windows Vista

Chapter 6

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Versions and Features

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Versions

Home Basic Home Premium Business Enterprise Ultimate

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Features

Security Center Defender Firewall Encryption

Mail Internet Explorer Multimedia

Media Player Movie Maker

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Firewall Services

Firewall software examines network traffic going into and out of the machine

Restrictions are placed, especially on incoming service requests Client/Server outlined

Illustrate configuration

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Encryption

A function applied to data to produce other data Original is called clear text New data is called encoded text

It is reversible Depends on a key value If you don’t know the key, it is very

difficult to discover the clear text from the encoded text

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Public Key Encryption

Encryption used by web sites is often public key encryption

The browser is provided a public key which can be used to encrypt data to send to a server

The server has a private key that is used to decrypt the data

It is very difficult to discover the private key even if you know the public key

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Encryption Services

The main service is to manage public keys

These keys also include information identifying the issuer

Also, the keys include information that indicates how well the key can be trusted

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PGP and GPG

Pretty Good Privacy Gnu Privacy Guard

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Utility Features

Calendar Sidebar Search Aero Glass Remote Desktop

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Explore the Desktop

Sidebar Gadgets (Applets)

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The Taskbar

Start button Taskbar Quickstart Program buttons Notification area

Customizing Clock

Adjusting

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Configuring the Notification Area Demonstrate adjusting what icons show

All the time When active Never

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Adjusting the Clock

Setting the time zone Automatic DST GMT -5 ??? Synchronizing the time

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Start Menu

Pinned Items Recently used Programs Windows Folders Customization Options List of all programs Search

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Elements of a Window

Figure 8 on page 269

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Question

Given a window, identify components of that window

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Modifying Windows

Open Size Move Close See the desktop

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Seeing all Windows

Stack Cascade

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Options in Dialogue Boxes

Dialogue Boxes Option buttons (aka radio button) Spin button Check box Command buttons Text box Drop-down arrow

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Question

Identify different components in a dialogue box

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Help and Support

Start menu Online extensions Features

Search Results

Print Browse

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Folder Operations

Creating Renaming Deleting

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Operations on Multiples

To select multiple files and/or folders for an operation

Hold own Ctrl key and click each item desired

Click first, hold down Shift and click last item

Using checkboxes to select The folder options dialogue

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Windows Search

Instant Search Advanced filters Saving searches

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Recycle Bin

What is in it? Viewing Deleting from recycle Restoring from recycle

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Question

What is in the recycle bin?

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Question

Can data be recovered fully from the recycle bin?

Can data be completely removed from the recycle bin?

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The Control Panel

Removing programs Localization System and Maintenance

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Settings

Screen saver Check system settings

System and maintenance then System Mouse and Printers User accounts

Privilege level Security settings

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Question

What is the type of software that allows you to run one OS inside another?

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