tailieunhanh - Using the Windows 2000 GUI

The Air Guitar Company has just installed a system running Windows 2000 Professional. The company has asked the student to log in with the administrator account. The student’s task is to explore the basic features of the Windows GUI. | Lab Using the Windows 2000 GUI Estimated Time 15 Minutes Objective In this exercise the student will explore the basic features of the Windows GUI. Equipment The following equipment is required for this exercise A computer system running Windows 2000 professional with administrative tools enabled. Scenario The Air Guitar Company has just installed a system running Windows 2000 Professional. The company has asked the student to log in with the administrator account. The student s task is to explore the basic features of the Windows GUI. Procedures Before beginning this lab make sure that the computer with Windows 2000 is powered on and ready for log in. Step 1 Log onto Windows 2000 Once the Windows server boots the Log On to Windows dialog box appears. Log in with the following information Username Administrator Password cisco When finished entering the password click the Enter button. If the username and password were typed in correctly the system will authenticate the user and grant access to the server. 1 - 1 IT Essentials II - Lab Copyright 2002 Cisco Systems Inc. Step 2 Navigating the Desktop Once user information is authenticated the desktop environment will display. The desktop environment includes several icons and the taskbar. By default the taskbar resides at the bottom of the screen. Windows is designed for a two-button mouse. The function of left and right mouse buttons is described in the following table below. Mouse Button Function Left Use this button to select and drag items. Right This button is used to bring up a menu for the selected object when applicable . A user can run applications by opening windows on the desktop. Windows include borders that can be dragged to resize the window and graphical buttons that can be clicked to minimize maximize restore and close the window. The table below shows the window buttons and their function. Window Button Function This button minimizes a window. Clicking its title on the taskbar can .