File Server

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COB Lab
File Server
Web Server
VAX/VMS
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WINDOWS BASICS

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• icons represent applications
• desktop the screen background on which the
  windows display
• task bar start button
• windows the rectangular areas of the screen
• window border, title bar, menu bar
• minimize, maximize or restore, close buttons
• scroll bar, scroll box, scroll arrows

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MOUSE OPERATIONS

• POINT
• move the mouse across a flat surface until the
  mouse pointer rests on the desired item
• CLICK
• press and release the left mouse button
• RIGHT-CLICK
• press and release the right mouse button

• DRAG
• point to an item, hold down the left mouse
  button, move the item to the desired location,
  and release the left mouse button
• RIGHT-DRAG
• point to an item, hold down the right mouse
  button, move the item to the desired location,
  and release the right mouse button
• DOUBLE-CLICK
• quickly press and release the left mouse button
  twice

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Naming a File

• filename.extension
• A file name may contain up to 255 characters,
  including spaces. Some characters are not
  allowed to name a file. These characters include
  \ / ? lt gt
• A file cannot be named as COM1, COM2, LPT1, LPT2,
  . .
• The extension part may contain up to 3 characters
  to associate a file with an application.

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FOLDER/DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

• Folder/Directory an area of a disk created to
  store related groups of files
• Root Directory the starting point from which all
  other directories branched out represented by \
• Drive represented by a drive letter
• Directory/Folder Path the path Windows follows
  to find a file

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Using Windows Explorer

• Starting Windows Explorer
• Right-click My Computer, and then click Explore
• Recognizing Windows Explorer
• The left (All Folders ) side contains a hierarchy
  of folders
• The right (Contents) side displays the contents
  of the current folder
• Click to expand a folder and - to collapse
  a folder
• Creating a New Folder

• Copying Files to a Folder
• The destination folder must be visible in the All
  Folders side and the file(s) to be copied must be
  visible in the Contents side.
• Using the right drag operation
• Renaming a File or Folder
• Click a file or folder twice, and then type new
  name
• Deleting a File or Folder
• Click a file or folder, and then hit a Delete
  command