Curriculum

o basic concepts Introduction

 The operating system

 New user system o the desktop

 • Get to know the Windows XP desktop

 • The bars and start button

 • the icons and shortcuts

 • How to organize the icons on the desktop

 • How to create Shortcuts

 • How to change the date and time

 • visualizing the tool bars

o Windows XP explorer

 • Starting Windows Explorer

 • The Windows Explorer’s window

 • The Windows Explorer’s views

 • Selecting files

 • Creating and deleting folders

 • Deleting files

 • Copying files or folders

 • Moving files or folders

 • Changing the name of a file or folder

 • Files and folders properties

 • Showing hidden files and folders

 • Knowing types of files

 • Organizing folders

 • Modifying Windows behaviors o Searching

 • Searching for files and folders

 • searching for hardware

 • searching for people

 • searching on the Internet

o The Recycle Bin

 • Get to know the recycle Bin

 • Restoring Files or Folders

 • Emptying the Recycle Bin

 • Customizing the Recycle Bin

o Configuring the screen

 • The background or wallpaper

 • The screensaver

 • Screen appearance

 • Resolution and colors

o Configuring the mouse

 • The buttons

 • The pointer

 • Pointer options

o Adding or removing programs

 • Adding new programs

 • modifying or removing programs

 • adding Windows component

 • Windows register

 • uninstalling software

 • Windows Update

o System tools

 • The Scandisk

 • Disk defragmenter

 • System information

 • Restore the system

 • formatting a disk

o Windows help

 • Ways to get help