Understanding+Day+6

- What is an operating system? Go to start menu and type **command** into the search bar. Run command prompt. This was MS-DOS type dir and press enter. shows directories >
 * = **Understanding an Operation System** ||
 * **Unit EQ: How does a computer make a student or employee more productive?** ||
 * **LEQ: How do you interact with a computer?** ||
 * **Activating Strategies:** Open MS DOS prompt and ask students to display the files on the HD ||
 * **Acceleration/Previewing/Vocabulary:** Operating system, Mac OS (Leopard), Windows, Open Source (Linux), GUI, Desktop, Shortcuts, Start Menu, Task Bar, Quick Launch Bar, System Tray, Multi-tasking (Ctrl-Tab), Minimize - Maximize - Resize, Tiling, Dialogue Box, Menu Bars, Help [|WORDLE] ||
 * **Teaching Strategies and Distributed Guided Practice/Summarizing Prompts:**
 * The software component of a computer that allows a user to manage/interact with the computer hardware and software.[|First Mouse]
 * Windows 8
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 * [|Mac OS (Leopard)]
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 * Open Source - usually FREE with the ability to change ([|Linux], [|Unix][|)] [|Open Source (Linux, Solaris)]
 * today IOS (apple is closed) and Android is open,
 * All are considered "GUI"- Graphic User Interface, pictures that allow the user to interact with the computer.

Common elements to all operating systems
 * Desktop "metaphor": The desktop metaphor treats the monitor of a computer as if it is the user's desktop, upon which documents and folders of documents can be placed.
 * Menu Bar: a region where computer menus are housed. Its purpose is to house window or application-specific menus which provide access to such functions as opening files, interacting with an application, or help.
 * Start menu - Left click on the window Icon in the quick launch bar- menu appears with options.
 * Shortcuts - Icons have white box with a blue arrow. Deleting from the desk top does not remove the program from the computer.
 * Task Bar - Bottom Blue bar all programs open will appear here.
 * Window control system:
 * minimize - open but only see in the task bar
 * maximize - full screen
 * resize - make window smaller - more than one at a time is tiling
 * Multi task Alt +Tab key will allow you to toggle between open windows.
 * Dialogue box. (show print dialog) ||
 * **Summarizing Strategies:** ||