Introduction to Microsoft Windows for Engineering and Technology

I. INTRODUCTION.

Exercise 1: Using the Instructional System.
Exercise 2: Electrical and Mechanical Safety.
Exercise 3: Microcomputer Familiarization.
II. THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM.

Exercise 4: The Early Days of Windows.
Exercise 5: An Introduction to Windows 95 and Windows 98.
Exercise 6: An Introduction to Windows NT.
Exercise 7: The Desktop.
Exercise 8: The Control Panel.
Exercise 9: Windows Explorer.
Exercise 10: Managing Printers.
Exercise 11: Accessories.
Exercise 12: An Introduction to Networking with Windows.
Exercise 13: Installing New Software.
Exercise 14: Installing New Hardware.
Exercise 15: Other Network Operating Systems.
III. NETWORKING WITH WINDOWS.

Exercise 16: What Is a Network?
Exercise 17: Network Topology.
Exercise 18: Networking Hardware.
Exercise 19: Networking Protocols.
Exercise 20: Network Applications.
Exercise 21: The Internet.
Exercise 22. Windows NT Domains.
IV. APPLICATION SOFTWARE.

Exercise 23: Word Processors.
Exercise 24: Spreadsheets.
Exercise 25: Data Bases.
Exercise 26: Presentation Software.
Exercise 27: Web Development.
Exercise 28: Science and Technology.
V. SELECTED EXERCISES.

Exercise 29: Hardware 101: Keyboard, Mouse, and Display.
Exercise 30: Hardware 102: Motherboard, Memory, and I/O.
Exercise 31: The Advanced Intel Microprocessors.
Exercise 32: Windows Internal Architecture.
Exercise 33: Computer Viruses.
Appendix A: ASCII Character Set.
Appendix B: The Early Days of DOS.
Answers to Odd Self-Test Questions.
Index.