Microsoft Corporation is a worldwide leader in software development that helps people and business to achieve more. Since the first version of Window (Windows 1) was released in 1985, many version of Windows have been released. The most recent ones includes Windows 10, which was released in 2015.
Most of the computers that you use today run because of Windows operating system. It helps you do many tasks like browsing the internet, checking emails, typing a document, or listening to music.
In this chapter, you will know more about Windows software and how to make the most of this system software. You will also learn skills on how to efficiently manage your desktop and make your co putting experience more fun and exciting!
At the end of this chapter, you should be able to: Describe an OS environment Define web browser and identify its functions; Identify the parts of web browser environment; and Identify the elements in a desktop environment
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS
In your science class, you learned that all the physical surroundings on Earth are called environment. These surroundings include the living things and the nonliving things. Can you guess what the term environment means in computer science? If you say it’s everything you see on the screen, then you are right!
A computer is very useful device that needs a software to run programs and applications. An operating system (OS) is most important software that allows you to use a computer. It is the program that receives and processes the commands that you feed your computer through the hardware and the user interface. Without an OS software, your computer will not boot up or start to function.
windows is the most popular operating software and is designed by Microsoft. In fact, when you buy a computer, it may already have the Windows software installed in the computer’s hardware. When you start a computer with preinstalled