Introduction to Windows 95

Course description

Overview: Students will learn the benefits of working with personal computers and of using Windows 95.

Prerequisites: None.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Students will learn how to use the Windows 95 environment to create and manage documents.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should be new to computers and Windows 95.

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

Course content

 

Lesson 1: Introduction to Windows 95

Orientation to personal computers

Orientation to the Windows 95 screen

The mouse

The Start button

 

Lesson 2: Working with the Windows 95 desktop

Window components and mouse settings

Using the taskbar

Working with multiple windows

My Computer

Shortcuts

 

Lesson 3: Basic application techniques

Creating a document by using WordPad

Editing a document

Working with a long document

Paint basics

 

Lesson 4: Introduction to Windows 95 Explorer

Orientation to the Windows 95 Explorer or "My Computer" icon

Creating folders

Copying and moving objects

Sorting and finding documents

 

 

 

 

Lesson 5: Additional document-management techniques

Formatting a disk

Copying and moving groups of documents

Using the Recycle Bin

 

Lesson 6: Cutting, copying, and pasting

Copying and moving data

 

Lesson 7: Using network resources

Orientation to the concept of networking

Accessing shared folders

Using network printers

 

Lesson 8: Customizing the display

Customizing the workstation

The Shut Down command

 

Lesson 9: Using Help

 

Lesson 10: Using Windows 95 security features

Logging on with a password