Lab Exercise 1: The Windows Operating System

_ WINKEY + M - This command will minimize an application.

_ WINKEY + SHIFT + M - This command will maximize an application, it will undo the previous one.

_ WINKEY + D - This command will minimize an application, which is an easy way to get to the desktop.

Double click on ” File Systems Lab” folder.
From now on you will be working on your flash disk
1. Moving a File

_ Open the ” File Systems Lab” folder, select the ”Story” file by clicking on it only once. Then right click and drag it to the ”Text Files” folder in the same directory. Release your finger and choose the Move Here option from

the pop-up menu. Note that the file you moved just disappearing from the ” File Systems Lab” folder.

Moving a file removes the original.

2. Deleting a file

_ Click on the “Text Files” folder. Select the “Story” file. Right click on the highlighted area and choose Delete. You can also

select a file and press the Delete key to remove files. When asked if you really want to delete the file, choose yes.

3. Renaming a file

_ Right click on the ”FindFile.txt”. From the pop-up menu choose the rename option. Then type ”FileLab.txt”. Hit enter, or click

on white space, to complete the renaming.

4. Close Windows Explorer.
Submit your lab
Your grade for this lab will depend on two things:

1. Copy your ” File Systems Lab” folder to the Incoming folder on the G:\ drive by dragging the folder and dropping it in the Incoming folder. Another way is to right click on the File Systems Lab” folder, select Copy, then right click on the Incoming folder and select Paste.

_ If you do not submit your lab you will not receive a grade for this part.
2. Send your TA an email.

_ Attach your File Systems Lab” folder to the e-mail (Your folder needs to be compressed before it can be attached to your e-mail. In order to compress the folder, right-click on it, select Send to, and then select Compressed (zipped) folder.

_TA's email address located on this site.

_ Make the subject of the email [EECS 128-Section#] Lab 1 Submission. Following directions is a large part of lab. Just to make sure you are paying attention the subject of the email will be graded.