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CIS 101 Intro. to Computer Information Systems

Windows 7 Lab - File Management

Homework Preparation:

Please read all of the instructions before proceeding to work on the assignment.

If you have the Windows 7 operating system then DO NOT read the following chapters in your lab book:

  • Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows XP tutorial pages WIN 1 - 33
  • Managing Your Files tutorial, pages FM 1 - 18

Instead you will be reading/using the following PDF files:

Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows 7

Tutorial 2 Organizing Your Files

  1. If you are new to Windows and computers, then I strongly recommend that you read and do the Tutorial 1 Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows 7 sessions 1.1 and 1.2.  If you are already familiar with Windows, then review it for background information.
  2. Read/review the Tutorial 2 Organizing Your Files sessions 2.1 and 2.2.  If you decide to do the tutorial then you will need a set of files.  Download and unzip (uncompress) the Tutorial.zip to your USB Flash Drive.  The steps to unzip the files are in the attached document.  Please note I need to update this document, but the steps are very similar.  Right-click the Data Files link instead of the FM.zip link.  Also, you will see the file is the Tutorial.zip versus the FM.zip file. 
  3. The above PDF files were provided by the publisher for free.  They were scanned in and are OK quality.  At least they were free.  The PDF files were running late and so I wrote up a brief document on how to do the file management commands using Windows 7.  You may use this document as well to help with preparing for the homework assignment.

Homework Steps:

  1. For the homework assignment you will need another set of files to work with.  Download and unzip (uncompress) the File Management Homework.zip file to your USB Flash Drive.  The steps for unzipping files are explained in the attached document.
  2. Open Windows Explorer and view the unzipped files.  Make sure you can see the folders in the left pane.  Select the Organize button, Layout option, and then Navigation pane to get the folders on the left pane.
  3. In the File Management Homework folder create two file folders.  One named Excel and the other named Word.
  4. Move all of the Excel .xls files in to the Excel folder.
  5. Move all of the Word .doc files in to the Word folder.
  6. Copy the Coffee Bean.bmp file to the Word folder.
  7. Rename the Notes.txt file to Term Paper Notes.txt.
  8. Make a copy of the Term Paper Notes.txt file and call it English Term Paper Notes.txt .  Hint: copy the file and then rename the copied file.
  9. Delete the File One.txt file
  10. Change the view to the Details View.  Display the file extensions.  Steps:  click the Organize button, Folder and search options, View tab, uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" option, and then click the OK button.
  11. Sort the files by file type.  Hint:  click the Type column heading.
  12. Open the Word program.

Type the following:

  • CIS 101 Windows File Management Homework
  • Class Meeting Day and Time (example: TUTH 12:30)
  • Your Name

In Windows Explorer view the files and folders in the File Management folder.  Use the Details View and sort the files by file type.  Create a screen shot using the Alt and Print Screen keys.  Paste the screen shot in to the Word document.  Confused?  Never done this before?  Read this document .
Open the Excel folder.  Use the Details View and sort the files by file type.  Create a screen shot and paste it in to the Word document under the first screen shot.
Open the Word folder.  Use the Details View and sort the files by file type.  Create a screen shot and paste it in to the Word document under the second screen shot.
Save your homework to your USB drive. 

The steps to save a file to a USB drive are:

1. Insert the USB drive in to the drive port on the computer.
2. Click File on the menu bar.
3. Point to and click on Save As on the File menu.
4. Type Windows File Management Homework in the File name text box.
5. Point to and click on the Save in box arrow button.
6. Point to and click on the USB Drive icon.
7. Point to and click on the Save button.

Your homework should look like the attached document.
Traditional students:  Print the homework.
Online students:  upload the Windows File Management Homework document to the Project 1 Windows assignment in TalonNet.

Be sure to submit/turn in the lab assignment by the due date.

 

Last update: 08/25/10