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CIS 101 Intro. to Computer Information Systems

Windows Lab - File Management

This lab assignment is from the Introduction to Office 2007 lab book.

If you are new to computers and the Windows operating system then I strongly recommend that you read and do the Exploring the Basics of Microsoft Windows XP tutorial pages WIN 1 - 33 before working on the following assignment.

  1. Read and do the Managing Your Files tutorial, pages FM 1 - 18 to review the commands in the Windows Explorer.  For the tutorial you will need a set of files.  Download and unzip (uncompress) the FM.zip file to your USB Flash Drive.  The steps to unzip the files are in the attached document.
  2. 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.
  3. Open Windows Explorer and view the unzipped files.  Make sure you can see the folders in the left pane.
  4. In the File Management Homework folder create two file folders.  One named Excel and the other named Word.
  5. Move all of the Excel .xls files in to the Excel folder.
  6. Move all of the Word .doc files in to the Word folder.
  7. Copy the Coffee Bean.bmp file to the Word folder.
  8. Rename the Notes.txt file to Term Paper Notes.txt.
  9. Make a copy of the Term Paper Notes.txt file and call it English Term Paper.txt .  Hint: copy the file and then rename the copied file.
  10. Delete the File One.txt file
  11. Change the view to the Details View.  Display the file extensions.
  12. Sort the files by file type.
  13. Open the Word or WordPad 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/WordPad 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/WordPad 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/WordPad 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: 10/23/07