How-to: moving a file

1If you want to move a file that was saved in a different folder, locate and open the folder.

2 Right-click the file you want to move; then click Cut on theshortcut menu.

3Locate and open the folder where you want to put the file.

4 Right-click the folder; then click Paste on the shortcut menu.

You may need these verbs:Right-click/left-click/double-click on/ hover/ drag and drop/ select

HOW TO:

1 …create a folder?
2 …start a program?
3 …shut down the system?
4 …adjust the speaker volume?
5 …arrange the icons?
6 …display the date?
7 … in Windows, show Tooltips?

Extend your Knowledge

UNIX
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie first wrote UNIX at AT&T Bell Labs in the early 1970s as a replacement for an earlier system called Multics. UNIX is noteworthy because, although developed by a small team of about four people, it is in many ways superior to operating systems developed by large teams at tremendous expense. It was the first popular multi-user, multi-tasking operating system. The most popular versions of UNIX today are SOLARIS and LINUX. The current version of the Mac OS X is based on UNIX. There are many other versions, and it is still popular for large networks and university systems.

One of the things a Windows user has to get used to is the console mode with command line where you have to type series of characters in response to command prompt, ending each command by pressing Enter. Command prompt is a series of characters produced by the machine such as “C:\TEMP”> or “unix% “ indicating that the operating system is ready for the user to type a command. Some of the common UNIX commands:

cp copy a file onto a file or into a directory
ls list contents of a directory
mkdir create a directory
lpr print a file
rmremove a file
rmdirdelete a directory (which must be empty).

Give a written translation of the text.

Watch and Speak

Record 5a UNIX History and Structure

Watch the movie and answer the questions:

- When was UNIX first started?

- What are the names of UNIX OS developers?

- Why did they decide to start UNIX? What was the major reason for developing it? What else did they aim the system at?

- What computers was it most used on?

- What are the advantages of UNIX that allow to use it in large offices?

- What is the structure of a UNIX OS?

Kernelis__________________________________________________the functions:_________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Shell is_______________________________the functions:_______ __ __ _________________________________________________________

Utility programsare___________________________________ __

they provide_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

Research and Present

An OS to Choose

You are an IT manager facing the problem of buying some licensed OS onto your office computers (they are about 10). Go to www.wikipedia.org or Google to make a short overview of existing operating systems. You are to present the results of your research to your team and the boss who will take a decision basing upon your information.

Your reports should include: the names of OSes, types of computers and programs they are compatible with, features, prices, possible drawbacks, popularity rank and other factors you find important.

Prepare a report in the form of a Power Point Presentation with tables and graphs to explicitly demonstrate your results. Write a speech to follow the presentation.

Present the report in class, draw a conclusion on which OS you would recommend to purchase and why. Let your group mates discuss your conclusions. Offer your own conclusions: they should sound persuading!

In class listen to 3-4 presenters.

Discuss the choices and decide upon an OS.