1. IT133 Software Applications
Kevin Rupert
Instructor

2. About the Instructor
7/24/2018

3. About the Instructor Master of Science in Information Systems
Hold Several Technical Certifications
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Support Technician (MCITP)
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (MCTS)
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring (MCTS)
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Windows Vista Configuration (MCTS)
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration (MCTS)
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Security+
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Ethical Hacker Instuctor (CEI)
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4. Communication with me E-Mail AIM Office hours
is answered within 24 hours except on weekends
AIM
Instrupert
Office hours
Sunday 8:00-91:00 pm; Wednesday y 9:00-10:00 pm
Unofficial
My AIM sends to my phone so that I can receive IMs when I am away from my computer.

5. Weekly Deliverables Discussion Board (25 points)
Make sure you post to the DB at least 3 times each week
Post early, post often
Flexible Learning Activity (15 points)
Seminar
Quiz
Assignment (65 points)
Rubrics are available in Doc Sharing

6. Syllabus etc… You are responsible for everything in the syllabus.
Seminar grading
Discussion grading
Late policy
Make sure you ask any questions you may have regarding the syllabus or anything else!

7. Foundations in information Technology
Getting Started with Windows Vista
Kevin Rupert
Kaplan University
Foundations in information Technology
IT133
Chapter 1 introduces the basics of becoming computer literate, including many concepts that will be developed throughout the course.

8. Vista Hardware Requirements
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9. Windows 7 Hardware Requirements
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
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10. Windows Vista Versions
Home Basic
Home Premium
Business
Enterprise
Ultimate
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11. Windows 7 Versions Home Basic (Emerging Countries only) Home Premium
Professional (XP Mode and Domain)
Enterprise
Ultimate
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12. The New Explorer Key Features Enhanced Address Bar
Integrated Instant Search
Command Bar
Navigation Pane
Simple Filter Controls
Preview Pane
The enhanced Address Bar features drop-down menus along the current navigation path, enabling you to easily backtrack or navigate forward anywhere along an address location. The enhanced Address Bar is particularly useful on Tablet PCs, which now offer precise navigation with just a few taps of the stylus. Window title bars and borders are wider in Windows Vista, making it easier to grab a border to resize or move a window.
We’ve significantly redesigned the explorers, making them streamlined and efficient, the help users get their work done faster.
Some of the things you’ll notice are:
A cleaner layout. The user has more space dedicated to the main viewing area (list view). The explorer isn’t cluttered with buttons and tool bars. The back and forward buttons, the address bar, and desktop search are all cleanly integrated into one line. Commands have been integrated in the single command bar tool. The command bar is content sensitive meaning the most appropriate command shows up based on what you select. Using the Documents Explorer gives you one set of commands, like organize, revert to previous version, while looking at the Music Explorer gives you another set, like “Play all”.
Easier navigation – the enhanced address bar now give you a breadcrumb bar like performance where your navigation path is represented by distinct entries. Each entry features a drop down menu that makes it extremely efficient to backtrack to any point along your navigation path. This new implementation makes it even easier for Tablet users to navigate since the drop down arrows also work when navigating forward along a path (notice the administrative entry – it has a drop down arrow on the right). Tablet users no longer have to peck at folders to navigate forward, but can instead navigate only using the address bar. Another thing you’ll notice is the Navigation Pane. In XP, the explorers either featured the nav pane or the task pane, never both. Here we give you both your task that are relevant (command bar) and your nav pane. The nav pane features your traditional folders, Vista’s new Search folders, as well as a set of quick links to common areas around your PC, like the user profile, the computer explorer, or your desktop.
More visual – the new Explorers feature a variety of ways for users to see their information more clearly. In addition to the cleaner layout, the Explorers feature the new Live Icons feature. With the support of the 3rd party file format owners, Vista can render thumbnails of the contents of a file rather than showing a generic application icon. So instead of showing a Word icon to represent a Word Doc, a Live Icon will show the actual first page of the document, helping users to better pick the right file they’re looking for out of a group of like files. The Explorer also features the preview pane, which gives users more information about any file that they select, like keywords, author, even the application a file is associated with. Vista. Finally, when users have Office 12 and Vista, they can turn on the new Reading Pane, which gives them a full-readable preview of any document that is selected. Live Icons only size up to 256x256 pixels. With the reading pane, you are able to scroll the document, spreadsheet, or presentation without having to open the file in an actual application. 3rd parties can also utilize the Reading Pane to give full previews of their content by writing a file handler.
Windows Vista is the first Windows operating system that has a user experience that can gracefully scale to the hardware capabilities of the computer it is installed on. All computers that meet minimal hardware requirements will see the Windows Vista Basic user experience, which provides the benefits of the refined interface features already mentioned.

13. Folders And Search Folders
Folders – Just like you are used to
Easy migration
No retraining
Search Folders – Saved Searches free from physical location
Items can be in one or more Search Folder
You’ll notice that folders are very much a part of the organization system of Vista. Folders are great because people know how to use them. They are vested in them as they’ve probably created some amount of folder-tree navigation to organize their files. In addition, applications depend on folders for opening and saving files. Folders are the default views in all of your Explorers, except the Search Explorer.
Vista features a new type of folder called a Search Folder. A Search Folder is simply a saved search. Vista lets you design quite complex searches that execute instantly. If you have a search that you like, you don’t want to have to keep redesigning that search over and over again. Vista enables you to save it as a search folder. When you click on a search folder, it instantly executes that search. Ex. You could save a search folder for all documents that contain the word finance that are authored by frank. As more documents that meet that criteria are saved to your pc, those docs will also show up in that search folder. The search folders are all stored in a Search Folders folder in the user profile. It can also be accessed from the nav pane of any explorer. Lastly, Vista will ship with a handful of pre-configured Search folders like “show all attachments” or “All items shared by me” etc.

14. User Interface: Search and Organization
Instant Search
From the Start Menu
Explorers, Control Panel, and experiences
Search Pane
Instant Search
With a new tool in Windows Vista called Instant Search, you are never more than a few keystrokes away from whatever you’re looking for. This feature, which is available almost anywhere you are in Windows Vista, enables you to type a filename, a property, or even text contained within a file, and it returns pinpointed results. It’s fast and easy. Instant Search is also contextual, optimizing its results based on your current activity—whether it’s searching Control Panel applets, looking for music files in Media Player, or looking over all your files and applications on the Start Menu.
From the Start Menu
From the more efficient and comprehensive Start Menu in Windows Vista, you can find virtually anything on your PC with fast-as-you-can-type performance. To find a specific file, application, or Internet Favorite, you simply open the Start Menu—or press the Windows key on the keyboard—and begin typing in the embedded Instant Search box. As you type, Windows Vista instantly searches file and application names, metadata, and the full text of all files, and it displays the search results organized by the type of asset—Programs; Favorites/Internet History; Files, including documents and media; and Communications, including , events, tasks, and contacts.
Explorers, Control Panel, and experiences
Windows Vista features a number of Explorers, including the Documents Explorer, Music Explorer, Pictures Explorer, and new Search Explorer. Instant Search is featured prominently in the top right corner within every Explorer. Just like using Instant Search from the Start Menu, you only have to type a few letters to quickly display the most relevant results. If the results aren’t what you’re looking for, Instant Search provides easy access to tools that can help you design more specific searches or search across the Internet using your search engine of choice.
Instant Search also appears in the top right corner of the redesigned Control Panel. Here, you need only type in a word or a phrase associated with the task you want to accomplish, and the Control Panel filters down to the most appropriate choice.
You can also find Instant Search in Windows experiences such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows Photo Gallery, and even Windows Media Player. Anywhere you see it, just start typing, and you’ll soon find what you’re looking for. Quick, consistent, and easy.
Search Pane
For more detailed searches within an Explorer, you can use the Search Pane, which enables you to design a search with multiple search criteria. For example, you can search over a specific location or content type (such as documents, , or media). You can also add additional filters, such as specific keywords and date ranges. When you’ve designed a really useful search, you can save that search as a new Search Folder, enabling you to rerun that exact search anytime you click on it.