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Operating Systems I
Help Features
MCT260-Operating Systems I
Primary Learning Objective
Locate and Use Built-In Help Features
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Specific Learning Objectives
• Access on-line help features in Microsoft
Windows operating systems
• Use context-sensitive help with the current task
• Access on-line help features in the command line
environment
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Windows Help System
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Windows O/S
Windows Built-in Applications
Windows-based Applications
All have:
– Context-Sensitive
– Local Help
– Web-based Help
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Help and Support from Start Menu
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Using Help and Support
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Web Support
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Index
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Local Help
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Contents Page
Index Page
Search Page or Answer Wizard
Each has two panes
– Topics
– Information
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Office XP Applications
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Windows Built-in Applications
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Context-Sensitive Help
• Provides information about some aspect of
the current task
• Three Methods
– Questions Mark Button
– Right Clicking
– Function Key
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Question Mark Button
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What’s This?
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Function Keys
• In older applications the question-mark
button or right-clicking may not be
available
• These may work:
– Shift+F1 Keystroke Combination
– F1 Function Key
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DOS Online Help
• Two Major Problems
– Remembering Command Names
– Supplying Necessary Parameters
• C:\>command /?
• C:\>help |more
• C:\>help dir
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Parameter Conventions
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| Either/or (use one of available items)
[ ] Optional item
/ A switch
COPY [/A | /B] source [/A | /B] [+ source
[/A | /B] [+ …]] [destination [/A | /B]] [/V]
[/Y | -/Y]
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C:\>HELP
• In DOS 5 and 6
• In Windows 95/98, Go to:
– Windows 95/98 CD
– OLDMSDOS Directory
• Works again in Windows XP and also gives
you a short description for a each command
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Internet Resources
• Windows
– http://www.zdnet.com/wsources
– http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/OSs.htm
– http://www.cnet.com/
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Internet Resources (DOS)
 DOS commands and syntax usage
http://honeybee.helsinki.fi/HELPDESK/MSDOS/INDEX.
HTM
 DOS commands and syntax usage
http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm
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Review
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Accessing the help feature in Windows XP
The question mark (?) in a window
The DOS command line switch (/?)
The DOS help program
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Htutor (DOS Tutorial)
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Download Htutor (DOS Help)
• A DOS-based hypertext tutorial covering
the basics of computers (hardware and
software) as well as a complete tutorial
describing DOS 6.2 commands with
complete command syntax,
descriptions, and examples.
• MCT\MCT260\HTutor on the mapped
Students drive (\\srp6\students)
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Homework Assignment
• Reading
– Windows XP Textbook – Chap 1
– CLI Textbook - pp. 24-26, 34, 39-42, 52-64
– Handout
• Lab Exercise
– Online Help
– Operating System Interfaces
• Homework 2 Basics of Windows XP
• Due Date: Next Tuesday
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References
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Windows XP Textbook
CLI Textbook
Internet
Metro Lab
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