General Information

Course Duration
4 hours

Audience
Beginning end-users

Prerequisites
Basic ability to use a keyboard and a mouse

Topics Covered

From the beginning

• Introducing Windows 98
• Starting Windows 98
• Running programs
• Hands-on: Running a program in Windows 98
• Help and where to find it

Using Windows Explorer

• Navigating the Windows environment
• Hands-on: Displaying a folder's contents
• Searching for a file
• Hands-on: Finding a file

The Active Desktop

• Enabling the Active Desktop
• Using the Active Desktop
• Hands-on: Using the Active Desktop

Working with files and folders

• Working with files
• Working with folders
• Hands-on: Moving file

Applications and applets

• Installing and running applications
• Using applets
• Hands-on: Using an applet

Course Aim

To bring new users to a level of competence that will allow them to use Windows 98 in their everyday work

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to

• describe the major features of Windows 98
  
  
• explain the boot process of Windows 98 and how to run a program
  
  
• evaluate the Windows 98 environment and its ease of navigation
  
  
• discuss the features of the Active Desktop
  
  
• describe the Find utility of Windows 98
  
  
• explain how to manage and organize files and folders
  
  
• discuss the installation and use of applications and applets