Information Technology - Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (ITEC 1250)

Total Credits: 3
Lecture Credits: 2.00
Lab Credits: 1.00

Description: This course introduces you to the most important topics of the Windows Operating (OS) Systems, beginning with the desktop, property, recycle bin and online help. You learn to customize the desktop, work with drives, folders, and files, and use Find and Windows Explorer. You are also introduced to more advanced topics, such as troubleshooting Windows OS, working with a startup disk, using DOS with Windows, implementing a backup strategy, and optimizing disks with Scan Disk/Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter; learn to work with applications, use object linking and embedding, and use the connectivity features of Windows OS with networks; and use basic DOS commands to understand the interaction between the user and the PC for command line language OS. This is a lecture and hands-on tutorial-based course. If entering the Information Technology programs, you have the option of testing out of ITEC 1150 through successful completion of an online examination. Must be taken A-F.

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Placement score into MATH 0080 or completion of MATH 0070 or MATH 0077.