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OS (Operating Systems) Basics
Macintosh and Windows

Basic Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS) Tasks (see OS X Basics)

The following tasks are the minimum essential for effective and efficient management of your electronic design projects and optimum operation on a Macintosh.

Make sure that you understand each procedure and how to accomplish it.

• Turn on the Mac
• Format a disk
• Move a window
• Close a window
• Resize a window
• Select a Printer from the Chooser
• Open a second application
• Close all applications
• Open an application
• Return to Finder without opening an application—then return to the application.
• Copy a file from HD to external media
• Copy a file from external media to HD
• Move a file from one folder to another.
• Create a new folder.
• Delete a file.
• Delete a folder.
• Rename a file or folder.
• Copy the contents from one floppy or Zip disk to another.
• Print a file from the desktop.
• Retrieve a file form the Trash.
• Empty the trash
• Use "Find File".
• Lock or unlock a file using "Get Info"
• View the contents of a window by name, size, kind.
• Save a file
• Create a folder
• Eject a disk
• Drop a file on the server.
• Copy a file from the server to your disk.
• Unfreeze the computer's monitor
• Correctly shut down the Mac

Basic PC Operating System (Windows) Tasks (see PC Basics)

The following tasks are the minimum essential for effective and efficient management of your electronic design projects and optimum operation on a PC.

Make sure that you understand each procedure and how to accomplish it.

• Turn on the PC
• Format a disk
• Move a window
• Close a window
• Resize a window
• Select a Printer
• Open a second application
• Close all applications
• Open an application
• Return to Desktop within an application—then return to the application.
• Copy a file from HD to external media
• Copy a file from external media to HD
• Move a file from one folder to another.
• Create a new folder.
• Delete a file.
• Delete a folder.
• Rename a file or folder.
• Copy the contents from one floppy or Zip disk to another.
• Print a file from the desktop.
• Retrieve a file form the Recycle Bin.
• Empty the Recycle Bin
• Use "Search" to find a file or folder.
• Find out information about a file or folder using Properties
• View the contents of a window by name, size, kind.
• Save a file
• Create a folder
• Eject a disk
• Drop a file on the server.
• Copy a file from the server to your disk.
• Unfreeze the computer's monitor
• Correctly shut down the PC