Syllabus Focus

  • Introduction, types and functions of operating systems.
  • Command line operations such as copy, move, view and file attributes.
  • Windows GUI: desktop, taskbar, My Computer, Recycle Bin.
  • Starting and shutting down Windows.
  • File management using Windows Explorer.
  • Control Panel, Character Map and Paint.
  • Search files/folders and save results.
  • Changing settings, creating shortcuts and using system tools.
  • Disk scanning, defragmenter, backup, restore and format.

Standard definitions

Operating System

Standard definition: An operating system is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources and provides common services for application programs.

Simple meaning: Computer को मुख्य manager हो; hardware र apps बीच काम मिलाउँछ।

GUI

Standard definition: A graphical user interface is an interface that allows users to interact with a computer using windows, icons, menus and pointing devices.

Simple meaning: Mouse, icon, window र menu बाट चलाउने सजिलो interface।

Command Line Interface

Standard definition: A command line interface is a text-based interface where users type commands to perform operating system tasks.

Simple meaning: Command लेखेर computer लाई काम गराउने interface।

File Management

Standard definition: File management is the creation, storage, organisation, retrieval, copying, moving and deletion of files and folders.

Simple meaning: Files/folders बनाउने, राख्ने, खोज्ने, सार्ने, नक्कल गर्ने र मेट्ने काम।

System Restore

Standard definition: System restore is a recovery feature that returns system files and settings to an earlier state without affecting personal files.

Simple meaning: System problem भए पहिलेको ठीक अवस्थामा फर्काउने feature।

Process

Standard definition: A process is a program in execution, including its current activity, memory and system resources.

Simple meaning: चलिरहेको program लाई process भनिन्छ।

Directory

Standard definition: A directory is a file system structure used to organise files and subdirectories.

Simple meaning: Files राख्ने folder structure।

Backup

Standard definition: A backup is a separate copy of data or system files kept for recovery after loss or failure.

Simple meaning: Data हराएपछि फर्काउन राखिएको copy।

Disk Formatting

Standard definition: Disk formatting is the process of preparing a storage device with a file system so it can store data.

Simple meaning: Disk लाई data राख्न मिल्ने गरी तयार पार्ने प्रक्रिया।

OS लाई यसरी सम्झनुहोस्

Manager

Process, memory, files र devices मिलाएर चलाउँछ।

Interface

User र hardware बीच काम गर्ने सजिलो बाटो दिन्छ।

Security

User account, permissions र updates मार्फत system सुरक्षित राख्छ।

Utilities

Backup, restore, format, scan, defrag जस्ता maintenance tools।

१० मिनेट OS practice lab

  1. एउटा folder बनाउनुहोस्, त्यसभित्र text file save गर्नुहोस्।
  2. File copy, rename, move र delete गरेर Recycle Bin बाट restore गर्नुहोस्।
  3. Search प्रयोग गरेर file खोज्नुहोस् र shortcut बनाउनुहोस्।
  4. Control Panel/Settings बाट date, language वा display setting हेर्नुहोस्।
  5. Command prompt मा dir, copy, rename जस्ता command को काम सम्झनुहोस्।