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ICONS Slide 2 Learning Targets I Can Identify the different categories of icons specific to the Windows OS Explain the function of the icon(s) specific to each category Move items to the recycle bin and empty the recycle bin Name the various hard disks related to your computer Insert and eject removable storage Slide 3 Icon Overview Five categories of icons in a Windows OS Program File Folder Shortcut Special Slide 4 Examples of a program icon, a document icon, a file icon, and a shortcut icon Slide 5 Program Icons Allow you to accomplish tasks Variety of shapes and sizes Purpose give you an idea of what the program is by looking at it Slide 6 File Icons Created by programs Typically look like the program that created them Easily find file icons by the folded over top-right corner Slide 7 Folder Icons Represent the containers where files and applications are stored Can store folders within other folders Picture a file cabinet with several drawers, within each drawer there are different types of folders, and within each folder you may store other folders Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Shortcut Icons Typically found on the desktop A pointer to an item Can be anywhere in the Windows OS Double-click to open the item Identified by an arrow in the bottom left- hand corner of the icon Slide 12 Special Icons Include: My computer My network places The recycle bin Hard drive Floppy disk drive (butwhen was the last time you used a floppy disk?) Slide 13 My Computer Icon Defaults in the Start menu, but can be moved to a different location Doorway to all disk drives Hard drive Floppy drive CD ROM drive Printer folders Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Recycle Bin Icon Trash can Drag items you no longer want Not a permanent disposal Container (like a folder) holding all of your trash until you are ready to dispose of it permanentlyor consumes 10 percent of your hard drive To completely delete the items, must empty the recycle bin Slide 18 To delete files, drag file over Recycle Bin, when bin is highlighted release the mouse button Can also select the item then delete with the delete key or right click and select delete Can view files in the recycle bin by opening bin, then opening the file When there are items in the bin the icon will appear with a paper in it Slide 19 To empty the Recycle Bin, open the icon (double-click on it) and select Empty Recycle Bin from the Recycle Bin Tasks menu A warning box will appear to confirm you are sure about deleting the files Slide 20 Slide 21 Hard Drive Icon The name varies depending on the computer you are using at school it is the C:/ drive Primary storage location not a good idea to save things here at school, if the computer dies all work is lost Storage space for programs including the operating system Measured in terms of gigabytes Slide 22 Checking Hard Drive Size and Space To check the size and space available on the hard drive, double-click on its icon and view the details section Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 USB Flash Drive Icon Rewritable storage medium Plugs directly into a computer through a USB port Can hold 16GB or more of information Variety of shapes and sizes Specific drive letter will depend on what is available Slide 26 Safely Remove Hardware After saving files to a Flash drive Close files Single-click the upward pointing arrow icon on the bottom right hand side of your screen Then single-click the green check icon Eject the device you want to safely remove Then the Safe to Remove screen will display and you can unplug your device Slide 27 Slide 28 Compact Disk Icons CD ROMs are read only storage medium CD-R or CD-RW allow you to write information Typical CD holds up to 700 MB of information Typical DVD holds up to 4.7 GB of information Information retrieval is faster than from a floppy disk, but slower than hard drive Slide 29 Summary Icons are small pictures Represent an object file, folder, shortcut, or program Various functions Slide 30 Skyward Activity Use the following diagram to answer the questions on Skyward for Icons