Using the Windows 2000 GUI

Lab 8.2.2: Using the Windows 2000 GUI Estimated Time: 15 Minutes Objective In this exercise, the student will explore the basic features of the Windows GUI.. Equipment The following e

Lab 8.2.2: Using the Windows 2000 GUI

Estimated Time: 15 Minutes

Objective

In this exercise, the student will explore the basic features of the Windows GUI

Equipment

The following equipment is required for this exercise:

• A computer system running Windows 2000 professional with administrative tools enabled

Scenario

The Air Guitar Company has just installed a system running Windows 2000 Professional The company has asked the student to log in with the administrator account The

student’s task is to explore the basic features of the Windows GUI

Procedures

Before beginning this lab, make sure that the computer with Windows 2000 is powered

on and ready for log in

Step 1: Log onto Windows 2000

Once the Windows server boots, the “Log On to Windows” dialog box appears Log in with the following information:

Username: Administrator

Password: cisco

When finished entering the password, click the Enter button If the username and

password were typed in correctly, the system will authenticate the user and grant access

to the server

Step 2: Navigating the Desktop

Once user information is authenticated, the desktop environment will display

The desktop environment includes several icons and the taskbar By default, the taskbar resides at the bottom of the screen Windows is designed for a two-button mouse The function of left and right mouse buttons is described in the following table below

Left Use this button to select and drag items

Right This button is used to bring up a menu

for the selected object (when applicable)

A user can run applications by opening windows on the desktop Windows include

borders that can be dragged to resize the window, and graphical buttons that can be clicked to minimize, maximize, restore and close the window The table below shows the window buttons and their function

This button minimizes a window Clicking its title on the taskbar can restore a minimized window (the taskbar is part of the panel)

This button maximizes a window

This button restores a maximized window to its original size

This button closes a window If the window contains

an application running in the foreground, this option will terminate the application

The Windows taskbar contains icons that start key applications or open menus It also contains an area that displays the names of open windows A user can switch between these windows by clicking on the names in the taskbar

The icons in the table below typically appear on the taskbar

This icon opens the Start menu

This icon launches the Internet Explorer Web Browser (iexplore.exe) This is a Quick Launch icon, and may not appear on all taskbars

This icon minimizes all open windows to reveal the desktop This is a Quick Launch icon, and may not appear on all taskbars

The Windows Start Menu is typically the first place an administrator goes to perform a task

Right-click on the taskbar Select Properties and click the Advanced tab Check the box for Display Administrative Tools and click OK

Click on the Start button and select Programs from the menu After the Programs

submenu appears, select the Administrative Tools option, as shown below

Once in the Administrative Tools submenu, left-click on Computer Management

The Computer Management Window offers centralized management that allows a user to configure almost all of the system’s key components:

• Network services such a mail, Web, DNS, SNMP

• Shared Folder

• Hardware devices (via Device Manager)

• Local Users and groups

• Storage

Windows 2000 system administrators typically use the Computer Management Window

to complete a majority of their administration tasks The student will return to this window

in future labs

The student will explore some of the Computer Management features in the next step

Step 3: Using Event Viewer

Event Viewer can be used to track down the root of a problem Now, click on the plus

sign (+) to the left of Event Viewer The Management Tree will expand to display all of the

logs kept by the Event Viewer

The Event Viewer is used to track, or log, events on the system If the system crashes or the administrator suspects a security problem, the Event Viewer can give some idea as to what happened

1 What are the names of the logs shown in the expanded tree?

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Next, click on the plus sign (+) to the left of System Information and highlight System

Summary, as shown below

2 According to the output of the System Summary on the server, what is the version number of the NOS?

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3 Who is the system manufacturer?

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4 What type of processor does the server have?

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5 What is the BIOS version of the system?

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6 What is the total amount of physical memory on the system?

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Once the above questions have been answered, close the Computer Management

window by clicking on the “X” at the top right corner of the window

Step 4: Log off Windows 2000

From the Start menu, log off the system

Reflection

Who should have access to the Computer Management window?

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