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MISRAK TVET COLLEGE
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Ethiopian TVET-System
INFOM!TION TEC"NOLO#$
%&''OT %EVICE
Level I
LEARNING GUIDE # 1
&nit o( Competence) Operate 'ersonal Computer
Module Title ) Operating 'ersonal Computer
L# Code ) ICT IT%* M+, L+* *
TTLM Code ) ICT IT%* TTLM+, +-**
LO -) Organi.e (iles (or users and / or
Organi.ation e0uirements
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INTRODUCTION Learning Guide # 19
This learning guide is developed to provide 5ou the necessar5 in(ormation regarding the (ollo6ing
content coverage and topics 4
Deleting and restoring (iles
&sing the search tool to (ind (iles
Cop5ing (iles to a disk
Erasing and (ormatting a disk
This guide 6ill also assist 5ou to attain the learning outcome stated in the cover page7
%peci(icall5, upon completion o( this Learning #uide, 5ou 6ill 8e a8le to 4
&se syste !r"#ser to search drives (or speci(ic (iles
!ccess most commonl5 used t5pes o( (iles in the directories
%elect, open and rename groups o( (iles as re0uired
mover (iles 8et6een directories
Cop5 (iles to dis$s
estore deleted (iles as necessar5
Erase and (ormat disks as necessar5
Learning A%ti&ities
*7 ead the speci(ic o89ectives o( this Learning #uide7
27 ead the in(ormation 6ritten in the :In(ormation %heets *; in pages <137
<7 !ccomplish the :%el(1check; in page -7
37 I( 5ou earned a satis(actor5 evaluation proceed to :Operation %heet *; in pages ,1=7 "o6ever, i(
5our rating is unsatis(actor5, see 5our teacher (or (urther instructions or go 8ack to Learning
!ctivit5>*7
-7 ead the :Operation %heet *; and tr5 to understand the procedures discussed7
,7 I( 5ou satis(actoril5 per(ormed Operation %heet *, proceed to :Operation %heet 2; in pages ?1*+7
"o6ever, i( 5our rating is unsatis(actor5, see 5our teacher (or (urther instructions or go 8ack to
Operation %heet *7
@7 ead the :Operation %heet 2; and tr5 to understand the procedures discussed7
=7 I( 5ou satis(actor5 per(ormed Operation %heet 2, proceed to :Lap Test on page **7 "o6ever, i(
5our rating is unsatis(actor5, see 5our teacher (or (urther instructions or go 8ack to Operation
%heet 27
?7 Do the :L!' test; Ai( 5ou are read5B and sho6 5our output to 5our teacher7 $our teacher 6ill
evaluate 5our output either satis(actor5 or unsatis(actor57 I( unsatis(actor5, 5our teacher shall
advice 5ou on additional 6ork7 Cut i( satis(actor5 5ou can proceed to Learning #uide 2+7
$our teacher 6ill evaluate 5our output either satis(actor5 or unsatis(actor57 I( unsatis(actor5,
5our teacher shall advice 5ou on additional 6ork7 Cut i( satis(actor5 5ou can proceed to the
neDt topic7
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In("rati"n S)eet 1 De*eting and rest"ring (i*es
De*ete and rest"re (i*es
De*ete (i*es and ("*ders
$ou ma5 need to delete (iles or (olders, (or eDample, 6hen 5ou no longer need them
or 6hen the5 are copied to another disk7
"ere are t6o 6a5s 5ou can delete a (ile Aa (older can 8e deleted in the same 6a5sB7
1+ Rig)t,%*i%$ "n t)e (i*e y"u #ant t" de*ete
o ight1click on a (ile7
o Le(t1click on De*ete in the menu7
The (ile is no6 moved to the Re%y%*e -in 6hich sits on the desktop7
'+ Drag t)e (i*e t" t)e Re%y%*e -in
!nother 6a5 to delete a (ile is to drag it to the Re%y%*e -in on the desktop)
o Click on the (ile and hold the mouse 8utton do6n as 5ou drag it to the Re%y%*e
-in7
o Ehen the (ile is directl5 on top o( the Re%y%*e -in the 8in 6ill 8e highlighted7
!t this point release the mouse 8utton and the (ile 6ill 8e moved into the 8in7
.igure /0 Icon (or the ec5cle Cin in Eindo6s F'
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Rest"re de*eted (i*es
I( 5ou have deleted (iles or (olders 8ut not emptied the Re%y%*e -in 5ou can still get
the deleted (iles 8ack7 This is called rest"ring a (ile7
To do this 5ou need to access the Re%y%*e -in (rom the desktop)
*7 Dou8le1click on the Re%y%*e -in to open it7 Inside this 6indo6 5ou can see the
(iles that have 8een deleted7
27 ight1click on the (ile 5ou 6ant to restore7
<7 Click on Rest"re in the menu7
The (ile 6ill 8e returned to the place it 6as previousl5 deleted (rom7
E2ty t)e Re%y%*e -in
Deleted (iles and (olders sta5 in the Re%y%*e -in until 5ou empt5 the 8in7 I( 5ou
empt5 the Re%y%*e -in an5thing in it 6ill 8e permanentl5 deleted Auna8le to 8e restored
(rom the desktopB7 It is a good idea to empt5 the Re%y%*e -in on a regularl5 8asis, as
deleted (iles take up storage space on the computer7
To empt5 the Re%y%*e -in)
*7 ight1click on the Re%y%*e -in icon7
27 %elect E2ty Re%y%*e -in (rom the menu7 AI( there are no (iles in the 8in then
this option 6ill 8e (aded7B
The (iles that 6ere previousl5 deleted Atrans(erred to the 8inB are no6 permanentl5
deleted7
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Se*(,C)e%$ 1 4ritten Test
Name:____________________ Date:_________________
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Instru%ti"n0 !ns6er all the 0uestions listed 8elo6, i( 5ou have some di((icult5 doing this sel(
check,(eel (ree to ask 5our teacher (or clari(ications7
1. I( 5ou have deleted (iles or (olders 8ut not emptied the Re%y%*e -in 5ou can still get the
deleted (iles 8ack7 It is called 6hatH
27 Ehat are the 2 6a5s to delete a (ileH
<7 Ehen 5ou delete the (ile, 6here does it goH
37 "o6 to empt5 the rec5cle 8inH
-7 < 6a5s to restore a deleted (ile7
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$ou must a8le to get @ points to 8e competent other6ise 5ouIll take another test
O2erati"n S)eet 1
Using t)e sear%) t""*s t" (ind (i*es
Use t)e sear%) t""* t" (ind s2e%i(i% (i*es
%ometimes (iles are saved or moved to locations that 5ou canIt remem8er or 9ust
donIt kno67 There ma5 8e thousands o( (olders in a hard drive 6hich 6ould 8e impossi8le to
8ro6se in order to (ind a lost (ile7
Luckil5 there is search tool that is part o( a computerIs operating s5stem7 This tool
runs an automatic search on a drive or 6ithin a speci(ic director5 Ausing ke56ords or the (ile
nameB to (ind a (ile or (older7
$ou can open the Sear%) C"2ani"n Athe search tool in Microso(t Eindo6sB in a
num8er o( di((erent 6a5sJhere are three 6a5s to do this7
Rig)t,%*i%$ "n a ("*der "r dri&e i%"n
*7 ight1click on a (older or drive icon and select Sear%) (rom the menu7 This 6ill
search on the (older or drive 5ou clicked on, eg M5 documents7
27 T5pe in either part or all o( the (ile name O a 6ord or phrase contained in the
document 5ou are searching (or7
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.igure 10 Microso(t Eindo6s %earch Companion
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<7 Click on the Sear%) 8utton7
37 The results o( the search are listed in the 6indo67 There ma5 8e more than one
result (or 5our search7 Dou8le1click the correct (ile to open it, or move the (ile to
another location7
.igure '0 esults o( a search
7ress t)e .1 Key
!lternativel5, (rom the desktop press the .1 ke5 on the top ro6 o( 5our ke58oard7
$ou ma5 need to select the speci(ic (older or drive 5ou 6ant to search on7
G" t)r"ug) t)e Start enu
!nother 6a5 to access the %earch Companion is to click on Start and select Sear%)
(rom the %tart menu7 Click on the .i*es and ."*ders link to go to the same search 8oD as
sho6n a8ove7 $ou ma5 need to select the speci(ic (older or drive 5ou 6ant to search on7
Sear%) a di((erent dire%t"ry
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The search 6ill 8e done on 6hatever (older is selected in the L""$ in0 (ield7 To
search a di((erent director5, click on the arro6 neDt to the L""$ in0 (ield to get a menu o(
all the drives 5ou have access to7 %croll do6n to the ver5 end o( this list and select
-r"#se7 Then 5ou can search the director5 tree to (ind a speci(ic (older to search7 Click on
the name o( the (older 5ou 6ant to search and then click OK7
Ad&an%ed sear%)es
$ou can do an advanced search to look (or (iles used in the last 6eek or month 6hen
searching (iles and (olders in the %earch Companion 8oD7
*7 Click on M"re Ad&an%ed O2ti"ns
27 %elect the appropriate setting (or 5our search7
<7 Click on Sear%)7
O2erati"n S)eet '
C"2ying (i*es t" a dis$ and Erasing and
("ratting a dis$
C"2y (i*es t" a dis$
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Cop5ing (iles means that 5ou can leave the (iles in their current location and place
copies in another location7 For eDample, 5ou can cop5 a (ile (rom the hard disk and save it
on a (lopp5 disk or (lash drive7
"ere are t6o 6a5s 5ou can do this7
C"2y and 7aste a (i*e
*7 Locate the (ile 5ou 6ant to cop57
27 ight1click on the (ile7 Click on C"2y in the menu7
<7 ight1click in a ne6 location7 Click on 7aste in the menu7
Drag a (i*e (r" "ne dis$ t" an"t)er
Ehen 5ou drag a (ile or (older (rom one disk or storage media Asuch as a hard
diskB to another Asuch as a (lash driveB, a cop5 o( the (ile or (older is automaticall5
made at the ne6 location7
Ehen 5ou do this, make sure 5ou have the destination (older or drive in vie6J
in a 6indo6 or on the desktop7
*7 Click and hold do6n the mouse 8utton on the (ile 5ou 6ant to cop57
27 Drag the (ile to the destination7 I( 5ou drag the (ile on top o( a closed (older and
release the mouse 8utton then the (ile 6ill 8e copied inside that (older7
Erase and ("rat a (*"22y dis$
$ou can (ormat a disk i( 5ou 6ant to erase the contents o( the disk7 $ou might 6ant
to do this 8ecause 5ou no longer need the data that 6as stored and 5ou 6ant to reuse the
disk7 $ou might also 6ant to (ormat the disk i( it has a virus7
T" ("rat a (*"22y dis$0
*7 'lace a (lopp5 disk in the (lopp5 disk drive7
27 !t the desktop dou8le1click on My C"2uter to open it7
<7 ight click on 19 .*"22y :A0; drive7
37 Click on 7r"2erties in the menu7
-7 Click inside the V"*ue La!e* 8oD and t5pe in 5our name7
,7 Click the check8oD (or <ui%$ ."rat to select this7
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@7 Click on Start7
=7 Click on C*"se 6hen the (ormatting is complete7
.igure 9) Formatting a (lopp5 disk
La2 Test
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Instru%ti"ns0 $ou are re0uired to per(orm the (ollo6ing individuall5 6ith the presence o(
5our teacher7
Demonstrate on ho6 to do the (ollo6ing)
*7 Format the Flash Drive then change the name o( Drive to 5our name7
27 %earch a (ile :%erial Num8er;
<7 Cop5 the :%erial Num8er; to the Flash Drive
$our teacher 6ill evaluate 5our output either satis(actor5 or unsatis(actor57 I(
&nsatis(actor5, 5our trainer shall advice 5ou on additional 6ork7 Cut i( satis(actor5,
5ou can proceed to the neDt topic7
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