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Windows 7 and 10 provides different file and folder attributes to change their access right. Mainly two types of attributes are there: [1] Read-Only, [2] Hidden Read-Only Shows whether the file or folder is read-only, if it is, the content of file/folder cannot be changed or accidentally deleted, right-click on any file or folder icon and select this check box to turn on the Read-only  attribute on, to prevent such abrupt happenings. Click to clear this check box to turn off the Read-only attribute. If  multiple files are selected, single check mark means that all the files are in read-only mode. You can select the multiple files/folders for activating the attribute "read-only" at once. Consequently each such files will be found having selected with the attribute individually. A shared check box means that some files are Read-only and some are note Hidden The hidden attribute of files/folders is meant to hide files/folders. One can't view them unles...

An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into human-readable form. It can be text, graphics, tactile, audio, and video. A Computer hardware device that is used to display result or produce processed data, information with the help of output device is known as an output device. Some Output are: Monitor [Visual Display Unit] A monitor, sometimes called VDU, or computer screen is the most common output device used on computer systems. In a laptop the screen is often smaller than the screen on a PC. Laptop screen are lighter and more compact than the VDUs seen on a desktop computer. Older computer monitors were built using C athode R ay T ubes (CRTs), which made them rather heavy and caused them to take up a lot of desk space. Most modern monitors are built using LCD Technology and are commonly referred to as a flat screen displays. Computer screen have different resolutions. High resolution screen are needed for ...

In this post you will study about the following points: Button Tab Pointers Tab Pointer option Tab Motion Visibility Wheel Tab Hardware Tab and more Using Mouse Properties option you are able to change the mouse setting. To explore mouse setting do the following:- Choose Start - Control Panel - Click Mouse Switch Primary and Secondary Buttons If you are left handed and you want to use your strongest finger for the primary mouse button, you -might want to switch the button functions. Buttons Tabs Mouse buttons can be swapped as per way of handling. If any person is left-handed, he can change the normal use of left button to right that will be easier to operate for him. In that case you have to select Left-handed option in Button configuration, To adjust the Double-click speed for your mouse drag the slider. To test the speed, double-click the image in the test area.  Click on click lock option for just highlighting the file or folders and dr...

This feature of Control Panel allows changing default settings of Numbers, Currency, Date and Time as per currently selected region. For change the setting go to control panel => region & language => additional setting Number Tab This control tab allows changing the display of numbers in the computer. Here you can change Decimal symbol, number of decimal places, digits-grouping symbols, and number of digit in-group, appearance of negative values etc. Currency Tab Using this control tab you can set the Currency symbol, position of the currency symbols, appearance of negative values etc. Time Tab Time style, Time separator etc. can be changed using this control tab. Date Tab Here you can declare Date style and Date separator for Short date and Long date types. Also you can define a certain range of years that can be interpreted by the computer when you are using two digits for year. Altering System Date and Time The time that appears on...

Input device are used to put data and instructions into the computer. There are many different types of input device in other words an input device is a piece of computer hardware equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or information appliance. Examples of input device include keyboards, mouse, touch pad and joystick etc. Keyboard Computer Keyboard is a set of keys used to input text. Keyboard is found on computers like desktops and note books. Its layout is very similar to a typewriter. It is used for a wide range of tasks. It is used for typing in data from paper documents such as application forms which people have filled in . It is also used for entering different types of data. A keyboard is also used to give commands to the operating system of a computer, such as Windows' Control-Alt-Delete combination. Mouse A mouse is a pointing input device  that works upon Graphical User Interface [GUI] p...

Introduction Computer mouse allows to give input by using pointing, clicking, double-clicking and dragging actions. A mouse is used to draw pictures and play games. It is also used to control the movement of a pointer. In this post you will study about different types of mouse with picture. Different Types of Mouse are: 1. Wireless mouse 2. Laser mouse 3. Trackball mouse 4. O ptical mouse 5.  mechanical mouse 6. S tylus Mouse 1. Wireless Mouse Wireless mouse have come a long way in recent years. No longer do they lag like they once did, causing your mouse cursor to feel like it’s a second or two behind. With improved sensors and Bluetooth technology, wireless mouse have never been better in 2020. Whether you’re shopping for an ergonomic mouse, a gaming mouse, or a lightweight device, we tested all of this year’s top wireless mouse to find the perfect device for your workstation.  2. Laser Mouse The laser mouse uses an infrared laser diode in...

Computers use the binary system because it is easy to represent the two states 'on' and 'off' inside a computer. These two states are represented by voltages. 0 (Zero) volts is used to represent 0, and a voltage usually between 1 and 5 volts depending upon the types of computer, is used to represent 1. Computer uses different units to store data. A bit is a binary digit, the smallest increment of data on a computer. A bit can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1, corresponding to the electrical values of off or on, respectively. Because bits are so small, you rarely work with information one bit at a time. Bits are usually assembled into a group of eight to form a byte. A byte contains enough information to store a single ASCII character, like "h". A kilobyte (KB) is 1,024 bytes, not one thousand bytes as might be expected, because computers use binary (base two) math, instead of a decimal (base ten) system. Computer storage and memory is...

Introduction If you want to hide files and folders for added privacy purpose, you can do it by setting two separate options: one to set the option to hide specific files and folders, and the other to set a general folder option to show or hide files and folders. If you set the option to hide specific files and folders and the Show hidden files and folders option is set, the hidden files and folders appear transparent. If the general option is set to Do not show hidden files and folders, the hidden files and folders are actually hidden. The only way to view them again is to set the general option to Show hidden files and folders again. Anyone can show hidden files and folders, so it shouldn't be used for security purposes. Steps to Hide or Unhide Files/Folders Right-click the file or folde r you want to hide or unhide, and then click Properties . Select or clear the Hidden check box .[ Present in Attributes at the bottom] Click on OK. The files or folders appear ...

A computer is nothing but a combination of several non-living physical components. Whenever all those physical components [ called hardware ] in combination give an output then it is a computer. Let us take a look of the above picture of a computer. It consists of several hardware components like keyboard, Mouse, Speaker, Monitor, CPU, Hard Disk, Floppy, DVD/CD Rom etc. and the functions of all these parts are quite different. If you analyze all physical parts of a computer you will notice some devices are for inputting data, some for storing data, some are for processing and some for outputting. Naturally whatever is your computer system consists of ; they just perform the following four basic operations: Inputting => Storage => Processing => Outputting Inputting The process of entering data and instructions into the computer system. Inputting is done by the Input Devices. Examples of some input devices are: Keyboard, Mouse, Sound-cards, Video capture ca...

MS WORD 2016 Microsoft Word 2016 is the most powerful and sophisticated Word Processing program available today. A computer program to create, edit and produce text documents is the Word Processor. There are several ways of to open or launching MS Word are: By Windows button and Other Methods Click on Windows Button => Go to All Apps => Open Word Click on windows icons => Type Word Right Click on Desktop or Home Screen or to any folder => New => Microsoft Word Document. Double click on Word Shortcut created on Desktop or any other location. Click on Word icon from Taskbar if you pin it in Taskbar. By Run Command Press Windows Button Type Run then Press Enter. The Run Command Window is open then type winword and Press Enter. Press Windows button + R (To open Run Command) => Type winword => Click on OK or Press Enter Button.

Introduction W hile to access a file or folder saved several levels down in a file hierarchy. To save time, you can create shortcuts to the items you use frequently. A shortcut is a link that you can place in any location to gain instant access to a particular files, folder, or program on your hard disk or a network just by double clicking.  The actual file, folder, or program remains stored in its original location, and you place an icon representing icon representing the shortcut in a convenient location, such as in a folder or on the desktop. Steps To Create Shortcut A File/Folder Open the drive or folder containing the file or folder in which you want to create a shortcut. Right-Click the file or folder, and then click Create Shortcut . To change the shortcut's name, right-click the shortcut, click Rename from the shortcut menu, type a new name, and then press Enter . Drag the shortcut to the desired location. You can improve performance by l...

When you no longer need a file, you can remove it from your computer to save space and to keep your computer from getting cluttered with unwanted files. To delete a files, follow the steps given below: Steps to Deleting a File Open the folder or library that contains the Files. Select the Files. Press Delete key or Shift + Delete key [To delete a file permanently] Delete File dialog box will open, click Yes or Press Y. When you delete a file, it's temporarily stored in the Recycle Bin. Windows allows you to recover files or folders that you might have accidentally deleted. Occasionally, you should empty the Recycle Bin to reclaim all of the hard disk space being used by your unwanted files. Restore Files and Folders Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the Desktop. Select the item or items you want to restore. Click the Restore this item or button on the Toolbar. Click Yes to confirm the restore or click No to cancel it. You can undo a del...

Introduction A Pen drive is a portable U niversal S erial B us [USB] flesh memory device for storing and transferring audio, video, and other data files from a computer. As long as the desktop or laptop has a USB port, and the pen drive is compatible with the operating system, it should be easy to move the data from the hard drive to the device - and to another computer - in a matter of minutes. .A USB flash drive or Pen Drive is one of the most common types of the external storage devices. This article would provide the top USB flash drives to help users get the best and most advanced storage options. The price of a USB drive depends upon the storage space that is being offered. Users should choose the most advanced mechanics and give quality priority over price when buying a USB drive. Below are some of the characteristics of a good USB storage drive Simple Definition A pen drive is a portable U niversal S erial B us (USB) flash memory device for storing and transferr...