General Information

Prerequisites
A very basic familiarity with Windows 98 as covered in the course Microsoft Windows 98: Getting Started

Topics Covered

• Using the Control Panel
• Hands-on: Customizing your display
• Using the taskbar
• Hands-on: Customizing your taskbar
• Using shortcuts
• Hands-on: Creating a shortcut

• Adding hot plug-and-play devices
• Hands-on: Adding a hot plug-and-play device
• Using multiple monitors

• Overview
• Shared resources
• Hands-on: Connecting to a printer
• Accessing shared resources
• Hands-on: Mapping a drive
• Sharing your resources
• Hands-on: Sharing a folder

• Dial-up Networking
• My Briefcase
• Hands-on: Using My Briefcase
• Microsoft Fax
• Hands-on: Sending a fax

• Internet integration
• Browsing the Internet
• Hands-on: Using Internet Explorer
• Creating shortcuts to URLs
• Hands-on: Creating a shortcut to a URL

Course Aim

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to<\UL>
• demonstrate how to use the Control Panel, the taskbar, and shortcuts
  
  
• outline the use of plug-and-play devices and multiple monitors in Windows 98
  
  
• explain networks and how they work with Windows 98
  
  
• show how to share resources and access shared resources
  
  
• describe how to use Dial-Up Networking to access network resources or resources on another computer from a remote location
  
  
• explain the features and uses of My Briefcase and Microsoft Fax
  
  
• describe how Internet Explorer and Windows 98 are integrated
  
  
• describe how to connect to the Internet and how to use the toolbar to browse the Internet
  
  
• demonstrate how to create shortcuts to URLs