DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL

EDUCATION ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : G MADHU BABU, L/CM (DCCP)
Designation : Lecturer in Computers
Branch : DCCP
Institute : Govt. Poly. For Women, Nellore.
Year/Semester : First year
Subject : Computer Fundamentals
Subject Code : CCP-105
Topic : Windows operating system
Duration : 50 Mins.
Sub Topic : Window Operations (Features of
Recycle Bin)
Teaching Aids : Ppt, animations, drawings
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Objective:
On completion of this period, you would be able to
know :

• What is Desk Top?

• What is Recycle Bin?
• The features of Recycle Bin

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RECAP

 What happens when the computer is power on ?

 What you see when the Windows O.S. is started ?

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Desk Top
• The main screen of windows O.S
• Used for fast access of applications
• Some important icons are readily available
E.g.: My computer, My Documents, Recycle Bin Etc.

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 Desk Top

Impor
tant
Icons

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RECYCLE BIN

 It is an important icon on the desk top

 Normally used for temporary storage
 Acts as dustbin, from which you can remove the
contents or retrieve them back
 Also helps as a protection against accidental
deletion of files by collecting them into itself for
subsequent recovery

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RECYCLE BIN

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 RECYCLE BIN FEATURES
 Recycle Bin is an important icon on the desk top
 Receives all the deleted items
 This deleted items cannot be renamed
 Their properties can not be changed
 We can restore the items , if we needed
 Easy to remove all items from Recycle Bin

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 SUMMARY
 Desk top is the initial screen of windows
 Recycle Bin is an icon on the desk top
 Recycle Bin normally
> receives all deleted items
> acts as temporary storage
> easy to remove or restore all its items

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QUIZ
1. A recycle bin is
a) Simply a file deletion application
b) A Windows built in application
c) A file handling application
d) All of the above

2. Recycle bin also acts as a protection mechanism

(True/False)
True

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ASSIGNMENT

1. Explain functions of recycle bin

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 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

2. Write about Windows desk top.

3. Define Recycle Bin and explain its features.

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