Windows Vista Advanced Study Guide

1-4239-1735-9 © 2008 Publish date: January 28, 2007

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Course ID:Windows-vista-adv-sg

Our two-part series of computer training books covering the Vista operating system concludes with the Windows Vista Advanced study guide. This course, rated 4.9 out of 5.0 in overall quality from ProCert Labs, takes the skills and concepts you learned in the Basic course and builds on them.

The Windows Vista Advanced courseware teaches about scanning for spyware, managing user accounts, changing a file's properties and attributes, and performing a complete backup of your computer.

Other topics include managing the print queue, enabling file sharing, using Windows Meeting Space, and publishing a calendar. You will use a variety of built-in tools as you learn these advanced techniques including using the Security Center and Windows Defender to protect your computer from outside threats.

The Microsoft Vista training advanced courseware is a self-paced course that can be used on its own or in conjunction with classroom training. It also makes an excellent reference manual after your learning is complete.

The portable nature of the study guide lets you take your studies wherever you go. Now, there's no excuse for not completing a course. Six comprehensive units cover the advanced topics of using the Windows Vista operating system and come complete with review sections and hands-on exercises that further reinforce your learning.

Course objectives

By choosing this course, you will learn about protecting your computer from spyware, restoring your PC to previously set System Restore points, managing user accounts, setting up basic security, viewing and adjusting file attributes, setting advanced folder options, backing up data, and performing disk maintenance.

You will also work with adding printers, managing print jobs, creating and using network connections, sharing folders and printers, collaborating with others, and sharing calendars.

Course Contents

Unit 1 covers system management

• Working with the Security Center
• Working with Windows Defender
• Using System Restore

Unit 2 discusses managing multiple users

• Setting up Windows Vista user accounts
• Working with user switching
• Managing passwords

Unit 3 talks about file and folder management

• Advanced file and folder management tasks
• Performing disk maintenance
• Working with Windows Backup

Unit 4 discusses print management

• Printing within Windows
• How to manage your print jobs

Unit 5 covers networking

• Windows Networking
• How to share files across a network
• How to share printers across a network

Unit 6 discusses collaboration tools

• Working with Windows Meeting Space
• Working with Windows Calendar