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Fund of Tech CH07-10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appearance and Personalization category | Provides options to personalize the desktop by selecting a new color scheme |
| Clock | Language |
| Control Panel | Used to change and customize settings on your computer |
| Ease of Access category | Helps to make your computer accessible to all users. (1-196) |
| Hardware and Sound category | Lets you manage hardware devices such as printers |
| Mail Setup | You can create e-mail accounts and directories |
| Network and Internet category | Helps you to connect to the Internet |
| Notification area | The right side of the taskbar |
| Program Compatibility Wizard | When you insert the CD or other disk |
| Programs category | Allows you to uninstall a program or view installed updates. (1-194) |
| Startup program | When you insert the CD or other disk |
| System and Security category | Includes settings for a variety of system tasks |
| System Restore | Creates and saves restore points on a regular basis; if an issue occurs and the system is not working correctly |
| System setting | Setting that affects the entire computer. (1-205) |
| User Accounts and Family Safety category | Change user accounts and passwords |
| Active window | The window you are working on when multiple windows are open on your desktop. (1-177) |
| Application file | Part of an application |
| Computer window | Contains tools available in the Computer window are designed to help you find |
| Data file | A file you create when working with an application |
| Directory | A container for files and other directories. (1-182) |
| File property | Characteristics that help you locate and organize files. (1-183) |
| Gadget | A small program that performs a limited task |
| Hidden file | A file like any other except it is not displayed in a folder window. (1-185) |
| Icon | Objects on the desktop. (1-185) |
| Recycle Bin | Stores the discarded items until you empty it. (1-173) |
| Shortcut | An icon that represents a link to an item |
| System file | Essential files necessary for running Windows; usually found in the Windows or Program Files folder. (1-181) |
| Administrative rights | Allows users to make specified types of changes or system modifications |
| Administrator account | Provides unrestricted access to make system-wide changes to the computer |
| Driver | Program that the operating system uses to communicate with various hardware devices. (1-154) |
| Embedded operating system | Operating systems can fit into the limited memory of mobile and handheld devices |
| Emulation card | Hardware solution is an emulation card that is added to the motherboard of a computer. (1-159) |
| File system | The way an operating system stores files on disk. (1-154) |
| Handheld operating system | Operating systems can fit into the limited memory of mobile and handheld devices |
| Linux | An open-source program that is free |
| Mac OS X | The Macintosh operating system. (1-156) |
| Operating system (OS) | System software that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the application software. (1-154) |
| Palm OS | A competing operating system to Windows Mobile; runs on Palm handhelds and other third-party devices (also called Garnet OS). (1-158) |
| System administrator | A user who has an administrator account and sets the user rights to protect the computer's security. (1-160) |
| UNIX | Operating system frequently used by scientists and programmers. (1-156) |
| Windows Embedded CE | A scaled-down version of the Windows operating system designed for devices such as digital cameras |
| Windows Phone | A mobile operating system that runs on smart phones and other types of handheld computers. (1-158) |
| Bitmapped graphics | Images created with a matrix of picture elements (pixels). (Mod1-143) |
| Cell | The point at which a column and row intersect or meet. (Mod1-131) |
| Database | A collection of related information organized in a manner that allows for rapid search and retrieval. (Mod1-138) |
| Datasheet | Resembles an Excel worksheet. (Mod1-139) |
| Field | The columns in a table. (Mod1-139) |
| Multimedia | The use of text |
| Object | A container that you create in the database |
| Object linking and embedding (OLE) | A technology that lets you create a document or object in one program and then link or embed that data into another program. (Mod1-149) |
| Presentation software | A computer program you use to organize and present information |
| Primary key | Assigned to a field |
| Query | Asks a question about the data stored in the table. (Mod1-139) |
| Record | The rows in a table. (Mod1-139) |
| Table | Composed of columns and rows |
| Text editor | Word processors that support basic features. (Mod1-130) |
| Utility program | Helps you perform computer housekeeping chores. (Mod1-146) |
| Vector graphics | A format that allows all individual parts of the picture to be moved |
| Word-processing software | An application used to create |
| Workbook | A set of three worksheets. (Mod1-131) |
| Worksheet | A grid with columns and rows that can contain text |
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