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monitor vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a unit use to measure storage capacity. one byte equals about 1 charactor | byte |
| technology that makes communication more efficeint and easier | communications and technology |
| the file currently open and active actions and commands effect the current file | current file |
| location on disk where you can store files | folder |
| computer, printers and other devices | hardware |
| ttext or graphics that are linked to another location, when you clik a hyperlink the destination is displayed, often reffered to a link. | hyperlink |
| a picture used to identift an object on screen, such as the toolbar button | Icon |
| the use of computers to collect store and distrobute information, also the various technologies used in processing, storing and communitcating buisness and personal informaation. | information technology IT |
| the flashing vertical line thatindicates where typed text will be displayed | insertion point |
| a location in microsoft 2007 where you can veiw filesthat are actually stired in other llocations in the computer system | library |
| a list of commmands or choices | menu |
| a device that allows you to selecttems on the screenby pointing at them with the mouse pointer | mouse |
| a smooth cusioned surface on which you slide a mouse | mouse pad |
| a marker on your computer screen that shows you where the next mouse action will occur | mouse pointer |
| icon, menu or other item that is part of the onscreen interface. | object |
| temporary memory system that the computer uses to store information while its processing | random access memory |
| fixed memory stored on a clip in the computer that includes start up and other instructions | read only memory |
| a device that converts printed documents to digital formats. | scanner |
| to page through a document in order to view contents that are not currently displayed | scroll |
| a wheel on some mouse devices used to navigate through a document on screen | scroll wheel |
| a group if programs sold as a single unit. usually the programs have common features that make it easy to integrate and share data | soft ware suite |
| a computer device or component that is used to store data such as programs and files. | storage |
| a folder stored within another folder. | subfolder |
| the area onscreen where a program or document is displayed. | window |
| programs that provide instructions for a computer or other hardware device | software |