Question | Answer |
Access Keys | Shortcut keys; keys used in combination to create actions or functions in a software package. |
Application Software | Any program that processes data for the user. |
Close | Process of quitting the open window or application. |
Cursor | Insertion point in a document in the form of a blinking vertical line on the screen. |
Default | The current setting or action taken by hardware if the user has not specified otherwise. |
Folder | Location to save a document and organize many files. |
Hardware | Machinery and equipment (CPU, keyboard,monitor, printer). |
Input Device | Hardware used to enter various types of data into a computer (mouse, microphone, pen tablet, etc.). |
Log In | The process of gaining entry into a computer or network. |
Maximize | To make the window larger. |
Minimize | To make the window smaller and appear as a button on the taskbar. |
Mouse | Hardware used to move cursor around a document or select menus. |
Network | A system that transmits any combination of voice, video, or data between users. |
Operating System | The software that runs on a computer that is responsible for file managemen, disks, peripherals, and the general operation of the computer. |
Output Device | Hardware that lets the user view or hear processed data. |
Password | Keyword used to access infromation on a network, Web site, etc. |
Restore | To refresh or bring back to original position or size. |
Save | The process of naming and storing a file for use at at later time. |
Save As | The process of saving a file for the first time or of renaming a file that already exists. |
Shortcut Keys | Keyboard combinations used to perform certain tasks. |
Shut-Down | The process of closing all applications and the operating system. |
Software | Instructions for the computer. |
Standalone | A computer that is not permanently connected to a LAN or a WAN. |
Start-Up | The process of turning on the computer and logging into the operating system. |
System Software | Software made up of control programs |
Taskbar | An onscreen toolbar that displays th eactive application. |
Text File | A file that holds text without any formatting and can be openeed in numerous applications |