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Intro to Computer Technology

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File extension   the part of a file name that comes after the period called a "dot"  
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File name   the name assigned for identification  
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Folder   a way to organize files into manageable groups  
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Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)   operating systems with graphical symbols representing files, programs, and documents  
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Icons   graphic images or symbols that represent applications (programs), files, disk drives, documents, embedded objects, or linked objects  
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Maximize   to enlarge a window on the computer to fill the computer screen  
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Menu bar   the horizontal bar near the top of a window that lists the different types of menus to choose from when working with documents  
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Minimize   to reduce a window on the screen to a button on the taskbar  
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Restore   to return a maximized or minimized window to its previous size  
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Scroll bar   band on the right side or bottom of a window that you click to bring different parts of a document into view  
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Task bar   the horizontal band at the bottom of the desktop that includes the Start button, minimized window buttons, and a row of icons usually related to input and output devices  
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Title bar   a horizontal band in a window that displays the name of the program, data file, or another type of window  
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Tool bar   a band near the top of a window that has groups' icons or buttons that will execute certain commands when clicked  
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Troubleshooting   analyzing problems to correct faults in the system  
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Virus   a computer program that is written to cause corruption of data  
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Window   rectangular area of the screen used to display a program, data, or other information  
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