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| run | to execute the steps in a computer program |
| applications software | programs that do things for computer users |
| word processors | applications software that allow you to enter text and store it in the computer |
| electronic spreadsheets | applications software that help you do complicated calculations |
| database programs | applications software that allow you to store, organize, and print out data |
| graphics programs | applications software that help you draw pictures and diagrams on the computer's screen |
| systems software | programs that run the computer or that help you use the computer's hardware |
| operating system | a program that tells a computer how to be a computer |
| MS-DOS | the operating system that runs IBM compatible microcomputers |
| DOS | disk operating system |
| booting | the process that a computer goes through when you turn it on; it gets itself ready for you to use |
| Windows | a program that makes an IBM compatible computer easier to use; it allows you to tell the computer what to do by pointing at words and pictures on the screen |
| menu | list of words or phrases displayed on a computer screen; choosing one of the words or phrases tells the computer to do something |
| menuu entry | word or phrase that is part of a menu |
| icon | a small picture displayed on a computer screen |
| accessories | useful programs that are pare of Windows |
| pointing | moving the mouse on the desktop until the pointer is over that particular icon or menu entry |
| clicking | the process of pressing a mouse button |
| double-clicking | the process of clicking the left-hand mouse button twice in rapid succession |
| dragging | the process of holding down the left-hand mouse button and moving the pointer to another position on the screen by sliding the mouse across the desk surface |
| desktop | the background portion of Windows |
| title bar | the dark-colored bar across the top of the window; the name of the window is displayed |
| maximize and minimize buttons | located on the right-hand end of the title bar; used to enlarge a mindow to its maximum size or to shrink it to an icon |
| menu bar | located below the title bar;several entries are displayed |
| scroll bar | horizontal and/or vertical bars used to bring hidden portions of a window into view |
| Microsoft Office Word | an example of a word processor |
| Microsoft Office Excel | an example of an electronic spreadsheet |
| Microsoft Office Publisher | an example of a graphics program |
