| A | B |
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| Left-Click | Used to select something |
| Double-Click | Often needed to open an application |
| Click and Drag | Move windows and other objects around the screen. |
| Right-Click | Open pop-up windows |
| Title Bar | Tells the name of the program and may show the name of the open file. |
| Menu Bar | Provides access to commands and options. |
| Toolbar | Provides quick access to commands. |
| Control Buttons | Controls size and look of program window (Minimize, Maximize, and Restore) |
| Scroll Bars | Allows you to move other parts of the file into the viewing area. |
| Working Area | Allows you to enter or change data. |
| Status Bar | Provides helpful messages. |
| Resize Handle | Allows you to change the window size. |
| Operating System | Software controls basic operations of the computer. |
| Application Programs | Helps you perform tasks |
| Login Name | A series of letters and/or numbers that identify you to the computer. |
| Password | A series of letters and/or numbers that you enter to gain access to a computer. |
| Computer Interface | A way in which users get information and give commands to the computer. |
| Desktop | An on-screen work area on which windows, icons, menus, and dialog boxes appear. |
| Hardware | The physical components of the computer system. |
| Software | The programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do. |
| CPU | The brain of the computer or central processing unit. |
| ROM | The permanent memory that is built in your computer. This is read only. |
| RAM | The computer's working memory, sometimes called random-accessed memory. |
| Megabyte | Approximately a million bytes. |
| Gigabyte | Approximately a billion bytes (or 1,000 megabytes). |
| Input Device | The hardware that is used to pass information into the computer. |
| Output Device | The hardware that receives and dislplays information coming from the computer. |
| Modem | The device that allows your computer to talk to other computers over a telephone line. |
| Monitor | A video or computer display device. |
| Laser Printer | A printer that uses both laser and photographic technology to produce high quality output. |
| Printer | The hardware that provides printed output from the computer. |
| Hard Copy | A printed copy of computer output. |
| Compact Disc | A disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio, video, or computer data. |
| Hard Disk | A fixed, large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. |
| Floppy Disk | A portable magnetic storage medium for computer data that allows users to randomly access information. |
| Graphical User Interface | The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks. |
| Icon | A small picture or symbol respresenting a computer hardware function or component. |
| Ink-jet Printer | A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink. |
| Mouse | Input device |
| Digital Camera | Input device |
| Card reader | Input device |
| Printer | Output Device |
| Scanner | Input device |
| Keyboard | Input device |
| Speaker | Output Device |
| Monitor | Output Device |
| Joystick | Input device |
| Cd writer | Output Device |
