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| Access keys | shortcut keys used in combination to create actions or functions in a software package (nonbreaking spaces, em dash) |
| Application software | Any program that processes data for the user(inventory, payroll, spreadsheet, word processor, etc.) |
| 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 or software ifthe user has not specified otherwise. |
| folder | location to save a document and organize many files. |
| hardware | mahinery and euipment (CPU, keyboard, monitor, printer) |
| maximize | make window larger. |
| minimize | make window smaller; shrink to an icon 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. Includes the network operating sytem in the client and server machines, the cables connecting them, and all supporting hardware in between--such as bridges, routers and switches, antennas and towers |
| password | keyword used to access information on a network, web site, etc. |
| restore | to refresh or bring back to original position or size. |
| shortcut | command relevant to a particular item. |
| software | instructions for the computer; a series of instructions that perform a particular task is called a program. |
| standalone | a PC that is not permanently connected to a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). |
| system software | Software made up of control programs, such as the operating sytem and database management system (DBMS). |
| taskbar | an onscreen toolbar that displays the active applicatons (tasks); clicking on the taskbar button restores the application to its previous appearance. |
| text file | a file that holds text without any formatting and can be opened in numerous applications. |
| Windows | the most widely used operating system for personal computers; provides a graphical user interface (GUI) and desktop environment similar to the Macintosh, in which applicaitons are displayed in resizable, movable windows on screen. |
