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| task bar | a bar, usually at the bottom of the screen, that indicates what documents are currentlu open on the desktop |
| icon | a graphic used to identify a computer function such as a program or a feature |
| tool bar | a grouping of icons that provides the most commonly used functions of an application |
| control key | a keyboard option used in application software to provide additional funtions for the alphanumeric keys |
| alt key | a keyboard option used in windows operating systems to provide additional functions fot the alphamumeric keys |
| menu bar | a listing of functions within a particular application available to a user |
| drop down menu | a listing of functions that appears when the user clicks on a word or an icon |
| keyboard short cut | a means of accessing progran features without using menus or tool bars |
| scroll bar | a means of moving a page vertically or horizontally using arrows or the "elevator" box |
| sharing | a means of providing access to a computer's files or printer over a network so others can read or use them |
| short cut | a microsoft windows feature that directs the operating systen to a particular location |
| wizard | a series of tasks that are linked together to simply the process of creating a document or installing software |
| floating tool bar | a tool bar that can be detached from its original location and moved to one more convenient for the user |
| dockable tool bar | a tool bar that can be moved from one location on the computer screen to another and then "locked" into place, usually at the top of the screen |
| windows | an operating systen created my the microsoft corporation |
| ctrl key | control key |
| function keys | keys found across the top of the computer labeled F1, F2 and so on |
| drivers | software that is loaded onto a computer in order to run hardware such as a monitor, a moden, or a video card |
| maximum button | the button that increases the size of the window of a doecument so it fills the screen |
| minimum button | the button that sends the document window to the task bar |
| restore button | the button used to reduce the size of the window of a document so it does not fill the entire computer screen |
| Ctrl-Alt-delete | the keyboard action used to close an application that is not responding |
| path | the location of a document stored in a computer's hard drive, on a floppy disk, or on another storage device |
| desktop | the primary screen of a windows operating system |
| operating system | the software program, such as windows 98, that runs a computer |
| right click | the use of the right mouse button to access special featyres of an application |
| close button | the X in the upper right corner of a window used to close a document or an application window |
