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| Status Line | Line at the bottom of a window. Has number of objects listed |
| Icon | A picture in a window on a computer |
| Menu Bar | The bar consisting of fine, edit, view, go, favorites, and help near the top of a window |
| Control Menu Button | The small computer at the top left of a window |
| Title bar | Dark line at top of a window that says windows title (ex. My Computer) |
| Minimize Button | The button in the top right of the window that is a straight line |
| Maximize Button | The button in the top right of the window that is a box |
| Close Button | The button in the top right of the window that is an x |
| Delete | A large box in the top right of the window that consists of a large X and the word Delete |
| Address Bar | A rectangle close to the top of a computer that says address and what site or area you are in. |
| Intel | Biggest producer of microprocessor |
| 8 Bits | 1 Byte |
| Uni code | All languages |
| RAM | random access memory |
| ROM | read only memory |
| Cache | Part of Ram memory, frequenly stored things one uses |
| Multi Tasking | Ability to run more then one program at a time |
| Mega | Million |
| Giga | Billion |
| Tera | Trillion |
| Network | Collection of computers connected together via. communications media and devices |
| NA's Operating System | Windows NT |
| Periferal | Anything connected to a computer that performs a perticular function |
| Microprocessors | Part of computer that takes info. and turns it into something usable |
| Task Bar | a bar, usually at the bottom of the screen that indicated what documents are currently 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 udes functions of an application |
| 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 shortcut | A means of accessing program features without using menus or tool bars |
| Scroll Bar | a means of moving a page verticaly 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 |
| Shortcut | a Microsoft Windows feature that directs the operating system to a particular location |
| Wizard | a series of tasks that are linked together to simplify 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 |
| Windows | an operating system created by the Microsoft Corporation |
| Ctrl Key | Control Key |
| Function Keys | keys found across the top of the computer labeled F1, F2, and so on |
| Driver | software that is loaded onto a computer in order to run hardware such as a monitor, a modem, or a video card |
| Maximize Button | the button that increases the sixe of the window of a document so it fills the screen |
| Minimize Button | the button that sends the document window to the task bar |
| Restore Button | the button used to reduce the sixe of the window of a document so it does not fill the entire computer screen |
| Ctr-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, the runs a computer |
| Right Click | the use of the right mouse button to access special features of an application |
| Close Button | the X in the upper right corner of a window used to close a document or an application window |
