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| Access keys | shortcut keys; 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 if the user has not specified otherwise |
| Folder | location to save a document and organize many files |
| Hardware | machinery and equipment (CPU, keyboard, monitor, printer) |
| Maximize | makes window larger |
| Minimize | makes 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 system 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; see Access keys |
| 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 system and database management system (DBMS) |
| Taskbar | an onscreen toolbar that displays the active applications (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 and desktop environment similar to the Macintosh, in which applications are displayed in resizable, movable windows on screen |
