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| Bing | An Internet search engine by Microsoft. |
| Buring a Disc | The process of writing files on a CD or DVD. |
| Clipboard | A temporary storage area for information that you have copied or moved from one place and plan to use somewhere else. |
| Common Dialog Boxes | The dialog boxes, such as Save and Save As, provided by the Windows programming interface that enable programs to have a constent appearance and behavior. |
| Compress | To reduce the size of a file; takes up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers. |
| Criteria | Text that specifies the conditions that identify the specific files you are looking for in a search. |
| Deselect | To cancel the selection of one or more selected items. |
| Details View | A file list that displays a list of files or folders and their most commone properties. |
| Drilling Down | The process of navigating downward throught multiple levels of your folder structure to fine what you are looking for. |
| Folder Window | A window that displays the content of the current folder, library, or device, and contains helpful parts so that you can navigate- explore within the organizing structure of Windows. |
| Index | A collection of detailed information about the files on your computer that Windows 7 maintains for the purpose conducting fast searches; when you begin a search, Windows 7 searches this summary information rather than searching file by file on your hard disk drive. |
| JPEG | The common file type used by digital cameras and computers to store digital pictures- a popluar file type becasue it can store a high- quality picture in relatively small file. |
| Jump List | A list that displays when you right-click a button on the taskbar, and which displays locations and tasks from a program's taskbar button; functions as a mini start menu for a program. |
| Live File System | A file storage system with which you can create CDs and DVDs; discs formatted with Live File System allow you to copy files to the disc at any time, instead of copying them all at once. |
| Mastered | A file system with which you can create CDs and DVDs; discs created using this format are more likely to be compatible with older computers, but an additional step is required to burn the collection of files to the disc. |
| Metadata | The data that describes other data; for example, the collective group of a file;s preoerties, such as its title, subject, author and file size. |
| Navigate | To explore within the filder structure of Windows Vista for the purpose of finding files and folders. |
| Navigation | The action you perform to display the folder window for a folder whose contents you want to view. |
| Offine Files | Files from a network that have been copied to your hard diskdrive for easy access when you are not connected to the network. |
| Progress Bar | In a dialog box or taskbar button, a bar that indicates visually the progress of a task such as a download or file transfer. |
| Properties | Descriptive pirces of information about a folder or file such as the name, the date modified, the author, the type, and the size. |
| Select | To specify, by highlighting, a block of data or text on the screen wiht the intent of performing some action on the selection. |
| Share Point | A Microsoft technology that enable employees in an organization to access information across organizational and geographic boundaries. |
| Shift Click | A technique in which the a key is held down to select all the items in teh consecutive group; you need only click the first item, hold down the key, and then click the last item on the group. |
| Tag | A custome file property that you create to help find and organize your files. |
| TIFF | A file type used when a very high level of visual quality is needed, for example if the file will be used to print 8-by-10-inch enlargments. |
| Windows Explorer | The program within Windows 7 that displays the content of libraries, folders, and files on your computer, and which also enable you to preform tasks related to your files and folders such as copying, moving, and renameing. |
| Word Wheel | A lookup method on windows each new charactier that you tupe into the search box further refines the search. |
| Writable Disc | A CD or DVD disk onto which files can be copies. |
