| A | B |
|---|
| default | pre-installed settings |
| Ctrl + Esc | to open the Start Menu |
| icon | pictorial symbol |
| text box | requires user to type |
| dialog box | requires user to do something |
| check box | multiple ones may be selected at the same time |
| radio button | only one of these may be selected at a time |
| cursor | insertion point |
| I-beam | common mouse pointer appearance |
| ruler bar | shows tab stops and width of paper |
| title bar | at the top of all windows and dialog boxes |
| qwerty | touch typing method |
| task bar | windows bar with three things by default |
| Insert key | turns typeover on and off |
| boot | turn on the computer |
| cpi font | monospace font |
| Ctrl + o | open a saved file |
| Ctrl + v | paste |
| template | pre-created format |
| context menu | location-sensitive menu |
| file extension | dot plus three letters |
| shift + tab | moves backward one step in a dialog box |
| tab | moves forward one step in a dialog box |
| Ctrl + z | undo an editing change |
| ctrl + x | cut a selection |
| ctrl + c | copy a selection |
| database | group of related information |
| Boole | mathematician who invented new type of logic |
| hot key | underlined letter in a selection or menu name |
| table | group of connected cells |
| record | group of related fields |
| merge | output file consisting of two files |
| ellipsis | three dots following a selection; dialog box opens |
| choose | press Enter after selecting |
| typeface | font face |
| F1-F12 keys | function keypad |
| cursor-moving keypad | moves the insertion point rapidly through existing text |
| status bar | indicates cursor position |
| plagiarism | using someone else's words, ideas, or writings without acknowledgment |
| point | measurement of height of font |
