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Windows 95 Basic Terminology

Check your knowledge of Windows 95 basic terminology.

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desktopscreen background
document windowa window within an application that contains a document
application windowa window that contains a Windows or DOS application
iconpicture or graphic that represents a program or file
double-clickpress and quickly release the mouse button twice
clickpress and quickly release a mouse button once
Title bardisplays the name of the application or the document
Minimize buttonchanges the window to a button on the Taskbar
Maximize buttonenlarges the window to fill the screen
Restore buttonreturn the window to its previous size and location
close buttoncloses the window
Window cornerresizes two sides of the window at the same time
Menu bardisplays a list of options you can choose in an application
pull-down menulist of options that appears when you choose a command from the menu
dialog boxa box that appears on the screen when you need to enter more information to finish a command
dragto move an object by pointing to it and holding down the left mouse button and sliding the mouse on the screen
arrowmouse shape that allows you to choose menus, commands, or options
two-headed arrowmouse shape that resizes windows and selected objects or borders
cross hairmouse shape that draws graphics objects
hourglasswaits while the application works
I-beammouse shape that allows you to move the insertion point or selects text to be edited
insertion pointblinking vertical line indicates where text will appear
selectto highlight a part of a document


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