| A | B |
|---|
| active window | The window in front |
| alert sounds | sounds produced by the operating system or programs |
| alias | a duplicate of a file's icon |
| balloon help | cartoon balloons pop out to identifywhat you're point at |
| application | a program written for some specific purpose |
| back up | to make a copy of a disk for a file on a disk |
| bit | the smallest piece of computer information |
| byte | eight bits |
| central processing unit | CPU the "brain" of the computer |
| character | any symbol, such as the letters, numerals, and punctuation marks |
| chooser | a desktop accessory that lets you specify what kind of printer you have |
| command key | when you press this key, the letters on your keyboard perform commands insead of typing letters |
| gig | short for gigabyte -1,024 megabytes |
| download | transfer a file for one computer to another |
| kilobyte (K) | 1,024 bytes |
| launch | to open a program |
| modem | short for modulator.demodulator |
| mouse | a small device that controls a pointer on a screen |
| multimedia | using more than one approach (text, sound, graphics, movies) |
| font | a collection of letters, numbers, punctuation marks |
| active window | window in the front |
| alert sounds | sounds produced by operating system or programs |
| alias | a duplicate of a file's icon |
| baloon help | cartoon baloons pop out to identify what you're point at |
| application | a program written for some specific purpose |
| back up | to make a copy of a disk for a file on a disk |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| byte | eight bits |
| character | any symbol, such as the letter, numerals, and punctuation marks |
| chooser | a desktop accessory that lets you specify what kind of printer you have |
| command key | when you press this key, the letters on your keyboare perform cammands instead of typing letters |
| click | to position the pointer on an object and then press and quickly release the mouse button |
| clipboard | an area in the computer's memory that functions as a holding place for what you last cut or copied |
| close box | the small white box on the top left side of an active window's title bar |
| copy | a command in the edit menu that copies selected material |
| cursor | the pointer on yoru screen whose position you conntrol by movien the mouse across the desktop |
| cut and paste | to move someting from one pace to another |
| database | a collection of information; also software you use to collect, organize and search for information |
| data disk | a disk that contains your workleters, budgets, pictures and so on |
| delete | to remove (erase) selected text, data or objects |
| desktop | your working environment on the computer (memu bar adn the background area on the screen) |
| deselect | to unhighlight selected text or graphics |
| dialog box | the message box that the MAC puts on the screen when it needs more information from you |
| disk | a storage device computers use to store informaton they need and documents that you create |
| disk drive | the device that hold a disk, retrieves informaton from it, and saves information on it |
| document | whatever you can create with an applicaton program |
| double-click | to position the pointer on an object, such as an icon, and then press and release the mouse button twice |
| download | to transfer a file from one computer to another over phone lines |
| drag | to position the pointer on an object, press andhold the mouse button, move the mouse, and release the mouse button |
| finder | a part of the MAC system software that's always available |
| floppy disk | a disk made of flexible plastic that store computer data |
| folder | a container form documents, programs, and other folders on the desktop or in a directory window |
| font | a collection of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and other symbols |
| gig | short for gigabyte, which is 1,024 megabytes |
| hard copy | a synonym for printout |
