| A | B |
|---|
| two or three letters following a period that indicate the application a file was created in | file extension |
| a standard used to save data on a disk | file format |
| a damaged computer file | corrupt |
| the series of tests a computer performs while booting | power-on self test (post) |
| a utility program that changes the screen display after a preset period of nonuse | screen saver |
| when you start a computer | boot |
| a list of shortcut commands that appears when an area of the screen is right-clicked or the mouse button is held down | pop-up menu |
| the ability to share files across operating systems | cross-platform compatibility |
| shows a list of commands that appears when an item is selected from the menu bar | pulldown menu |
| to check magnetic disks for errors | disk scanner |
| when a file is broken into pieces and saved in different places on a floppy disk or hard drive | file fragmentation |
| a rectangular, on a screen frame used to view programs or documents | window |
| menu shows shortcut commands | pop-up |
| the standards used to write data to a disk | file formats |
