Mouse
A computer input device in the form of a small panel containing different touch sensitive areas
Touchpad/Trackpad
A computer display area that represents the kinds of objects found on top of a physical desk
Desktop
A series of instructions directing a computer to preform a task. Examples are MS Word, Calculator, Chess, Solitaire
software/program/application
This is your built in web browser. It enables you to access the internet.
Safari
This is your built in web browser. It enables you to access the internet.
Microsoft Edge
Desktops have these, laptops don't. They are usually plastic and hold all the hardware.
Case
Allows you to change the way the shape of the letters look in your document.
Font
A container in a computer system for storing information. Similar in features to paper documents used in offices.
File
A motion with your mouse to choose text or pick an object.
Select
A new separate viewing area on a computer display screen in a system that allows multiple viewing areas as part of a graphical user interface
New Window
This is a type of file storage located on the internet. One drive, iCloud, Dropbox are examples
cloud storage
This is where common apps are usually stored at the bottom of your screen.
dock
This is where common apps are usually stored at the bottom of your screen.
taskbar
This is what all the computer parts plug into to make a working unit
Motherboard
This changes the direction of your documents’ layout.
Orientation
The virtual location for applications, documents, data, etc. These help in storing and organizing files and data in the computer.
Folder
A dragging motion with your mouse to select text or a group of icons.
Highlight
A new clickable area at the top of a window that shows another page or area. Usually in a browser.
New Tab
This software supports your computers basic function, examples are Windows, Mac, Linux
Operating System (OS)
This is where you can find other settings and sleep or shut down your computer. It is located on the top left of the screen.
Apple menu
This is where you can find other apps/settings and sleep or shut down your computer. It is located on the bottom left of the screen.
Start menu
This is where ALL your data and files are stored on your computer
hard drive
This is the collection of tools and features at the top of the screen. It contains tabs like layout and insert.
The Ribbon
A Folder within a Folder.
Subfolder
Usually, this mouse motion will open an options menu
Right or two finger click
A symbol or graphic representing a program, option, or window.
Icon
This is a program that you use to access the internet
Browser
This is where you locate files on a Mac.
Finder
This is the preferred word processing program for Windows.
Microsoft Word
This is what accesses your CURRENTLY running programs
RAM/Memory
This is how you line up your text to the right side of the page.
Right alignment
The letters at the end of a filename after the dot. The operating system uses these to know what program to use to open a file.
File Extension
This is how to move information on a computer screen up or down (often done with two fingers on a touchpad or the wheel on a mouse)
Scroll
A small area that pops up in which the user is prompted to provide information or select commands.
Dialog Box
This is a set of applications that include word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Productivity Suite
Every application/program has this on a Mac. It is located on the top left of the screen when the application is running.
Menu bar
This is where you locate files on a Windows computer.
File Explorer
This reads data, runs programs, everything you do on your computer uses this
Processor/CPU
This is how you create a sub-list/multilevel list within a numbered or bulleted list.
Press tab
This specifies the location of a file in a computer's file system structure. Example is C:\Users\jUser\documents\letter.doc
File Path