XP
Windows
Misc Info
Vocabulary
Start Menu
100
A set of computer instructions, called a computer program
What is the operating system
100
is below the title bar and contains a list of menu names: File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools, and Help
What is the menu bar?
100
an input device on which you manually key in, or type data
What is a keyboard?
100
displays messages and provides information
What is a monitor?
100
a list of related commands
What is menu?
200
a computer connected to a server
What is a client
200
The Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons are on which side of the title bar?
What is the right side?
200
a set of specific computer instructions that is designed to allow you to accomplish a particular task
What is an application program?
200
a user interface that displays graphics in addition to text when it communicates with the user
What is graphical user interface?
200
a short on-screen note associated with the object to which you are pointing
What is a tool tip?
300
a computer that controls access to the hardware and software on a network and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information
What is a server
300
Quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice without moving the mouse
What is double-clicking?
300
a Web browsing program that allows you to search for and view Web pages, save pages for future use, maintain a list of webpages you visit, send and receive e-mail messages and edit Web pages
What is Internet Explorer?
300
show the names of every computer user on the computer
What is the Welcome screen?
300
bar that contains Start button, taskbar button area, and notification area
What is the taskbar?
400
updates that contain fixes and enhancements to the operating system
What is service packs
400
You can move any open window to another location on the desktop by pointing to which part of the window and dragging the window.
What is the title bar?
400
the address on the World Wide Web where a Web page is located
What is an Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?
400
moving the mouse across a flat surface until the mouse pointer rests on the item of choice
What is pointing?
400
shows hidden icons and current time
What is the notification area?
500
combination of hardware and software used to communicate with and control the computer
What is a user interface
500
a method of viewing information that is not visible in a window by moving the window pane up and down
What is scrolling?
500
an application program that allows the user to view the contents of the computer, the hierarchy of drives and folders on the computer, and the files and folders in each folder
What is Windows Explorer?
500
the process of a computer receiving information, such as a set of files or folders from a Web site or from a server on the Internet
What is downloading?
500
performs a specific action on the Start Menu
What is a command?