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Clicking
pressing and relasing the left (primary) mouse button
Double Clicking
pressing the mouse button twice quickly
Dragging
a special method of using a mouse to move a window or a graphic object across the screen- specificaly, by (1) selecting the object to be moved and (2) pressing and holding down the mouse button while moving the mouse
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
describes computer-user interaction in which the user relies on an easy-to-use visual setting- that is familiar graphical images or icons- rather than a difficult, word-based setting that requires memorization of complicated commands
Icons
Graphic images or symbols that represent apps (programs), files, disk drives, documents, embedded objects, or linked objects
Linking
A windows feature that connects data in different documents or apps so that data changed in one document updates all other data that has been connected
Log Off
An option used to exit an account without turning off the computer so the name of a different user can log on at a later time
Log On
An option used that identifies a person by user name and password so the user's personal settings and desktop will be loaded
Mouse
a pointing device that serves as a faster, more effective alternative to the keyboard in communicating instructions
Mouse Buttons
controls on a mouse that activate functions or call up menus when clicked
Mouse Pointer
on screen object whose shape changes depending on function and whose movement is controlled by the mouse
Multitasking
Running two or more distinct computer operations simultaneously- on in the foreground, the others in the background
Primary Button
The mouse button that is used for selecting and draggins. By default, the primary is the button on the left
Right Clicking
Pressing and quickly releasing the button on the right side of the mouse
Select (highlight)
to select an object, a block of text or an icon and therefore identify it before issuing a command or an action that will affect the selected item
Shortcut menu button
also called the secondary button, its the button on the right of the mouse
Standard desktop
in the opening Windows screen, the entire background area where windows, icons, and dialoge boxes represent your work area
Start button
the button on the taskbar that will display options such as launching programs, opening documents, or other frequently needed tasks
Windows
Name of the Microsoft operating system; also the objects that characterize windows GUI