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19 Cards in this Set
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Clicking
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pressing and relasing the left (primary) mouse button
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Double Clicking
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pressing the mouse button twice quickly
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Dragging
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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
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Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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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
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Icons
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Graphic images or symbols that represent apps (programs), files, disk drives, documents, embedded objects, or linked objects
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Linking
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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
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Log Off
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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
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Log On
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An option used that identifies a person by user name and password so the user's personal settings and desktop will be loaded
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Mouse
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a pointing device that serves as a faster, more effective alternative to the keyboard in communicating instructions
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Mouse Buttons
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controls on a mouse that activate functions or call up menus when clicked
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Mouse Pointer
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on screen object whose shape changes depending on function and whose movement is controlled by the mouse
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Multitasking
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Running two or more distinct computer operations simultaneously- on in the foreground, the others in the background
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Primary Button
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The mouse button that is used for selecting and draggins. By default, the primary is the button on the left
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Right Clicking
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Pressing and quickly releasing the button on the right side of the mouse
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Select (highlight)
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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
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Shortcut menu button
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also called the secondary button, its the button on the right of the mouse
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Standard desktop
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in the opening Windows screen, the entire background area where windows, icons, and dialoge boxes represent your work area
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Start button
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the button on the taskbar that will display options such as launching programs, opening documents, or other frequently needed tasks
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Windows
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Name of the Microsoft operating system; also the objects that characterize windows GUI
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