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26 Cards in this Set
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Desktop
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The starting screen of the computer.
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Icons
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Pictures or graphics that represent files, programs or folders.
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Recycle Bin
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Where you put files that you want to delete.
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Folder
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A place to store your computer work or files
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File
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A piece of computer work
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Taskbar
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The bar at the bottom of Microsoft Windows OS, which displays the start button, system clock, programs that are currently running, as well as other open windows.
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Hard Drive
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Disks inside the computer where all the data is stored.
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Window
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This opens when you click on an icon. It is a rectangular visual area showing the program being used or what is in it a folder.
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Menu
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Gives you options or choices of what to do
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Interface
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The way the computer screen looks and interacts w/ you.
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Operating System
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The main program that runs a computer. Windows is the OS for school computers. iOS 7 is the OS for iPads and iPhones
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Cursor
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The blinking line that lets you know where to type.
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Minimize
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To hide a window from view
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Maximize
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Makes a window become larger.
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Scroll
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When a window is not large enough to display all content, you may need to do this to bring more content in to view.
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Portrait
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A page layout style that orients the page up and down (MS word default)
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Landscape
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A page layout that orients the page Left to Right
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Default
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A preset value for some option in a computer program that is used when the setting has not been otherwise specified by user
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Format
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the layout or arrangement
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Hardware
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refers to the physical parts of a computer and related devices.
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Input Device
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A device used to insert info into a computer. Ex. keyboard, mic, mouse,camera, Scanner
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Output Device
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A device used to extract info from a computer. Ex, Screen, printer, headphones/ speakers.
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Software
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programs that allow you to do things on a computer. like play games, word processing, view files on the internet.
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Word Processor
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processes words, paragraphs, pages and Larger docs. EX, MS word, Google Docs
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Spreadsheet
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A document that stores data in a grid of horizontal rows and vertical columns. Both MS Excel and Google Spreadsheet are programs that can be used to create a spreadsheet
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USB
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Most common type of computer port (plug). Used to plug mice, printers, scanners, etc.
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