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39 Cards in this Set
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Action Center
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Provides important messages about critical security and maintenance
components on your computer, such as the firewall, antivirus protection, and spyware protection. |
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Address bar
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Identifies the path for the currently open folder.
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Close button
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Used to close a window.
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Computer folder
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Where you access hard disk drives, removable drives and media, CD and
DVD drives, network locations, and other removable media such as cameras and scanners. |
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Control Panel
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The command center for configuring Windows settings
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Desktop
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The main work area in Windows.
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Explorer windows
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Used to navigate to items on your computer.
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Favorites
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Link to folders containing the items you use the most.
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Jump list
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On the Start menu, you can right-click the icon to view recently used files in a jump list.
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Libraries
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Provide a view of related files and folders by assembling them in a single location.
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Notification area
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Notification area task icons run in the background; you can use these to
check the time and date, adjust speaker volume, and access other network or system features. |
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Operating system
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Software that controls the basic operations of your computer.
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Pin
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To easily access programs, you can attach, or pin a program icon directly to the taskbar or
Start menu. |
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Pointer
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Appears as an arrow on the screen, indicates the position of the pointing device.
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Pointing device
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Allows you to interact and communicate with your computer such as with a
mouse, trackball, or touchpad |
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Recycle Bin
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Stores the files you want to delete and allows you to restore them if needed.
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Start button
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Brings up menus that give you a variety of options, such as starting a program,
opening a document, searching for items on your computer, finding help, or shutting down the computer. |
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Taskbar
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Appears at the bottom of the screen and displays icons of the programs that you can.
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Window
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Files and folders, directories that contain files or other folders, are displayed in a
small work area known as a window. |
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Windows Aero
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A graphic interface feature that gives a translucent quality to windows, dialog
boxes, and other items. |
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Backstage view
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By clicking this, you choose a command and give the program instructions about what you want to do.4%3D
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Contextual tab
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Appears on the Ribbon only when you select certain items in a file, and contains commands related to that item
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Gallery
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Shows the options available for a command.
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Home page
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The first page that opens when you start your browser.
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Internet
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A vast network of computers located all over the world and linked to one another
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Link
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Text, often colored and underlined, or a graphic that you click to “jump” to another
location or Web page. |
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Live Preview
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Lets you see how a gallery option affects your file without making the change.
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Microsoft Office 2010 (Office)
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A collection of software programs
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Mini toolbar
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Appears in the work area after you drag the pointer over text while holding down
the left mouse button |
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Ribbon
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“Command central” for the office programswser.
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ScreenTip
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A box that appears when you point to a button
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SharePoint
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Shifts other areas of the file into the work area
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Shortcut menu
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Appears when you right-click something in the program window
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SkyDrive
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Changes the size of the program window and exits the program
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Tab
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Appears on the Ribbon and organizes the commands into related tasks
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Task pane
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A pane that opens on the right or left side of the program window
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Toolbar
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Contains buttons that you can click to perform common tasksasks
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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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The address of a Web page on the Web.
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Web browser
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Software used to view Web pages.
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