Ibca Lesson 9

Front 1

Active Window

Back 1

The window currently in use. The title bar of the active window is always darker(or displayed in a different color) to distinguish it from other open windows that may be visible in a cascaded screen

Front 2

Appliction file

Back 2

A file that is part of an appliction program, such as a word- processing program, a graphics program, and so on.

Front 3

Computer

Back 3

Electronic device that recieves, process, and stores data and proceduces a result

Front 4

Data File

Back 4

A file you create when working with an apllication program

Front 5

Directory

Back 5

A container for files and other directories. Windows Vista generally uses the term folder while operating systems such as Linux use the term directory.

Front 6

File Properites

Back 6

Charictaristics that help you locateand organize files.

Front 7

Gadgets

Back 7

Small programs such as a clock or calender.

Front 8

Hidden File

Back 8

A file like any other except it is not displayed in a folder window

Front 9

icons

Back 9

Graphics images or symbols that represent applications (programs) files, disk drives, documents, embbed objects or linked objects.

Front 10

Quick Launch Toolbar

Back 10

A toolbar on the Windows taskbar that starts a program with one mouse click

Front 11

Recycle Bin

Back 11

A holding area for files and folders before thier final deletion from a storage device

Front 12

Shortcut

Back 12

A pointer to an appliction or document file; double-clicking the shortcut icon opens the actual item to which the shortcut is pointing

Front 13

Sidebar

Back 13

A Windows Vista panel that contians gadgets

Front 14

System File

Back 14

An essentail file nesscary for running Windows or another opoerating system