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Windows Vocabulary
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Active Window

The application or window at the front (foreground) on the monitor.1 It is designated by a colored Title Bar.

Application A programin which you do your work.1 Also known as Programs. Close Command Cursor Desktop Graphic GUI Icon Keyboard Shortcut Maximize
The option that removes a window from your computer screen.2 It usuallystops a program, or part of a program, from running. The act of giving instruction to your computer either by menu choice or keystroke.1 The pointer, usually arrow or cross shaped, which is controlledby the mouse.1 A visual representation on the screen that allows the user to specify where they want text to be placed; the object used to point, click, drag, and drop items on the operating system.4A system of organization of icons on a screen.4 A display area that represents the kinds of objects one might find on a real desktop: documents, phone book, telephone, reference sources, writing &drawing tools, project folders.8 A digitized version of photograph, or other type of picture that is displayed on a computer display.4 Graphical User Interface; uses windos, icons, and menus to carry outcommands such as opening files, delete files, move files, etc. They are generally operated by the keyboard and mouse.4 A graphic symbol for an application, file, or folder.1 A combination ofkeystrokes that performs some function otherwise found in a pulldown menu.1 Option available for most windows in a GUI that allows a user to enlarge a window to its largest size, commonly the full displayarea of the monitor or screen.4

Menu Menu Bar Minimize Operating System Program Scroll Bar Shortcut

A list of program commands listed by topic.1 The horizontal bar across the top of the windowthat lists the menus.1 Action available in all GUI operating systems that allows a user to hide a window and keep the application running.4 The window can be accessed through its Task Bar button. The...