Computer Basics

The bars across the top of the screen that have icons you click to do different tasks.

A _____ is where files(documents, MP4, spreadsheets) are kept.

To change the size of a window to its previous size.

Another word for software or applications

The bars on the sides of the screen that allow you to move up, down, or across the page.

Another word for programs and applications --Software

Another word for a program or software.

The place inside your computer where programs and files are stored -- Hard Drive

All the parts of the computer that you can touch: monitor, CPU, printer, mouse, & Keyboard

An operating system created by the Microsoft company

a panel of keys that operate the computer

The screen you see first when you turn your computer on.

A software company founded by Bill Gates

A tool used to tell the computer what to do. You can open a file by clicking.

Computer Screen

A disk that you can save information on. Also called: flash drive, jump drive, or thumb drive.

A command on the File menu that brings files onto the screen so you can see them.

A window that opens and asks you questions --Dialogue Box

A piece of computer information such as a document or a part of a computer program -- Folder

To expand a window to the full size of the screen -- Minimize