Computer Basics Vocabulary Chapter 2

The list that appears when you click the Start button; it shows the main programs

Icons that do different jobs when you click them with the mouse

A bar showing different icons; each icon does a different job when you click it

VERB = to stop a program and make it not show on your screen anymore

VERB= to make the window larger so that it fills the entire screen

VERB= to make the mouse pointer touch something that you want to choose

VERB = to make a window disappear (but not close) so only its button shows on the taskbar

The button with an "X" that closes the window; it makes the window disappear and closes the program.

The button on the bottom left corner of your screen that opens the Start menu

A rectangular area on the screen that shows a program or message

A set of directions (such as computer games, Word, Calculator, and Chrome) that tells the computer what to do

The square button between Minimize and Close that makes a window fill the whole screen

The bar that lets you move around on the Start menu and other places in Windows; on the side or on the bottom

VERB = to change a maximized window to a smaller size

The bar at the top of a window that show the name of the program you are using

The button that looks like a minus sign at the top-right corner of a window, it makes the window disappear, but open

The button in the same place as Maximize that changes a large window to a smaller size

VERB= to show a window

The bar at the bottom of the screen that shows all open programs