Computer Components and Terminology

Button that closes a window or application, located at the top right corner of a window.

How does the mouse pointer appear on the screen?

Which is NOT one of the five mouse operations?

Which of these is NOT an input device?

Hardware device with keys where you enter commands, characters, and other computer operations.

Type of printer that writes images onto paper using a laser beam and has high-quality images.

When the computer is starting up, it is called

Also known as a tower or chassis, it's the main part of a computer.

Which device communicates between computers and is classified as an input/output device?

Random Access Memory (RAM) is the working memory of the computer.

Programs that perform tasks for the computer users (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) are called

Hardware device that lets you to see what is typed on your computer

Button that shrinks the Window so window appears as a button at the bottom of the screen is the

A method of grouping files saved on a disk or drive.

A collection of data with a name attached, which can be saved to/on a storage disk is called a

Which of these is NOT an output device?

Instructions given to a computer is a(n)

Network where PC's are connected so that users of each can share printers, files, etc.

The user interacts with the system visually by selecting icons from the screen.

RAM is an acronym for

A small picture that represents a file, a program, or a command.

The button that organizes programs and files is called the

A computer program that combines common software tools into one program.

A shared network computer that provides users access to files and devices in the network.

Allows you to page through a window when its contents won't fit.

The device that allows the user to interact w/the computer through hand movements and buttons.

Devices that allows communication between the user and the computer

When the computer is "booted", the operating system is loaded from the

All files and folders can be represented as/by an icon.

In order to get the computer to operate, you must give it a

Which of these is NOT a part of Microsoft Office?

Programs that run the computer's internal operations are called

Files that are created using software are called

The name assigned to a file and includes 3 or 4 character file extensions is a

Button that maximizes the Window and is located in the top right corner of the screen is the