Vista

Plug and Play

minicomputer

The third type of large computer system

Taskbar

The bar at the bottom of the screen

My Documents

Files you have created and saved

WYSIWYG

The screen display will look like the printed copy

Port

Connection plug on the back of the computer

Universal Serial Bus

USB

Notification Area

Contains the Time

process

Manipulation of data within the computer

Mainframe

The second type of large computer system

Macintosh

The second type of Microcomputer

Bar Code Reader

A type of input device we dont have in the classroom

Dumb Terminals

Computers connected to the mainframe are this; They dont store any data or software

Restore

Button visible when screen is maximized

Area Network

AN

Pinned Items

Items in the start menu that are constant, unlike recently used programs.

Server

Client/this , where this computer stores the data

Pocket PC

PDA + microprocessor chip

Nework

Two or more computers linked together

Tablet

Similiar to laptops, but the screen may swivel

Fire Wire

IEEE 1394

Triangle

This points to the right and indicates a submenu will appear when you select the item with it

Personal Digital Assistant

PDA

Desktop

One of the most important features in Windows; it's a work area

Windows

This key opens the start menu

windows

Open programs, files or folders appear in these on the desktop

control

This icon is tiny in the top left corner of the title bar

DOS

Operating system that came before windows; it was not graphical

Micro computers

Personal Computers

Wide

W in WAN

Small

Scroll bar appears when the window is this

Operating System

Software program that controls all hardware and software on a computer

Input

Use this type of device to send information in to the computer

Soft copy

Output from the monitor is called this

open

Double-clicking does this

Supercomputer

Largest, fastest type of computer available

Work Station

Essentially any computer, especially the ones your sitting at

Hidden

A double down arrow indicates these types of programs that have not been used recently

Notebook

Portable Micro computer

Short cut

Right clicking gives you this type of menu

move

Click and hold the title bar and drag to do this

Size

Place cursor on window border; when cursor changes to double headed arrow, click and drag to do this

darker

The active program or window in this is the task bar

Scroll bar

Entire scrolling feature including box, arrows and area

etching

Screen savers prevent this