CIS 111 Chapter 3

SharePoint

A Microsoft technology that enables employees in an organization to access information across organizational and geographic boundaries

Search provider

A Web site that provides search capabilities on the Web

Snap

A Windows 7 feature that automatically resizes windows when you move -snap- them to the edge of the screen

AutoPlay

A Windows 7 feature that lets you choose which program to use to start different kinds of media, such as music CDs, or CDs and DVDs containing photos; it displays when you plug in or insert media or storage devices

Scroll bar

A bar that displays on the bottom or right side of a window when the contents of a window are not completely visible; used to move the window up, down, or right to bring the contents into view

Recent pages

A button on the address bar that displays a list of recently accessed locations; the current location is indicated by a check mark

Split button

A button that has two parts - a button and an arrow; clicking the main part of the button performs a command and clicking the arrow opens a menu with choices

File

A collection of information that is stored on a computer under a single name for example a text document, a picture, or a program

Library

A collection of items, such as files and folders, assembled from various locations

Folder

A container in which you store files

Shortcut menu

A context-sensitive menu that displays commands and options relevant to select object

Tag

A custom file property that you create to help find the organize your files

Tabbed browsing

A feature provided by most browsers that open new Web pages as tabs within one window instead of opening a new window for each site

Directory

A file folder on a disk in which you store files

ZIP file

A folder that contains one or more files that have been compressed to reduce file size. When downloading files at one time, and it will be faster than downloading each file individually

Subfolder

A folder within a folder

Menu bar

A group of menus at the top of a program window

Start menu

A list of choices that provides access to your computer's programs, folders, and setting when you press the Start button

Menu

A list of commands within a category

Jump list

A list that displays when you right-click a button on the taskbar, and display locations (in the upper portion) and tasks (in the lower portion) from a program's taskbar button; functions as a mini start menu for a program

Removable storage device

A portable device on which you can store files, such as a USB flash drive, a flash memory card, or an external hard drive, commonly used to transfer information from one computer to another

Snipping Tool

A program included with Windows 7 with which you can capture an image of all or part of a computer screen, and then annotate, save, copy, or share the image via email

Paint

A program that comes with Windows 7 with which you can create and edit drawings and display and edit stored photos.

Window

A rectangular area on your screen that displays programs and content, and can be moved, resized, minimized, or closed; the content of every window is different, but all windows display on the desktop.

Thumbnail

A reduced size image of a graphic

Toolbar

A row, column, or block of buttons or icons, usually displayed across the top of a window, which contains commands for tasks you can perform with a single click

Path

A sequence of folders (directories) that leads to a specific file or folder; also, the third part of a complete URL that specifies the location of the document on the server.

Program

A set of instructions that a computer uses to accomplish a task, such as word processing, accounting, or data management; also referred to as an application

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

A string of characters that precisely identifies an Internet resource's type and location

Shift Click

A technique in which the SHIFT key is held down to select all the items in a consecutive group; you need only click the first item, hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item in the group

Clipboard

A temporary storage area for information that you have copied or moved from one place and plan to use somewhere else.

Search term

A word or phrase that describes the topic about which you want to find information

JPEG

An acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group, that is a common file type used by digital cameras and computers to store digital pictures; JPEG is popular because it can store a high-quality picture in a relatively small file

Drive

An area of storage that is formatted with a file system compatible with your operating system and is identified by a drive letter.

Side by side

An arrangement of open windows on your screen that appear side by side

Cascade

An arrangement of open windows on your screen that display in a single stack fanned out so that each title bar is visible

Hierarchy

An arrangement where items are ranked and where each level is lower in rank than the item above it

Screen capture

An image file that contains the contents of a computer screen

Screenshot

An image of an active window on your computer that you can paste into a document

Windows 7

An operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation

Domain name

An organization's unique name on the Internet, which consists of chosen name combined with top level domain such as .com or .org or .gov

System tray

Another name for notification area on the taskbar

Application

Another term for a program

Wallpaper

Another term for the desktop background

Location

Any disk drive folder, or other place in which you can store files and folders.

Mouse pointer

Any symbol that displays on your screen in response to moving your mouse

Scroll arrow

Arrows at the top and bottom, or left and right, of a scroll bar that when clicked, move the window in small increments

Folder window

Displays the contents of the current folder, library, or device, and contains helpful parts so that you can navigate -explore within the organizing structure of Windows

Navigation pane

In Access, an area of the Access window that displays and organizes the names of the objects in a database; from here, you open objects for use.

Aero Shake

In Windows, a feature in which you can shake an active window by moving the mouse vigorously back and forth on the title bar to have all other open windows minimize, you can then restore all the windows by shaking the open window again.

Aero Flip 3D

In Windows, a feature that arranges your open windows in a three-dimensional stack that you can flip through quickly without having to click buttons on the taskbar

Aero Peek

In Windows, a technology that assists you when you have multiple windows open by allowing you to peek at either the desktop that is behind open windows or at a window that is hidden from view by other windows; then, you can move the mouse back into the taskbar to close the peek

Navigation bar

In a Web page, groups of links arranged vertically or horizontally on the screen from which you can navigate to other pages in the site.

Progress bar

In a dialog box or taskbar button, a bar that indicates visually the progress of a task such as a download or file transfer

Full-Screen Window Preview

In the Aero Peek technology, the ability to peek at a window that is hidden from view by other windows

Preview Desktop

In the Aero Peek technology, the ability to peek at the desktop that is behind open windows

File properties

Information about a file such as its author, the date the file was last changed, and any descriptive tags

Home page

On you own computer, the Web page you have selected =or that is set by default- to display on your computer when you start Internet Explorer; When visiting a Web site, the starting point for the remainder of the pages on the site.

Sponsored links

Paid advertisements shown as a link, typically for products and services related to your search terms; sponsored links are the way that search sites like Bing, Google, and others earn revenue

Pinned

Placing programs on the Start menu in a manner that remains until you remove them

Icons

Small images that represent computer resources such as programs, data files, and network connections.

Web browser

Software, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Chrome, that displays Web pages

HyperText Transfer Protocol

The Internet standard that supports the exchange of information on the Web.

Deselect

The action of canceling the selection of an object or block of text by clicking outside of the selection

Right-click

The action of clicking the right mouse button one time

Extracted

The action of decompressing -pulling out- files from a compressed form

Point

The action of moving the mouse pointer over something on the screen

Click

The action of pressing the left mouse button

Double-click

The action of pressing the left mouse button twice in rapid succession while holding the mouse still

address bar

The area at the top of a folder window that displays your current location in the folder structure as a series of links separated by arrows

Title bar

The bar across the top of the window that indicates the name of the current file and displays the program name

Top level domain (TLD)

The extension such as .com or .edu that follows the host name and indicates the type of group or institution to which the site belongs

Folder structure

The hierarchy of folders in Windows 7

Snip

The image captured using the Snipping Tool

Protocol prefix

The letters that represent a set of communication rules used by a computer to connect to another computer

Surfing

The process of navigating the Internet either for a particular item or for anything that is of interest, and quickly moving from one item to another

Windows Explorer

The program within Windows 77 that displays the contents of libraries, folders, and files on you computer, and also enables you to perform tasks related to your files and folders such as copying, moving, and renaming. Windows Explorer is at work anytime you are viewing the contents of a library, a folder, or a file

Http

The protocol prefix for HyperText Transfer Protocol

Browsing

The term used to describe the process of using your computer to view Web pages

Navigate

To explore within the folder structure of Windows for the purpose of finding files and folders

Select

To highlight, by dragging with your mouse, areas of text or data or graphics, so that the selection can be edited, formatted, copied, or moved

Compress

To reduce the size of a file; compressed files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers, for example in an e-mail message, more quickly than uncompressed files

Window snip

When using Snipping Tool, the type of snip that captures the entire displayed window

Full-screen snip

When using Snipping Tool, the type of snip that captures the entire screen

Rectangular snip

When using Snipping Tool, the type of snip that lets you draw a precise box by dragging the mouse pointer around an area of the screen to form a rectangle

Free-form snip

When using Snipping Tool, the type of snip that lets you draw an irregular line, such as circle, around an area of the screen

Common dialog boxes

the dialog boxes, such as Save and Save As, provided by the Windows programming interface that enable programs to have a constents appearance and behavior