Windows Operating System

status bar

A horizontal line of information displayed at the bottom or top of an application window. It reports information about the current state of the program or the data contents in the window.

shortcut keys

A keyboard key that invokes a function in the operating system or application when pressed. Shortcut keys, which may involve pressing two or three keys at the same time, are set up for common tasks such as launching a favorite program.

shortcut menu

A keyboard key that invokes a function in the operating system or application when pressed. Shortcut keys, which may involve pressing two or three keys at the same time, are set up for common tasks such as launching a favorite program.

Sub-Menu

A menu accessed from a more general menu.

Mouse buttons

A micro switch on a computer mouse which can be pressed ("clicked") to select or interact with an element of a graphical user interface.

option buttons

A radio button or option button is a graphical control element that allows the user to choose only one of a predefined set of mutually exclusive options.

Address bar

A text box in a web browser displaying the address of the web page that is currently being viewed.

Start Button

The Start button allows users to access their computer programs or configure Microsoft Windows easily by accessing the Start Menu.

Clicking

To select an object by pressing the mouse button when the cursor is pointing to the required menu option, icon or hypertext link. .

Radio buttons

an icon representing one of a set of options, only one of which can be selected at any time.

log on

Refers to the process of accessing a secure computer system or website. ... Any website that allows you to create a unique user account will require you to log on in order to access your personal information.

standard desktop

A computer is a personal computer that is designed to fit conveniently on top of a typical office desk. ... In businesses and increasingly at home, desktop computers can be interconnected and can share resources such as printers by being connected to a local area network (LAN).

select

A function in a program that selects all the text and images in the current document window. "Select None" is really a "Deselect" function in an application, but it gets the point across much better as illustrated below.

dragging

In computer graphical user interfaces, drag and drop is a pointing device gesture in which the user selects a virtual object by "grabbing" it and dragging it to a different location or onto another virtual object.

commands

Is either a directive to some kind of command-line interface, such as a shell, or an event in a graphical user interface triggered by the user selecting an option in a menu. Specifically, the term command is used in imperative computer languages.

Standard toolbar

The bar of icons (save, print, help, etc.) on the screen below the menu bar in applications such as Microsoft Word.

Active window

The currently focused window in the current window manager or explorer. Different window managers indicate the currently-active window in different ways and allow the user to switch between windows in different ways.

default

The preexisting value of a user-configurable setting that is assigned to a software application, computer program or device. ... In many devices, the user has the option to restore these default settings for one or all options.

log off

User who is currently logged on has their session end, but leaves the computer running for someone else to use. This is faster than a full restart and, generally, a better choice during the course of the business day when a system is shared between multiple users.

command buttons

a clickable image object used with graphical operating systems.

Dialog Box

a small area on screen, in which the user is prompted to provide information or select commands.

Double-click

a term used to describe the process of quickly pressing a mouse button twice while keeping it still. In most cases, a double-click is with the left mouse button and is used to open or execute a file, folder, or software program.

linking

a word or group of words that act as a way to cross reference to other documents or files on the computer. An example of link is clicking on "thesaurus".A link is defined as a ring or loop that makes up a chain.