Chapter 2: Getting Started with Windows 10

Compressed Folder (zippered folders)

A File or group of files reduced in a single file.

Activity Reporting

A family account feature that provides a report to the account owner with the length of time your child spent using the device and your child's online searches.

Web Browsing

A family account feature used to restrict websites from your child's viewing.

Thumbnail

A miniature window of the open app, file, or folder that when hovered over contains the close button in the top-right corner.

Windows 10 Store App

A program used to perform a similar set of tasks that run the start screen.

Disk Cleanup

A windows feature that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive of the PC to allow for better storage and file retrieval.

Recycle Bin

An area on your drive that stores files you no longer need.

Snipping Tool

Application that creates screenshots called snips.

Real-time protection

Check for malware all the time.

Quick Scan

Check only areas on your PC that are likely to be affected by viruses, spyware, and infected software.

Full Scan

Checks all files and running programs

Custom Scan

Checks only, files, folders, and programs that you identify.

Quick Access

Displays a list of favorite and/ or frequently-visited locations and files on your computer.

Gestures

Dragging with your finger over the touch screen to form circles, straight lines, and taps in a specific order.

Quarantined Items

Files and programs that were found to have potential security issue that are isolated in a special location on your PC and prevented from running on your PC during a Windows Defender scan.

OneDrive

Free storage space on the cloud that is automatically created when you create your Microsoft account.

Windows Update

Lets you know when your computer was last modified with newer settings.

Windows Defender

Link, verify Real-time protection, Cloud-based protection, and Sample submission are set to on.

Unzipping

Process of opening and extracting the files from the zipped folder.

Snap

Quickly position a window to either half of the screen by dragging its title bar and the pointer to the screen's edge.

Cloud-based protection

Sends Microsoft information about potential security problems found in Windows Defender.

Sample submission

Sends Microsoft malware samples found on your PC so Microsoft can learn about potential security issues.

Screen Time

Set time, end time, and total time the device can be used each day.

Apps, games and media

To determine what apps and games can be downloaded for a specific age.

Action Center

Used to let you know that status of various settings and apps as well as when you have updates for your device available to download.

Restore

Used to reduce the window size to what it was previously.

File Explorer

View, find, and organize files and folders.