THE PARTS OF A COMPUTER WINDOW

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THE PARTS OF A COMPUTER WINDOW
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Parts of a Computer Window

• 1. What does Pointing mean?

1. Moving the mouse so the arrow touches an object.

• 2. What does Clicking mean?

1. Pressing and releasing the mouse button.

• 3. Explain the two ways to Select an object.

1. Point and click on the object one (1) time.
2. Click and drag the mouse pointer over the object.

• 4. Explain how to drag.

1. Point to an object, while pressing and holding
   the mouse button down, move the mouse

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• 5. What does Dragging mean?

5. Dragging means

1. moving objects around on the screen.

• 6. How do you make an inactive window active?

6. To make an inactive window active

1. click anywhere on the inactive window.

• 7. Where is the Title bar located?

7. The Title bar is located

1. at the top of the window.

• 8. Explain the steps to move a window.

8. To move a window

• click and drag the Title bar.

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• 9. Where is the red Close button located?

1. Upper left-hand corner of the window.

• 10. What are three ways to close a window?

1. 1. Click on the close button. 2. go to the File
   menu and select Close window. 3. press the Apple
   key plus the (W) key .

• 11. Where is the green Zoom button located?

1. In the upper left corner of the window.

• 12. What does the zoom button do?

1. Enlarges or reduces a window very quickly.

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• 13. What does the yellow Minimize button do?

1. Makes the window collapse into the Dock.

• 14. Where is the yellow Minimize button located?

1. In the upper Left-hand corner of a window.

• 15. What does the Size box do?

1. Changes the size of a window.

• 16. What does the Scroll bars do?

1. Let you scroll through the contents of a window.

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• What is a Desktop?

1. It is the on screen background.

• Where is the Menu Bar located?

1. At the top of the desktop.

• What is a menu?

1. A list of commands.

• What is an Icon?

1. A small picture that represents a file, folder,
   or application program.

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• What does a folder do?

1. Helps keep similar items together.

• What is a cursor?

1. A marker on the screen that shows where the
   current input is going to happen.

• How do you open a file, folder or program?

1. You need to click two times on the file, folder
   or program.

• How do you correctly exit out of a program?

1. Go to the File menu and select Quit.