• Operating System Platforms Operating System Platforms
    • Welcome locked Welcome
    • Learning Objectives locked Learning Objectives
    • Use Windows locked Use Windows
    • Understand Windows locked Understand Windows
    • Move a Window locked Move a Window
    • Practice Dragging Windows locked Practice Dragging Windows
    • Minimize a Window locked Minimize a Window
    • Practice Minimizing locked Practice Minimizing
    • Maximize a Window locked Maximize a Window
    • Practice Maximizing locked Practice Maximizing
    • Close a Window locked Close a Window
    • Practice Closing locked Practice Closing
    • Scrolling locked Scrolling
    • Practice Scrolling locked Practice Scrolling
    • Resize a Window locked Resize a Window
    • Resize a Window 2 locked Resize a Window 2
    • Use the Taskbar locked Use the Taskbar
    • Practice the taskbar locked Practice the taskbar
  • Examine Windows Explorer Examine Windows Explorer
    • Introduction locked Introduction
    • Open File Explorer locked Open File Explorer
    • Practice Opening File Explorer locked Practice Opening File Explorer
    • Examine File Explorer locked Examine File Explorer
    • Navigation Pane locked Navigation Pane
    • Practice the Navigation Panel locked Practice the Navigation Panel
    • Back and Forward Arrows locked Back and Forward Arrows
    • Address Bar locked Address Bar
    • Toolbar locked Toolbar
    • Search Box locked Search Box
    • Folders and Files locked Folders and Files
    • Work with Files and Folders locked Work with Files and Folders
    • Folders and Files locked Folders and Files
  • Review and Wrap-Up Review and Wrap-Up
    • Review and Wrap-Up locked Review and Wrap-Up
    • Review and Wrap-Up locked Review and Wrap-Up
  • Check Your Knowledge Check Your Knowledge
    • Identify locked Identify
    • Identify locked Identify
    • Multiple Choice locked Multiple Choice
    • Multiple Choice locked Multiple Choice
    • Multiple Choice locked Multiple Choice
  • Conclusion Conclusion
    • Use Windows locked Use Windows
Application Software

A program designed to carry out operations for a specific application. Application software can’t run by itself, but is dependent on system software to execute. Examples of application software include word processing software, Internet browsers, and games.

Bar, Address

The address bar allows you to navigate through folders, much like the back & forward buttons. You can click a link in the address bar to navigate directly to that folder or location.

Bar, Menu

The menu contains commands used to make software applications function. To save space on the screen, menus are often hidden until you click on the titles located in the menu bar.

Bar, Title

Contains the name of the software application that is open as well as the name of the file that is open within that application.

Button, Back and Forward

These buttons allow you to navigate back and forth within the

File Explorer window.

Button, Close

Closes the software application. This button has an X pictured on it.

Button, Maximize

This button will make the window bigger to fill the whole desktop. This button has a box pictured on it.

Button, Minimize

This button will hide the window by ‘minimizing’ it and placing it down in the taskbar. This button has a dash pictured on it.

File Explorer

File Explorer is a file browser in Windows. It displays the stucture of files and folders on your computer.

File List

The file list displays the contents of the currently selected folder.

Pane, Navigation

This pane is used to access folders, files, and hard drives.

Scroll Bar

Allows user to scroll through the contents of the software application in order to see contents that are not currently showing.

Search Box

The search box allows users to search the files and contents of the currently selected folder and subfolders.

Toolbar

The toolbar contains buttons that allow the user to make selections which manipulate the application in use. Examples include organizing the view of folders and creating a new folder.

Window Border

Borders can be dragged using the mouse in order to change the size of the window.

Windows Key

The Windows key is located on the keyboard between the Ctrl and the Alt keys. It is used to open the Start Menu and can be used with other key combinations.

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