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Alignment: When used to describe text, the arrangement of text or graphics relative to a margin. Flush left alignment means that text is lined up along the left margin. Flush right alignment lines up text along the right margin.

application window: The rectangular-shaped viewing area on screen that you are working in. In a graphical user interface , the boundaries of the window can be easily expanded or contracted.

clipboard: The clipboard is a section of RAM where your computer stores copied data. This can be a selection of text, an image, a file, or other type of data.

Default setting: The manufacturer's recommended spring pressure and damping values for a given rider. Many forks and some shocks have their default settings printed near the adjustment controls. The rest are available on the suspension maker's websites or in the owner's manual. ...

Dialog box Launcher: are special windows which are used by computer programs or by the operating system to display information to the user, or to get a response if needed.

Document window: A GUI window which shows a document .

Drag And Drop Editing Describes applications that allow you to drag objects to specific locations on the screen to perform actions on them. For example, in the Macintosh environment, you can drag a document to the trashcan icon to delete it. This is a classic case of drag-and-drop functionality.

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Active window; An active window is 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.

 

Appearance and Personalization category: The Appearance and Personalization category groups many of the most visible changes to the system. Let's work through some of these. Anything I skip is homework. 

application file: A file containing the executable code of an application

 bitmapped graphics:n computer graphics, a raster graphics image or bitmap is a data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium.

cell: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

 data file:A data file is a computer file which stores data for use by a computer application or system. It generally does not refer to files that contain instructions or code to be executed , or to files which define the operation or structure of an application or system  

database: A database is a collection of data for one or more multiple uses. One way of classifying databases involves the type of content, for example: bibliographic, full-text, numeric, image. Other classification methods start from examining database models or database architectures: see below. 

datasheet:  A datasheet, data sheet, or spec sheet is a document summarizing the performance and other technical characteristics of a product, component 

directory:In computer software, specifically the command line interface of the OpenVMS operating system, the DIRECTORY command 

field:A space allocated for a particular item of information. A tax form, for example, contains a number of fields: one for your name, one for your Social Security number, one for your income, and so on. 

 file properties:  any one of the attributes that are assigned to a particular file, including its name, the date that it was created and its owner, which are all stored in the file’s properties page

gadgets: A gadget is a small technological object that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than normal technological objects at the time of their invention. 

hidden file:In computing, a hidden directory or hidden file on a computer is a directory (folder) or file which a user cannot see by default. Hidden directories most often serve to hide important operating system-related files and user preferences

 icon:graphic symbol  that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

Multimedia:transmission that combine media of communication

object: In computer science, an object is any entity that can be manipulated by the commands of a programming language, such as a value , variable, function, or data structure.  

object linking and embedding:Object Linking and Embedding is a technology developed by Microsoft that allows embedding and linking to documents and other objects. For developers, it brought OLE Control extension , a way to develop and use custom user interface elements. 

presentation Software: A presentation program is a computer software package used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show.

Primary key:In relational database design, a unique key can uniquely identify each row in a table, and is closely related to the Superkey concept. A unique key comprises a single column or a set of columns. 

query:A set of criteria that is used to retrieve data from the Data Warehouse. Queries are made up of data items to be retrieved and can also have limits set on the scope of the data and/or sorting order specified.

quick launch toolbar:Used to start frequently used applications with just one click.

record spreadsheet:In database terminology, a record holds all the information or data about one specific object that has been entered into the database.

Recycle Bin:In computing, a recycle bin, or trash, is temporary storage for files that have been deleted in a file manager by the user, but not yet permanently erased from the physical media.

Shortcut:a route shorter than the usual one

Sidebar:The Windows Desktop Gadgets  is a widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets. It was introduced with Windows Vista, in which it features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop. This feature was removed in Windows 7, however, gadgets can snap to the side.  

Software development- is the act of working to produce/create software. This software could be produced for a variety of purposes - the three most common purposes are to meet specific needs of a specific client/business, to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users 

 Software license:A software license  is a legal instrument  governing the usage or redistribution of software. All software is copyright protected, irrespective of whether it is in the public domain.  

software piracy:The copyright infringement of software  refers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer software. Copyright infringement of this kind is extremely common. 

system file:the System suitcase was one of two principal files comprising Mac OS from the original release to System 9.2.2, the other being the Macintosh Finder. 

System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide and maintain a platform for running application software.

 table: a set of data arranged in rows and columns

text editor: an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files

update: news that updates your information

 

upgrades:an improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology; to improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components; to replace an existing object with something better; to replace a program with a later version of itself, a version .

utility program:a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"

 vector graphics: Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics.

web application- In software engineering, a web application is an application that is accessed via a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. 

word-processing software- Computer software program used to create and edit text documents.

workbook:An Excel 2000 file composed of one or more worksheets and additional Visual Basic for Applications code. The RealCost software is a workbook

worksheet:a page in a Microsoft Excel workbook.

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Arithmetic /Logic Unit (ALU)-  In computing, an arithmetic logic unit  is a digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations.

 Audio Input- The audio input is a connection jack on an electronic component that receives electronic signals  from a wire, or cable, sent by another component.

Biometrics-A security technique for checking and verifying identities that employs digitally created 'maps' of an individual's physical characteristics

Central Processing Unit-  the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"

Circuit board-a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

 Computer- a machine for performing calculations automatically

Control Unit- A control unit in general is a central  part of whatsoever machinery that controls its operation, provided that a piece of machinery is complex and organized enough to contain any such unit. 

Data-  a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

 Digital Camera- A camera that converts a collected image into pixels that are black or white digital or shades of gray. The digital data may then be manipulated to enhance or otherwise modify the resulting viewed image.

Expansion Slot- a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"

FireWire- The IEEE 1394 interface is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer, frequently used by personal computers, as well as in digital audio,

Hard Disk- a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit

Hardware- the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

Information- knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

An inkjet-  printer is a type of computer printer that reproduces a digital image by propelling variably-sized droplets of liquid material onto a page.

Input-  signal going into an electronic system

Keyboard- device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like

Laser Printer-electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically

Memory- Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, refers to computer components, devices, and recording media that retain digital data used for computing for some interval of time.

 Mobile Devices- A mobile device is a pocket-sized computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input or a miniature keyboard.

Modem- electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

Monitor- a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

Motherboard- A motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, while providing connectors for other peripherals.

Mouse- a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of an object held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons.

notebook: a small compact portable computer

output- An electrical signal that is sent from the amplifier to one or more speakers.



Plug-and-Play- In computing, plug and play is a term used to describe the characteristic of a computer bus, or device specification, which facilitates the discovery of a hardware component in a system, without the need for physical device configuration, or user intervention in resolving resource conflicts.

Pointing Device-  A pointing device is typically a mouse, tablet, or some other device with effective dimensional motion.

Port- porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed

printer-an output device that prints the results of data processing

Random Access Memory- the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on

Read-Only Memory -  memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

 a scanner- is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image.

server- is any combination of hardware or software designed to provide services to clients.

Software- written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Supercomputer- a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time

Tablet PC-  refers to a slate- or tablet- shaped mobile computer device, equipped with a touchscreen or stylus

Trackball-  a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes--like an upside-down mouse with an exposed protruding ball.

Universal Serial Bus - a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller, USB is intended to replace many varieties of serial and parallel ports.

 USB Flash Drive-  consists of flash memory data storage device integrated with a USB