Glossary of Definitions/Terms

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Helpful Computer Terms-

• Drag

Point to an item using your mouse then press and hold down the left

mouse button as you move the pointer and the item to another location. Then release the button to relocate the item.

Also, you can drag to resize windows, move icons, or scroll

• A Cursor

Displays the insertion point where you can enter data.

• Cut, Copy & Paste

If you cut text then it will disappear from the screen

and be placed in the Clip Board for pasting, deleting or copying.

you must first select the information by dragging over the text

to highlight.

After highlighting the text you can right click and choose Cut,

Copy or Paste.

In addition, you can use the Ctrl + C to copy, Ctrl + V to paste

and the Ctrl + X to cut.

• Default

An automatic setting which the computer uses unless you

specify another setting. A default setting is the way something

is automatically done.

• Dialog Boxes

Are displayed after choosing a command and include additional options.

• Icons

A graphic symbol that represents a command or a picture that represents an application, a file, or a system resource.

• Scroll Bars

Can be located on the bottom or sides of the screen. Allows you to view text that is not visible on the screen.

• Selecting Text

This is commonly known as dragging over the text and highlighting. After selecting you can cut, copy and paste.

• Toolbars

Can be located at the top, bottom or sides of the screen. They contain icons for commonly used commands or domains.