windows terms
Common Windows Items
The following are just some of the terms used to describe
the Windows desktop you are likely to run into.
- Desktop refers
to the background of your screen on which the various programs run. Think
of your computer screen as your electronic desktop.
- Icons are
those small pictures on the desktop and inside folders that represent
various programs, specialized folders, etc.
- Folders are
containers that can contain icons, programs, data or other folders
(sub-folders).
- Ribbon is a command bar that organizes a program's features into a series of tabs at the top of a window.
- Title bar refers
to the bar at the top of an open window. The folder's title will tell you
what the folder is used for. It contains the minimize, maximize and close
buttons. You can use the title bar to move a window around.
- Cursor is
the graphic pointer which indicates where the mouse is and what sort of
action it is performing.
- Task bar refers
to the bar usually at the bottom of your Windows screen (it is movable)
containing the Start Button on the left and the clock and grouped icons on
the right.
- A Scroll Bar appears
when there is more information in the window than can be displayed. This
is usually a vertical scroll bar, but a horizontal scroll bar may appear
if the width of the window is too narrow. Windows 10 often hides scroll
bars until you hover over them.
- The Address Bar tells
you your location and provides the tools to navigate around your computer.
These settings vary by Windows version and can be modified.
·
The Navigation Pane provides quick links to
various folders and locations on your computer.
·
The Title Bar contains the Quick Access toolbar
inherited from Office.
·
Documents contains most of your user documents and files (except for
music, pictures and videos).
Common
file extensions:
- .txt text file
- .doc Microsoft Word legacy document
- .docx Microsoft Word open XML document (Word
2007 or later)
- .xls Microsoft Excel legacy spreadsheet
- .xlsx Microsoft Excel open XML spreadsheet
(Excel 2007 or later)
- .ppt Microsoft PowerPoint legacy presentation document
- .pptx Microsoft PowerPoint open presentation
document (PowerPoint 2007 or later)
- .html Web page (Hypertext Markup Language)
file
- .mp3 audio (music) file
- .pdf Adobe Portable Document Format file (Adobe Reader)
- .jpg JPEG image file (usually a photo)
- .iso Disc Image File used to create a CD or DVD
- .pif program information file
- .exe executable (program) file
- .bat batch file — can call other files including program or
scripting files
- .scr scripting file — sometimes mistakenly called a screen saver
file
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