Across
- 3. .quickly pressing a mouse button twice while keeping it still .
- 6. .a key on a computer keyboard that when pressed in combination with other keys enables special commands or symbols to be accessed .
- 7. .a computer file containing information input by a computer user and usually created with an application .
- 8. .the access point for programs displayed on the desktop, even if the program is minimized .
- 11. .short for “executable.” .
- 13. .the act of pressing a computer mouse button once without moving the mouse .
- 14. .to point to an object on the screen .
- 16. .a collection of programs known as an operating system (OS) that controls a PC (personal computer) .
- 17. .a container in a computer system for storing information .
- 18. .a visible and moving pointer that the user controls with a mouse, touchpad or similar input device such as get on things and click on things .
- 20. .a set of options presented to the user of a computer application to help them find information or execute a function .
Down
- 1. .a software package used to display information in the form of a slide show .
- 2. .a computer program that can capture, display and manipulate data arranged in rows and columns .
- 4. .an area on the computer containing other folders and files and helps keep the computer organized .
- 5. .a small graphical representation of a program or file .
- 9. .to load an operating system (OS) into the computer's main memory or RAM .
- 10. .a computer display area that represents the kinds of objects found on top of a physical desk .
- 12. .a long thin box along one edge of a window, which you click on with the mouse to move the text up, down, or across the window .
- 15. .an abbreviated form of a keyboard shortcut .
- 19. .writing data to a storage medium, such as a floppy disk, CD-R, USB flash drive, or hard drive .