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| 1freeze
| a) part of an operating system that allows the user to interact with a computer using images and a cursor
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| 2 toner
| b) to manipulate the data according to the program instructions
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| 3 graphical user interface
| c) the part of a computer that processes the data
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| 4 drop-down list box
| d) a dialog box component that is used for entering text
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| 5 recycle bin
| e) a type of computer application program used for typing and editing text documents
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| 6 checkbox
| f) suddenly to stop responding. It is usually used in reference to a screen display
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| 7 WIMP interface 9
| g) a program used to hide files that are no longer required and bring them back if they are required again. Emptying the recycle bin deletes the files completely.
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| 8 dialog box
| h) a dialog box component that opens a list of items when the user clicks on the arrowhead at the end
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| 9 icon
| i) a person who maintains and troubleshoots problems with computers
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| 10 support assistant
| j) the powder used inside laser printers
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| 11 interface
| k) to press or release a button on a mouse
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| 12 jam
| l) a type of application program with an array of cells that is used for calculating formulas
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| 13password
| m) a window in a WIMP system that is used to provide information or obtain information from the user
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| 14 menu
| n) a dialog box component that is used to switch between different sets of data
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| 15text box
| o) a dialog box component in the form of a small square box used to indicate one of two alternative states, e.g. true or false. When the user clicks the box with mouse, a cross appears in the box. Clicking again clears the box.
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| 16 title bar
| p) a way of subdividing a folder so that stored files can be organized into smaller groups
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| 17 active window
| q) a small picture used in a WIMP system to present a program, folder or file
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| 18 drag & drop
| r) The connection between two different systems/ to provide connection between two different systems
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| 19 window
| s) interface based on a set of software features and hardware devices (such as windows, icons, mice, and pull-down menus) designed to simplify or demystify computing operations for the user
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| 20 virus
| t) to get stuck in one position
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| 21 crash
| u) a list of options displayed on a computer screen
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| 22 subfolder
| v) a secret code used to control access to a network system
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| 23spreadsheet
| w) a rectangular screen area containing a program, folder or file in a WIMP system
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| 24 click
| x) a narrow strip across the top of a window in a WIMP system that indicates what is inside the window
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| 25 word processor
| y) suddenly and unexpectedly to stop processing during execution of a program
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| 26 processor
| z) move (an image or highlighted text) to another part of the screen using a mouse or similar device
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| 27 process
| aa) A common cursor control input device used with a graphical user interface. It has two or three button switches on top and a ball underneath that is rolled on a flat surface.
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| 28 hang
| bb) a sudden and complete failure/ to fail suddenly and completely
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| 29 tab
| cc) a program written deliberately to damage data or cause a computer to behave in an unusual way
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| 30 mouse
| dd) the window in a WIMP system that is currently being used. It is usually on top of any other open windows
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