Accounting 300 Windows

Exam 1

ROM

A chip on the keyboard containing the information Windows needs to find the hardware connected to the computer and then the operating system so the computer can boot up

RAM

(Random Access memory) The memory the computer is using

It is temporary memory that is lost when the computer is turned off

Fastest memory to access

The BOOT file 

C: (Drive letter indicates drive containing folders and files that the computer needs to load systems/ boot up)

Title bar

A control bar allowing you to pick up, resize, and move the window

Desktop

A folder that the computer opens to and is the main workspace

It is the surface for your work and is stroed in your user folder

Start button

The window logo icon

When left clicked it opens with the pinned section on top and recommended files under it and an all apps icon

Start menu 

when you click on the start button or when you click the windows logo key on the keyboard, it opens….

Start area

Now called pinned items and is at the top pane on the start menu with tiles for programs, settings, and file explorer

Allows you to pin anything you want

Task bar

The bar at the bottom of the screen that contains icon links to open programs with some tools

Home 

The landing page in file explorer (used to be quick access)

Helps you quickly access your frequently used files and folders (usually has frequent folders, recent files, and pinned items

File explorer

Can be opened by right click the start button to use object menu, use the folder icon on taskbar, type file explorer on the start menu, open with Win+E, or find it in the app list in start menu

Command bar

the menu bar with a few icons and the sort and view and overflow see more commands

Navigating 

means to move around the drives and folders on a drive 

Address bar

is between the navigation arrors and the search box and under the title bar

Navigation pane

A list of drives and folders on the computer which is on the left (find under view and show)

Contents pane 

a list of folders and files in a location selected in the navigation pane which is on the right (can’t be turned off)

Details pane

a list of properties/details for an item selected in the contents pane; link on the right of the command bar 

Preview pane

The first page in a document selected in the contents pane

Detail bar 

contains the details buttons (header bottons) they are used to sort quickly by one detail with a left click 

Move it

when dragging a file from one folder to another folder, what happens

Copy it

When dragging a file from one drive to another drive

Ctrl + shift key 

Make drag and drop create a shortcut 

Copy it

When you drag with holding CTRL key

Recycle bin

temporary storage for items deleted from the C drive

Permanent deletion 

Using the shift key and dragging a file to the recycle bin 

Jump lists

Right-click on the program icon to open this…

Consists of unpin/pin to the taskbar, close all open windows, open the program

Task list

This puts the thumbnails on top of other open full- screen windows on the screen - you can pick it by tabbing (ALT + Tab)

Task view

Puts all the open windows in tiles and takes up the whole monitor (WIN + tab) click on the window you want to choose

Windows 95

Introduced the start button, start menu, and taskbar

Windows 7

Introduced new features in the title bar, jump lists were added, Libraries were added to file explorer

Windows 8

Works on all devices and supports touch, took out start menu and button, opened to start screen with search features.

Windows settings were added to make it easier to work with the operating system

Windows 10

Brought smart menu back and loads to the desktop, has universal apps, added task view and snap assist

Windows 11

File explorer now has a command bar, has snap layouts available to choose from, commands are on the context menus, taskbar is now in the bottom middle 

Start button

Open start menu

Start

At the top of the start menu with pinned tiles (icons) now called pin

Win Logo E

Open more file explorer windows; opens in a new tab will put new file explorer

Win Logo +Tab

this opens task view

Win Logo + D

toggles between minimizing all open windows and then restoring them, lets you move to the desktop

Win Logo + X

opens the quick link (context menu or right click menu) of the start button 

Alt tab

Brings up the task list

Alt F4

Closes the windows / program / and will shut down the computer when all else is closed