General+Computer+Definitions+-+All+Classes

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 * **Click**: To push a button on a computer's mouse (usually the left button). Note: On a PC, there is a right-click and a left-click. These are important distinctions when you are following someone's instructions!
 * **Cursor**: The arrow -- or the line -- that indicates which part of the screen you are activating on a computer.
 * **Desktop**: The main screen to which your computer defaults when you log in. This is often used as a place for temporarily storing files and for keeping icons for quick access to software programs or websites.
 * **Desktop Computer**: A computer type, as distinguished from a laptop, tablet, etc.
 * [|Double-Click]: To click two times very quickly on a mouse button, usually used to activate or run things.
 * **File**: The resulting saved creation when using a piece of software.
 * **File Exten**sion: The letters following the period (or dot) in a file name, designating what type of document the file is. (e.g. A file named puppy.jpg has the .jpg extension, which indicates that it is a JPEG image file.) Extensions are required in a Microsoft Windows operating system for associating the file with the correct software.
 * **File Type**: The distinct kind of file associated with a particular piece or type of software. (e.g. A document file with a .docx extension is typically the result of using Microsoft Word, whereas Microsoft Excel creates spreadsheet file types saved with the .xlsx file extension.)
 * **Hardware**: The physical parts of a computer. These can include such elements as the keyboard, the mouse, the monitor, the case, the hard drive, the motherboard, the memory modules, etc.
 * **Highlight**: To select (an object or text)
 * [|Icon]: A small picture, usually used as a clickable link to a program or website.
 * **Left click**: To push the left button on a mouse. Typically a single click is used to select an object, whereas a double-click is used to activate or run something.
 * **Link**: A clickable word or image that will take you to another web page.
 * [|Log In]: To get into a computer or software or a website by typing the appropriate username and password.
 * **Monitor**: The "TV screen" of the computer. Also known as the display.
 * **PC**: This stands for Personal Computer. PC is often used as a distinction from an Apple computer or, more recently, as a distinction from any hand-held devices.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Right-Click]: To push the right button on a computer's mouse while your cursor is hovering over the intended object.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Select]: To click (or highlight) an object or text when using a computer.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Software**: The programs installed on a computer that make your computer run the way you need it to. Software is distinguished from hardware, which refers to the parts of the computer you can physically touch.