Introduction To Desktop Computer Systems

The word ____ refers to the physical parts of the system that you can see and touch.

The _____ includes all of the components that store and process data, which makes it the most important part of the computer.

A ______ looks like a television, and is used to display visual output from the computer tower.

A ________ plays audio output from the computer.

___________ are small speakers and are considered to be computer hardware.

The ___________ are both output devices, which means they get their information out of the computer.

The ___________ are both input devices which you can use to put information in to the computer.

The ________ is covered with buttons, called keys, which you can use to type text and send commands to the computer.

The ________ moves the onscreen cursor and interacts with elements on the screen.

Whenever you press one of the __________ buttons, it's called a click.

Whenever you ___________, you'll see a menu with options for whatever you clicked on.

______ is used to select items on the screen.

One of the most basic things you can do with the _________ is to open a computer program or application.

The black bar at the bottom of the screen is called the __________.

This large blue area with icons that you first see on the monitor when you login is called the _______.

Another way to open a program on the desktop is to ________ the icon and then click Open.

_______ means to point at an icon and do two rapid left clicks.

How can you find a program that does not have an icon on the desktop?

To close a program, click _________.

Another way to open a program on the desktop is to ________ the icon.