Basic Terms

Question 1

Application

Answer 1

Software (program or group of programs) designed for end users.

Question 2

Window

Answer 2

A rectangle on the screen that displays the user interface of some program or part of a program.

Question 3

Icon

Answer 3

A small picture representing an action or a program

Question 4

Button

Answer 4

A small outlined area in a dialog box that you can click to select an option or command

Question 5

Key

Answer 5

One of the keys on the keyboard, as opposed to a button.

Question 6

Keyboard shortcut

Answer 6

A group of keyboard keys that need to be pressed in sequences which constitute in holding the previous key mentioned until the end of the sequence.

Question 7

Toggle

Answer 7

A kind of switch. You do the same thing to turn it on as to turn it off.

Question 8

Menu

Answer 8

A list of possible actions from which you can choose from.

Question 9

Menu Option

Answer 9

One of the possible actions on a menu. We will indicate menu options by >.

Question 10

Prompt

Answer 10

An indication that the program is waiting for input from you.