Hardware and UI Basics Flashcards
Most users and techs access folders and files in Windows 7 with a tool called “Windows Explorer.” What is the same tool called in Windows 8 and newer versions of Microsoft OSs?
File Explorer
What does “DEs” stand for?
Desktop Environments
What is Apple’s version of Microsoft’s “task view” known as?
“Spaces”… different backgrounds and components, but keep the same Dock.
On later versions of macOS, press CTRL+LEFT ARROW/RIGHT ARROW to scroll through Spaces
What is Apple’s utility “Mission Control?”
Enables you to switch between open apps, windows, and more.
Accessed by pressing the MISSION CTRL key on an Apple keyboard. You can also access by pressing CTRL + UP ARROW
What can you do with Windows 10 feature known as “Task View?”
Create and manage multiple desktops for grouping your open apps.
Regarding Windows 10, what did Microsoft incorporate into the lower-left corner of the taskbar?
Essential tools, such as the Search Bar and Task View
Microsoft created an OS that blends the traditional Windows 7 style Desktop experience with some of the more progressive features of the Windows 8.x Modern / Metro UI, this is know as…?
Windows 10
What is the bar that runs along the bottom of the Desktop on Apple’s macOS called?
“The Dock”
Used for accessing frequently used apps
What additional feature did Microsoft include with Windows 8.1, placed at the bottom-right beside the system tray?
Quick access to the onscreen touch keyboard
With a series of updates in Windows 8.1, Microsoft brought back features, such as…
The Start Button, easy access to a Close Button for apps, and the ability to boot directly to the Desktop. This makes this particular UI very similar to Windows 7.
Windows 8 took advantage of modern widescreen monitors with the “side-by-side apps” feature. How do you utilize this feature?
When opening an app, press WWINDOWS + LEFT ARROW to pin the app onto the left side of the screen. To pin another app onto the right side of the screen, vice-versa…
Windiws 8 features a more classic Desktop but without a visible Start button. How do you access the Start screen on Windows 8?
By pressing the Windows logo key on a standard keyboard.
What significant changes did Windows make to their UI with the introduction of Windows 8?
They borrowed from tablet OS’s, such as Windows phone, to create a graphical set of tiles for full-screen programs, called apps.
What is the Windows 8 UI code named?
Metro UI
Right clicking an icon on the Windows UI gives you access to what?
The context menu from which you can select various options.
What is the background to the Windows UI called?
Desktop
The notification area on Windows OS shows you what?
Programs running in the background…
Many techs also call this the system tray.
Regarding to Microsoft’s Windows, what should you click to get access to apps, tools, files, and folders?
The Start Button
What does the taskbar on Microsoft Windows show you?
Programs that are currently running.
What describes how one computer connects to one or more other computers?
Network Connection
What is a Motherboard?
The component in which everything directly or indirectly connects.
What other 2 stages of the computing process do you typically see in modern computing devices?
Data storage and Network connection
What is output?
Once the computer has processed your request, it shows you the result by changing what you see on the display or playing a sound through the speakers.
What is a CPU?
Central Processing Unit
Usually a thin wafer of silicone and tiny resistors handling a majority of the processing tasks, and is, in a way, the “brain” of the computer.