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active window	application	close
command	cursor	Desktop
graphic	GUI	icon
keyboard shortcut	maximize	menu
menu bar	minimize	operating system
program	scroll bar	shortcut
shut down	Start Menu	taskbar
title bar	tool bar	upgrade
user friendly		Windows

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Across: 1. a bar that displays buttons with icons to provide quick access to certain functions within that program 3. a bar commonly located at the bottom of the screen that displays the programs that are currently running 5. a combination of keystrokes that performs some function otherwise found in a pulldown menu 6. the application or window at the front on the monitor designated by a colored Title Bar 7. a display area that represents the kinds of objects one might find on a real one 8. a bar at the bottom or right side of the window that allows a user to move the window viewing area up, down, left, or right 10. an operating environment created by Microsoft that provides an interface knows as GUI for the IBM compatible computers 11. term used to describe a computer software program or hardware device that has been designed to be easy for all users to use without much difficulty 12. the act of giving instruction to your computer either by menu choice or keystroke 13. the menu, accessible from the Taskbar, that allows the user to open programs, commands, and files within the Operating System 15. Graphical User Interface; uses windos, icons, and menus to carry out commands such as opening files, delete files, move files, etc. 16. the horizontal bar at the top of a window which has the name of the file or folder it represents 17. a list of program commands listed by topic 18. a link that points to a program 20. allows you to perform tasks on a computer 21. option available for most windows in a GUI that allows a user to enlarge a window to its largest size 22. the pointer, usually arrow or cross shaped, which is controlled by the mouse; the object used to point, click, drag, and drop items on the operating system 23. the horizontal bar across the top of the window that lists the menus 25. the option that removes a window from your computer screen

Down: 2. the system software that controls the computer 4. term used to describe the process of closing all software programs in preparation to turn off a computer's power 9. a program in which you do your work; also known as Programs 14. action available in all GUI operating systems that allows a user to hide a window and keep the application running 15. a digitized version of photograph, or other type of picture that is displayed on a computer display 19. a term used to describe updating a software program or adding a new hardware 24. a graphic symbol for an application, file, or folder