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Module 1 - Introduction to Computers - Windows OS
Lesson 2 - Operating System and Desktop

Exercise 1 is designed to test your knowledge of a few of the terms introduced in this section and to test your knowledge of the various function of the Windows OS desktop.

An operating system is an application that manages other applications and devices.

True

False
 
An icon is a symbol or picture designed to illustrate a function or application. True False
 
The Start Menu allows the user to easily start a program or to find a file and is part of the Windows OS. True False
 
The active window on the Windows OS can be identified by a different colored button that is recessed. True False
 
To switch between two open programs in the Windows OS, single click on the nonrecessed button of the program that you want to open. True False
 
     

 
Module 1 Lesson 2 Section 11
Module 1 Lesson 3 Index

 
 
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