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<learningObject name="Using the computer" source-language="en">
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    <word>CURSOR</word>
    <clue>When you type it will appear here.</clue>
    <rationale>A flashing line where the letters appear on screen when you type</rationale>
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    <word>POINTER</word>
    <clue>It moves with your mouse.</clue>
    <rationale>The small arrow that moves around when you move the mouse.</rationale>
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    <word>WINDOW</word>
    <clue>Programs open in them.</clue>
    <rationale>A Window is a container for an open application.</rationale>
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    <word>SCROLL BAR</word>
    <clue>Move them with the mouse wheel.</clue>
    <rationale>This allows you to move through a document that is too big for its current window</rationale>
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    <word>TASK BAR</word>
    <clue>It can tell you the time and date.</clue>
    <rationale>It is the bar which allows you to open programs and switch between windows.</rationale>
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    <word>START MENU</word>
    <clue>You use it to open programs.</clue>
    <rationale>It is the list of icons that appears when you click on start in the task bar.</rationale>
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    <word>ICON</word>
    <clue>Double click it to open a file.</clue>
    <rationale>An Icon is a small picture that represents a file, folder or program. </rationale>
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    <word>CLICK</word>
    <clue>The sound made by a mouse</clue>
    <rationale>A Click is the act of pressing one of the mouse buttons.</rationale>
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    <word>DOUBLE CLICK</word>
    <clue>Use it to open programs.</clue>
    <rationale>It is when you click the left mouse button twice in quick succession. </rationale>
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    <word>DRAG</word>
    <clue>Do this to select multiple icons.</clue>
    <rationale>Moving the mouse whilst holding down the left mouse button.</rationale>
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    <word>RETURN</word>
    <clue>It can move you to the next line.</clue>
    <rationale>The Return key is the key which makes things happen. </rationale>
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    <word>SHIFT</word>
    <clue>Makes capital letters.</clue>
    <rationale>Makes capital letters or the other symbol on a key appear.</rationale>
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    <word>CTRL</word>
    <clue>A key that changes other keys.</clue>
    <rationale>Usually used with other keys to perform shortcuts to operations</rationale>
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    <word>ALT</word>
    <clue>A key that changes other keys.</clue>
    <rationale>Used with other keys to provide shortcuts to menu items within applications</rationale>
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    <word>WINDOWS KEY</word>
    <clue>Opens the Start Menu</clue>
    <rationale>Used to open the Start Menu and with other keys for shortcuts. </rationale>
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    <word>SCROLL</word>
    <clue>The mouse wheel causes this.</clue>
    <rationale>The action of dragging a scroll bar or rolling the mouse wheel. </rationale>
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    <word>MINIMISE</word>
    <clue>A button at the top of a window</clue>
    <rationale>Minimising sends the open application down to the task bar</rationale>
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    <word>MAXIMISE</word>
    <clue>A button at the top of a window</clue>
    <rationale>Maximise fills the screen with the application.</rationale>
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    <word>RECYCLE BIN</word>
    <clue>Restore deleted files from here.</clue>
    <rationale>where files are sent temporarily when they are deleted.</rationale>
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    <word>DELETE</word>
    <clue>It means to get rid of or discard</clue>
    <rationale>Deleting a file sends it to the recycle bin.</rationale>
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    <word>SHUT DOWN</word>
    <clue>Use it to turn off your computer</clue>
    <rationale>Shut Down is the turning off process for a computer</rationale>
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    <word>RIGHT CLICK</word>
    <clue>Pressing a mouse button.</clue>
    <rationale>Clicking the right mouse button usually brings up a menu.</rationale>
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    <word>COPY</word>
    <clue>Make another file the same.</clue>
    <rationale>Copying a file makes another one the same. You can use CTRL and C.</rationale>
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    <word>PASTE</word>
    <clue>Use after a cut or copy</clue>
    <rationale>Pasting puts a cut or copied file in your current location</rationale>
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    <word>CUT</word>
    <clue>Use this command to move a file.</clue>
    <rationale>This command moves a file to the clipboard ready to be pasted elsewhere.</rationale>
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    <word>FILE</word>
    <clue>Some data stored on a computer.</clue>
    <rationale>A file is a saved program or package of data with a unique path and name.</rationale>
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    <word>FOLDER</word>
    <clue>Put your files here.</clue>
    <rationale>A folder is a location on your disk where you can store files.</rationale>
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    <word>HELP</word>
    <clue>Click on it if you are stuck.</clue>
    <rationale>Help files tell you how to do things on your computer. F1 is a shortcut.</rationale>
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    <word>TITLE BAR</word>
    <clue>Tells you what a window is.</clue>
    <rationale>The title bar tells you which application or file is open in a window.</rationale>
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    <word>TAB</word>
    <clue>A key that indents text.</clue>
    <rationale>The TAB key can be used when navigating in Windows using the keyboard.</rationale>
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    <word>ARROW KEYS</word>
    <clue>Buttons that move the cursor</clue>
    <rationale>These keys can be used to move the cursor or the focus around the screen.</rationale>
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    <word>DESKTOP</word>
    <clue>Behind your windows.</clue>
    <rationale>The desktop holds shortcuts to your most commonly used programs and files.</rationale>
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    <word>BACK UP</word>
    <clue>Keep your data safe.</clue>
    <rationale>This is a copy of your data, very useful if your computer disk fails.</rationale>
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    <word>VOLUME</word>
    <clue>The level of sound.</clue>
    <rationale>This sound be turned up and down from the speakers icon on the Task Bar.</rationale>
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    <word>SHORTCUT</word>
    <clue>The quick way to open a file</clue>
    <rationale>This is an icon created to give quick access to a file or program.</rationale>
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</learningObject>
