Software: the basics

Turn on your computer. It will usually take a few minutes to _____________.

• boot itself

• boot up

• get booted

Windows XP, Macintosh OSX and Linux are _________________.

• operating systems

• operating tools

• operators.

On my computer, I have a picture of my cat as the ___________________.

• desktop background

• desktop picture

• desktop scene

Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and CorelDraw are programs or _____________.

• applicators

• appliers

• applications

To open Microsoft Word, click on the __________________.

• picture

• symbol

• icon

I keep all my digital photos in a __________ called "Photos".

• folder

• packet

• box

Is it possible to open Microsoft Excel __________ in Word?

• texts

• files

• pages

In Microsoft Word, to start typing a new letter, open a new ___________.

• document

• page

• paper

When you __________ a document, it's sent to the recycle bin.

• destroy

• erase

• delete

Deleted documents stay in the recycle bin until you __________ it.

• wash

• empty

• clean