Software Basics

Turn on your computer. It will take a few minutes ................... .

• to boot up

• to boot itself

• to get booted

• to boot

Windows, Macintosh and Linux are .............................

• operated systems

• oparational system

• operating system

• operators

Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat are programs or ........................ .

• appliers

• applicants

• applicators

• applications

To open Microsoft Word, click on the ............

• icon

• image

• picture

• logo

In Microsoft word, to start typing a new letter, open a new ......

• document

• paper

• folder

• directory

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

• destroy

• wipe

• delete

• erase

Deleted items stay in the recycle bin until you ..................... it.

In Windows,the icon is just a ....................to the application. If you delete the icon, the application will still be on your PC.

• short way

• link

• connector

• shortcut

If your computer crashes, you can try pressing the ............... button.

If you leave computer on without using it, after a while it goes into ................... mode.

• standby

• waiting

• hold on

• stand down