1. Computer Fundamentals of Windows XP Brainbench Notes 1 Mr. Martin Fundamentals of Technology

2. General Info Internet Explorer is the application used to view Web pages.htm is the file name extension used in Web pages My Pictures is the default folder for saving images from Web pages A URL for a Web site is an address

3. General Info The Internet is considered to be a Wide area Network (WAN) The cursor is an indicator of your location on the screen Name, Size, Type, and Date Modified are the options for arranging icons on the desktop

4. General Info When the mouse pointer appears as an hourglass, you need to wait for windows to finish processing Ctrl+C is used to copy files Ctrl+Alt+Del is the keystroke combination that displays a dialog box that allows you to initiate a shut down

5. General Info CD-Rs are NOT re-writeable If you load a program and it slows down your computer, you should use System Restore to fix the problem A typical hard drive is measured in gigabytes CD-RWs are re-writeable F8 allows you to boot a computer in safe mode

6. A 3.5” high density floppy disk can store up to 1.44 megabytes If all of your programs are running slow, you should use Disk Defragmenter to fix this issue The following command allows you to copy a folder to a hard disk: Press Ctrl+C>Local Disk (C:)>Ctrl+V The following command allows you to create a new folder in Windows Explorer: Right-click a blank area in the right pane of Windows Explorer>New>Folder