User manual

76 Glossary
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Menu
Menus contain practically all function of a program. They can be opened using
a simple mouse click on the corresponding menu. Keyboard shortcuts, if
available, are also found at the end of menu entries.
The graphical surface of a CD/DVD will also be represented as a menu.
Menu bar
Almost every program has a menu bar. It can normally be found underneath
the title line of the program. A simple mouse click opens a corresponding
menu.
Motherboard
This is the centerpiece of hardware components of a computer. All other
hardware components like CPU, RAM, hard disk, additional drives, graphics
cards, as well as other cards for specialized uses are connected to the
motherboard.
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Operating system
After the computer is turned on, the operating system will be loaded. Without
this software, you would not be able to work on the computer. It executes the
most important functions and allows other programs to start. Microsoft
Windows is the most commonly used operating system. Other systems
besides Windows exist, one example being Linux.
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Partition
A hard drive's storage space can be divided up into several areas which can
be used as separate, independent hard drives. These areas are called
partitions. Every partition in Windows receives its own drive letter.
Hard drives may only be partitioned after being re-formatted, or cleaned of all
data.
Note: There are special programs, which can partition unformatted hard drives.
However, they do not guarantee that this happens without any data loss!