Operating systems

Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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outline view

Software; Operating systems

Outline View only shows slide titles and body text, and you can use it to rearrange the order and organization of a presentation. You can also enter most of your text in this view.

paint

Software; Operating systems

Paint is a small application used for creating, modifying, and viewing graphics.

phone dialer

Software; Operating systems

Phone Dialer is a small application in Windows 95 that will automatically initiate phone calls via a modem.

picture toolbar

Software; Operating systems

The Picture toolbar contains buttons that you can use to format the selected picture. The toolbar appears, usually under the Formatting toolbar, when you insert or select a picture in a document, ...

programs command

Software; Operating systems

The Programs command is an item on the Start menu that contains icons for starting applications installed on the system.

random access memory (RAM)

Software; Operating systems

RAM (or random access memory) is the temporary computer memory that applications or activities use. Until they are saved to disk, documents are stored in RAM.