Accordian panels are like menus that you can move through and open. When an item is opened a panel drops down with information regarding the title of the item. These drop down panels can also have links, edit boxes, check boxes, buttons and other items. These are seen quite often on smart phone and tablet versions of a website. You can Tab through or down arrow through these panels, and hit Enter on one that you want to open. You may need to hit the Escape key one time after hitting Enter on one of these items, and then use your down arrow to see what is in the content part of the panel. Practice with Tab, Enter, Escape and down arrow to see how your screen reader reacts to this accordian type of setup. When you are finished practicing, there is a "BACK" link at the bottom of this page that will take you back to the "Internet Lessons" web page.
CPU Central Processing Unit--the "brain" of the computer.
RAM Random Access Memory--the "short term memory" of the computer.
ROM Read Only Memory--often indicates a CD Rom drive/disc.
Hard Drive is the physical disc on which your Windows is installed, your programs are installed, and your files are saved.
USB Universal Serial Bus--is a port that allows you to connect USB keyboard, mouse, memory stick, and other items.
The "organizational area of the operating system.
Windows key and the letter e take you immediately into the Windows File Explorer. You may be familiar with Windows File Explorer as "Computer" or "My Computer."
There are a number of important areas, with the main two areas being "Tree View" and "List View." "Tree View" shows all of the items connected to the computer, the hard drive (Local Drive C in most cases), the "Libraries" set of folders for "Documents, Pictures, Music, and Video." This area is on the left side of the Windows File Explorer. "List View" is on the right side of the Windows File Explorer, and shows the contents of folders and files of whatever item you have activated in the "Tree View." You can use Tab and Shift Tab to move between these two areas.
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