An Icon Is

question 97

Multiple Choice

An icon is:

• A)a small vertical lever mounted on a base that steers the cursor on a computer display
• B)a graphical picture that reflects specific functions within a system
• C)a button on the mouse that tells the system when an item is selected
• D)a sphere mounted on a fixed base that steers the cursor on a computer display

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Definitions:

Language Development

The process by which humans acquire the ability to perceive, produce, and understand language, typically observed during early childhood.

Home Signs

Spontaneously developed signs or gestures by children who are deaf, particularly in cases where they are not exposed to formal sign language, facilitating basic communication within their family.

Morpheme

The smallest unit of meaning in the words of a language.

Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, such as the difference between the sounds /p/ and /b/.