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| Insertion Point | The blinking vertical line on the computer screen which indicates where the computer is wiating for input. |
| Pointer | An on-screen arrow or symbol that moves as you move the mouse. |
| Window | An enclosed rectangular area on the screen with a blue title bar at the top displaying an active program. |
| Alignment | the position of the text in relation to the margins |
| Button | a small on-screen picture that represents a command |
| Margins | The white space at the top, bottom, left and right sides of the paper |
| Data | Information of any kind; collection of facts. |
| Hardware | The physical equipment in a computer system: Ex. Keyboard, disk drive, printer, monitor, etc. |
| Ergonomics | the study of the arrangement of computer equipent to improve efficiecy, comfort and safety |
| Software | A program; a set of instructions telling the computer what to do. |
| Tab | an element on the screen which is used to select different groups of commands or ribbons |
| Monitor | The TV screen connected to a computer. |
| Minimize | Click the "minus sign" in the title bar to make the program collapse into the task bar |
| Ribbon | The area at the top of the Office window where all the command buttons are located |
| File | A collection of related information that is stored and dealt with as a unit. |
| Screen tip | Descriptive text that appears when the pointer hovers over a button |
| Excel | A spreadsheet program that organizes numeric data into comlumns and rows. |
| Server | A computer with special software allowing other computers on a network to access its programs and data |
| Task bar | The blue bar at the bottom of the screen containing the start button and buttons for all open programs |
| USB Flash Drive | Also called thumb drives, memory stick, falsh stick or jump drive, which can be used to save and transfer dishe. |
| Graphics | The part of computer science dealing with pictures. |
| Title bar | The top blue bar in a window that displays the name of the active window |
| PowerPoint | Presentation software used to create slide shows for lectures and reports. |
| Desktop | The work surface on the monitor screen containing icons. |
| Dialog Box | A small window that allows you to change settings and requires you to click either "cancel" or "ok" before it will disappear |
