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| MONITOR | A device that displays text and graphics generated by a computer |
| ALT KEY | Allows the use of built-in functions |
| ARROW KEYS | Used to move the cursor up, down, left, and right. |
| CAPS LOCK KEY | Makes letters capitalized |
| CTRL KEY | Used with other keys to execute a command. |
| FONT | A complete collection of the characters of a keyboard with a consistent and identifiable look. |
| BACKSPACE KEY | Deletes characters to the left of the cursor. |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| END KEY | Moves the cursor to the end of a sentence or line |
| HOME KEY | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the sentence or line. |
| INPUT | The process of entering information into a computer, using a keyboard, mouse, or scanner. |
| QWERTY | The most commonly used keyboard layout. |
| COLUMNS | Vertical arrangement of information in a table. |
| HARD COPY | A paper printout of data displayed on the screen |
| OUTPUT | Displays data from a computer through the monitor, printer, or speakers. |
| ROWS | Horizontal arrangement of information in a table. |
| SOFT COPY | A readable form of data displayed on a screen. |
| ALIGNMENT | The way multiple lines of text line up along margins |
| ASTERISK | * Used in footnotes |
| FILE NAME | Name given to a saved file on a computer, can be up to 255 characters long. |
| TAB KEY | Moves the cursor to a preset location, and is used to indent. |
| TOUCH METHOD | Keying by touch rather then hunt-and-peck. |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc Read Only Memory |
| CELL | The intersection of a row and a column. |
| FOOTER | Allows you to type information below the bottom margin. |
| HEADER | Allows you to type information above the top margin. |
| MARGINS | The blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right, of a document. |
| STORAGE | A device that holds data until needed |
| LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION | Wider than is tall |
| PORTRAIT ORIENTATION | Default Orientation, Taller than is Wide |
| GWAM | Gross Words a Minute, how fast a typist is, divide the number of words by number of minutes. |
| HARDWARE | The physical parts of a computer (Can Touch) |
| RAM | Random Access Memory Can Be Deleted |
| ROM | Read Only Memory Can't Be Deleted |
| SOFTWARE | A set of instructions that directs a computer to accomplish a task (Can’t Touch) |
