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Keyboarding - Vocab 1-08

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MONITORA device that displays text and graphics generated by a computer
ALT KEYAllows the use of built-in functions
ARROW KEYSUsed to move the cursor up, down, left, and right.
CAPS LOCK KEYMakes letters capitalized
CTRL KEYUsed with other keys to execute a command.
FONTA complete collection of the characters of a keyboard with a consistent and identifiable look.
BACKSPACE KEYDeletes characters to the left of the cursor.
CPUCentral Processing Unit
END KEYMoves the cursor to the end of a sentence or line
HOME KEYMoves the cursor to the beginning of the sentence or line.
INPUTThe process of entering information into a computer, using a keyboard, mouse, or scanner.
QWERTYThe most commonly used keyboard layout.
COLUMNSVertical arrangement of information in a table.
HARD COPYA paper printout of data displayed on the screen
OUTPUTDisplays data from a computer through the monitor, printer, or speakers.
ROWSHorizontal arrangement of information in a table.
SOFT COPYA readable form of data displayed on a screen.
ALIGNMENTThe way multiple lines of text line up along margins
ASTERISK* Used in footnotes
FILE NAMEName given to a saved file on a computer, can be up to 255 characters long.
TAB KEYMoves the cursor to a preset location, and is used to indent.
TOUCH METHODKeying by touch rather then hunt-and-peck.
CD-ROMCompact Disc Read Only Memory
CELLThe intersection of a row and a column.
FOOTERAllows you to type information below the bottom margin.
HEADERAllows you to type information above the top margin.
MARGINSThe blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right, of a document.
STORAGEA device that holds data until needed
LANDSCAPE ORIENTATIONWider than is tall
PORTRAIT ORIENTATIONDefault Orientation, Taller than is Wide
GWAMGross Words a Minute, how fast a typist is, divide the number of words by number of minutes.
HARDWAREThe physical parts of a computer (Can Touch)
RAMRandom Access Memory Can Be Deleted
ROMRead Only Memory Can't Be Deleted
SOFTWAREA set of instructions that directs a computer to accomplish a task (Can’t Touch)
CLIPBOARDThe temporary storage location for what is cut or copied
COPYFeature that allows text or graphics to be copied within a document.
CUTFeature that removes text or graphics from the current location in a document.
HOMEROWasdf jkl;
PASTEFeature that places text or graphics that have been copied or cut.
AMPERSAND&, means "and"
FORMATTINGThe way text appears (bold, italics, underline)
INSERT KEYAllows text or characters to be placed within a line or word.
OVERTYPE MODEReplaces the characters on the screen with the newly keyed characters.
PERCENT%, used in statistics
PRINTERA device that produces a hardcopy of information from a computer



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