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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) |
| CLIPBOARD | The temporary storage location for what is cut or copied |
| COPY | Feature that allows text or graphics to be copied within a document. |
| CUT | Feature that removes text or graphics from the current location in a document. |
| HOMEROW | asdf jkl; |
| PASTE | Feature that places text or graphics that have been copied or cut. |
| AMPERSAND | &, means "and" |
| FORMATTING | The way text appears (bold, italics, underline) |
| INSERT KEY | Allows text or characters to be placed within a line or word. |
| OVERTYPE MODE | Replaces the characters on the screen with the newly keyed characters. |
| PERCENT | %, used in statistics |
| PRINTER | A device that produces a hardcopy of information from a computer |
| EMOTICONS | Characters on the keyboard used on the Internet for communicating feeling. |
| FUNCTION KEYS | Allow you to quickly access frequently used functions (F7 = Spell Check). |
| PERIPHERALS | Devices attached to a computer to expand it's ability to perform more tasks. |
| TABLE | An arrangement of data (words and/or numbers) in rows and columns. |
| WORD WRAP | Automatically moves text from the end of a line to the next line without using the enter key. |
| CURSOR | Where the next character will appear on the screen. |
| DS | Double Space, Strike Enter two times and leaves 1 blank line |
| GRAMMAR CHECK | Feature that checks selected words for grammatical errors. |
| QS | Quadruple Space, Strike Enter 4 times and leaves 3 blank lines |
| SS | Single Space, Strike Enter one time and leaves 0 blank lines |
| TS | Triple Space, Strike Enter three times and leaves 2 blank lines |
