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Word Processing | A software application used to generate and edit electonic documents. |
Electronic Spreadsheet | Software in which data is arranged in rows and columns and mathematical operations and charting functions are preformed. |
Chart | A graphic representation of numerical information. |
Presentation | A series of projected slides and/or handouts that a speaker refers to while delivering information. |
Database | A collection of related information arranged for easy search and retrieval. |
Online Collaboration | Participants working together on a project across the Internet. |
Speech Recognition | Software used to transform human speech into computer commands or text. |
AutoCorrect | A feature that automatically corrects misspelling and grammar errors as you type. |
Digital Image | A pictorial representation generated, stored, or displayed electronicaly. |
Optional Character Recognition (OCR) | A software application that transforms scanned images of text into digital electronic documents. |
Flatbed Scanner | A type of digital scanner that has a sheet of glass where the page is placed to be scanned. |
Sheetfed Scanner | A digital scanner that uses rollers to pull a single sheet of paper past the optical scanning device. |
Digital Camera | A camera that captures and stores images as digital electronic information on a storage medium instead of on photographic film. |
Resolution | A measure of the fineness of detail that can be distinguished in an image. |
Pixels | The fundamental unit of an image on a television screen, computer monitor, or similar display. |
Intellectual Property | Digital materials, including images, magazines, books, and other material available on the Internet, that may be copyrighed and have limitation placed on their use. Permission is required for the use of such materials. |
Embedded Objects | An objects created in a source file that is inserted in a destination document becoming part of the destination file. |
Linked Objects | An object created in a source file that is shared in a destination file. The objects retains its connection to the source file. |
Source File | When linking, the file that contains the information you want to share with another document. Once linked, the shared information will be updated if the source file is updated. |
Destination File | The file into which an object is embedded or linked. |
Design Checker | A feature that searches publications for specific layout problems. |