| A | B |
|---|
| advertisement | a paid announcement like goods for sale |
| audience | a group that listens or watches |
| basic design | to think up and draw the plans |
| CD-ROM | a compact disk that holds read only data |
| click | press a button on the mouse |
| click-and-drag | press a button on the mouse and move the object on the screen to a specific place |
| color | to add a hue or tint to something |
| CPU | Central processing Unit, the brain of the computer |
| data | information on a computer |
| data storage | place where data is saved |
| device | a think made for a particular purpose |
| disk | where data is stored |
| double-click | quickly clicking the let mouse button twice |
| drag | to move an object around your screen |
| drive | any device that reads and writes information such as a hard drive, CD-ROM, flash, external hard drive, etc |
| eject | release CD/DVD from drive |
| fast forward | button used to scan quickly to something |
| file | collection o inormation stored on your computer with its own name |
| font | set of characters with a particular design or size |
| graphics | a computer generated image |
| headphones | an earphone held over the ears by a wand worn on the head |
| input | to put data or information into a computer |
| intellectual property | property that results from original creative thought |
| keyboard | hardware device consisting of mechanical buttons which when pressed inputs characters to a computer |
| left button | the button on the left side of a mouse performs actions |
| login | used to get into a computer system using a username and password |
| maximize | to enlarge a window to fill your whole screen |
| monitor | device that displays text and graphics made by the computer |
| mouse | hand-held device you move on your desk to point to and select items on your screen |
| network | a group of connected computers that allows people to share information and equipment |
| on/off | button used to turn a device on or off |
| output | the way the computer communicates with the user |
| password | a secret code that proves who you say you are |
| pause | a button that temoraily stops a hardware device |
| play | a button that starts something |
| pointer | arrow on the scren that moves when you move the mouse |
| portfolio | collectionn of work that represents what has been learned |
| printer | device that gives you a paper copy of the inormation on the screen |
| processor | perform calculations or any other manipulation of data |
| progress tracking bar | location in a data source |
| read | to process data |
| record | to make a copy of for later use |
| rewind | to go back to the beginning |
| save | to keep |
| scanner | to take an image and put it on a computer hard drive |
| select | to choose |
| shortcut | a link to another source |
| speaker | a device or hearing audio on computer |
| stop | to end |
| storage | where data is kept |
| task bar | tool bar with actions |
| username | login name |
| white space | area where nothing is usually white in color |
| write | to place data on a storage device |
