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Introductory/Basic Terms

AB
homerowkeys your fingers rest on while typing
double spaceinserting two blank lines between text
monitorrepresents an output device
escapeexits from the program
tabautomatically moves the cursor five spaces
spacebarputs a space between words and letters
hardwarephysical parts of the computer equipment
entermoves the cursor to the next line
cursorshows where you will begin typing
capslockcapitalizes all letters
shiftcapitalizes one letter and reach the shift key
wordwrapautomatically moves the cursor to the next line
keyboardan input device
printeran otuput device, makes a hard copy
mousepoints and clicks
CPUcentral processing unit
deletemoves blocks of text from the wokarea
documentanother term for a letter, memo or form
programset of instructions that can be installed on the computer
single spaceplaces one blank line between lines
computeran electronic device
arrow keysdirectional movement keys
softwareprograms that provide instructions
compatibilitywork with another program
softwaresoftware programs sold as a unit
toolbarbutton used to select commands
scroll wheelnavigate through documents on-screen
hyperlinkdirect connectio to another location
I-beamthe mouse pointer
menulist of commands


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