| A | B |
|---|
| application programs | Software that helps user perform tasks |
| browser | A program that allows the user to find and view pages on the internet |
| C:/ Computer hard drive | If a file is saved on this drive it cannot be accessed from another computer in a network. |
| cell | Place where a row and a column intersect |
| clip art | pictures placed in a document to enhance the look of it. |
| column | Information that is arranged vertically in a table |
| cursor | The symbol used to point to some element on the computer screen and it changes |
| delete | A key that is typed to remove a character |
| Desktop Publishing (DTP) | Using a personal computer to produce high quality printed documents |
| Desktop | An on screen work area on which icons |
| Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) | An electionic data storage medium that uses optical technology for storing and playing back audio |
| download | To copy data (usually an entire file) from a main source to a peripheral device. |
| edit | To modify |
| e-mail | The electronic transference of messages from one individual to another via telecommunication links between computers or terminals |
| escape | A key on computer keyboards |
| file | A collection of data or information that has a name. Almost all information stored in a computer must be saved in this format |
| font | A specific typeface of a certain size and style. For example |
| Function Keys | Special keys on the keyboard that have different meanings and uses depending on which program is running. |
| graphic | An image or visual representation of an object displayed on a computer screen. |
| H:/ home | On the school network this is your private drive where you can store your work |
| hardware | The physical parts of a computer and related devices. |
| header | in word processing |
| home page | A document that serves as a starting point on a Web site |
| home tab | contains buttons you can use to perform common tasks such as align text |
| icon | Any of various stylized figures |
| internet | A network of computers that are connected and that share information and allow communication around world. |
| Keyboard | A simple computer input device comprising a set of alphabetic |
| landscape orientation | A printing orientation that prints data across the wider side of the form. |
| Local Area Network | A computer network within a small area or within a common environment |
| log in | In order to gain access to a computer the user must input a series of letters and/or numbers that identifies them to the computer. |
| peripherals | Equipment such as printers |
| portrait orientation | An orientation in which the data are printed across the narrow side of the form. |
| Print preview | Command that allows the user to see how a document will look before it is printed |
| rows | Information that is arranged horizontally in a table. |
| S:/ shared | On the school network this is the public drive where you can access assignments and turn in your work |
| software | Programs that give instructions to the computer |
| spreadsheet | A type of software that is used to record |
| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | An Internet address usually consisting of the access protocol |
| word processing | The creation of text documents.that can be edited |
