| A | B |
|---|
| Hardware | All the computer equipment. |
| Software | Computer program |
| Input Device | Hardware used to get info into the computer. |
| Output Device | Hardware used to see the results |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit--the computer's brain. |
| Monitor | The screen or display |
| Windows 7 | Our computer's operating system. |
| Icon | A little picture on the desktop used to access a program. |
| Desktop | The first screen you come to after "booting up" a computer. |
| Mouse | An input device used to make choices. |
| Arrow Keys | An input device used to make selections. |
| Touch Typing | Typing without looking at your fingers. |
| Home Row Keys | ASDF JKL; Where your fingers should rest. |
| Key Reaches | Finding other keys from home position. |
| QWERTY Keyboard | Standard arrangement of keys on the keyboard. |
| Net Words Per Minute | Number of words you can type per minute after mistakes. |
| Shift Keys | Keys used to make capital letters, located on either side of the keyboard. |
| CAPS LOCK | Used to type all capital letters. |
| comma | Punctuation used after each word in a series. |
| period | Punctuation used after a declarative sentence. |
| semicolon | Punctuation used to separate very short sentences. |
| Colon | Punctuation used to introduce a list. |
| Apostrophe | Punctuation used to show a letter is omitted. |
| Slash | Punctuation used in a web site address. |
| Quotation Marks | Punctuation used when quoting exactly what someone said. |
| Login Name | Unique name used to get into certain software. |
| Password | A secret group of letters used to get into software. |
| Case Sensitive | Using capital or lower case letters is important. |
| Main Menu | Main or first list of choices. |
| At sign OR @ | Used in email--Separates the user's name from the domain name |
| Tab | Indents text at the beginning of a paragraph |
