| A | B |
|---|
| backup | to copy files from one location to a separate storage device |
| bug | a malfunction due to an error in the program or a defect in the equipment |
| bullets/numbering | an icon or numbers next to each item of a list |
| chat | typing text into a message box on a screen to engage in dialog with one or more people via the Internet or other network |
| command key (z) | a key on the Mac keyboards that is used to access commands through the keyboard rather than menus, commonly called shortcuts |
| control key (CTRL) | a key used to access commands through the keyboard (usually on a Windows computer) rather than a menu, commonly shortcuts |
| cropping | to delete unwanted parts of a graphic like clip art or a photo |
| debug | slang to find and correct equipment defects or program malfunctions |
| digital camera | a camera that uses a disk instead of film and saves the images so they can be read and processed on a computer |
| digital photo | an image that is stored in bits and bytes on a computer and can be manipulated and displayed on a computer screen |
| glitch | the cause of an unexpected malfunction |
| input | data that goes into a computer device |
| instant messaging | (IM) a chat application that allows two or more people to communicate over the Internet via real-time keyed-in messages |
| margins | the edge of the document where you don't want anything to print |
| output | Data that come out of a computer device like information displayed on the monitor, sound on the speakers, and information printed to paper |
| page number | automatically inserts the page number on the page and updates as pages are added or deleted |
| paragraph spacing | adjusts the spacing of the selected text |
| right-click | to use the right mouse button to open context-sensitive drop-down menus |
| symbols | Characters that are not numbers or letters like arrows _or degrees ° |
