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| Hardware | The physical components of the computer system. |
| Software | The programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do. |
| CPU | The brain of the computer or central processing unit. |
| ROM | The permanent memory that is built in your computer. This is read only. |
| RAM | The computer's working memory, sometimes called random-accessed memory. |
| Megabyte | Approximately a million bytes. |
| Gigabyte | Approximately a billion bytes (or 1,000 megabytes). |
| Input Device | The hardware that is used to pass information into the computer. |
| Output Device | The hardware that receives and dislplays information coming from the computer. |
| Modem | The device that allows your computer to talk to other computers over a telephone line. |
| Monitor | A video or computer display device. |
| Laser Printer | A printer that uses both laser and photographic technology to produce high quality output. |
| Printer | The hardware that provides printed output from the computer. |
| Hard Copy | A printed copy of computer output. |
| Compact Disc | A disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio, video, or computer data. |
| Hard Disk | A fixed, large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. |
| Floppy Disk | A portable magnetic storage medium for computer data that allows users to randomly access information. |
| Graphical User Interface | The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks. |
| Icon | A small picture or symbol respresenting a computer hardware function or component. |
| Ink-jet Printer | A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets of ink. |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Print | Ctrl+P |
| ethernet cable | any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets a transmission line for high-frequency signals |
| ethernet | a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second |
| monitor | a device that accepts video signals from a computer and displays information on a screen; a video display |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus: a standard for connection sockets on computers and other electronic equipment |
| flash memory | A kind of ROM that retains data when power is turned off and that can be electronically erased and reprogrammed without being removed from the circuit board |
| hard drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium |
| font | a specific size and style of type within a type family - printed characters; "small type is hard to read" |
| justify | to arrange (text) when typing or printing so that both margins are straight |
| version | something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter" |
| layout | Printing - the art or process of arranging printed or graphic matter on a page - the overall design of a page, spread, or book, including elements such as page and type size, typeface, and the arrangement of titles and page numbers. |
| clipboard | A file or an area in memory where cut or copied text and graphics can be temporarily stored before being moved to another location. |
| toolbar | a row or column of buttons displayed on a computer screen, allowing the user to select a variety of functions |
| document | A piece of work created with an application, as by a word processor. A computer file that is not an executable file and contains data for use by applications |
| header | Textual information, such as a title, date, or page number, positioned in the top margin of a page and usually repeated throughout a document |
| align | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" |
| footer | Textual information, such as a title, date, or page number, positioned in the bottom margin of a page and usually repeated throughout a document. |
| insert | To put or set into, between, or among - To put or introduce into the body of something |
| hyperlink | a word, picture, etc., in a computer document on which a user may click to move to another part of the document or to another document |
| tab | the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation |
| bullet | Printing A heavy dot (ยท) used to highlight a particular passage. |
| browser | A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks; a software package that enables a user to read hypertext, esp. on the World Wide Web |
| Ctrl+B | Bold |
| Ctrl+U | Underline |
| ctrl + Z | Undo |
| ctrl + S | Save |
| ctrl + O | Open |
| ctrl + A | Highlight/Select All |
| ctrl + B | Bold |
| ctrl + N | New Document |
| ctrl + I | Italic |
| ctrl + U | Underline |
| ctrl + V | Paste |
| ctrl + X | Cut |
| ctrl + C | Copy |
| Arrow keys | four keys that move the cursor up, down, right, and left in the window without changing any text |
| Backspace key | used to erase the character directly to the left of the cursor |
| Close button | closes the document or application |
| Ctrl key | used with the arrow keys to move the cursor. Also used to select commands from a menu |
| Cursor | a blinking vertical line in the document that indicateswhere the next characters typed will be placed |
| Delet key | erases the character directly to the right of the cursor |
| Editing | changing the contents of a document |
| End key | moves the cursor to the end of the current line of text |
| Escape key | cancels or escapes from the current operation |
| Exiting Word | the process of removing the Word applicaiton from the computer's memory and from the screen |
| File | a document that is stored on disk |
| File name | a unique name for a file stored on disk |
| Formatting marks | characters that are displayed in the document window as special symbols but do not appear on paper when a document is printed |
| Home key | moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line of text |
| I-Beam pointer | the shape of the mouse pointer when it is moved into a document |
| Insertion point | the position of the cursor |
| Menu | a list of commands |
| Menu bar | a horizontal bar below the Title bar that contains the names of available menus |
| Microsoft Word | the word processor application in the Microsoft Offie package |
| Normal view | displays only the text in the document, with dotted lines representing where each page ends. |
| Print Layout view | displays the documenton separate pages, just as it will appear when printed |
| Opening a file | the process of transferring a saved file from disk to the computer's memory and displaying it in a window |
| Overwrite | when a saved file is replaced with an edited version of the file |
| Repeat key | a key that repeats its action when held down, such as an arrow key |
| Rulers | markings along the top and left side of document window that are used for measuring |
| Saving a document | the process of storing a copy of a document that iscurrently in the computer's memory on a disk |
| Screen scroll | bringing hidden partsof a document into view |
| Screen tip | a description of the action that a button on the Toolbar will perform |
| Scroll arrows | used to move a document oneline at a time |
| Scroll bars | used to move a document one screen up or down |
| Standard Toolbar | a toolbar that provides short cuts to commonly performed actions |
| Status bar | displays information about the pages in a document |
