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| Ergonomics | Staying safe while on the computer. |
| AUP | Book of what you can & can not do while on the computer. |
| Home Row Keys | The place where your fingers are positioned while typing. |
| Space Bar | The longest key on the keyboard. |
| Keyboard | Device that allows you to insert data into the computer. |
| Monitor | Device that displays the information you place into the computer |
| Anchor Keys | Keys with notches to align the index fingers on the keyboard. |
| Enter Key | Key used to return to a new line. |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing program. |
| Caps Lock | Key used to capitalize all letters while typing. |
| Cut | Used to remove text and place it on the clipboard. |
| Clipboard | Temporary storage place in MS Word. |
| CPU | The brain of the computer. |
| Mouse | Device used to select information on the monitor. |
| Shift Key | A key used to capitalize a letter at a time. |
| Close Box | Used to exit a document or window. |
| Minimize Box | Colapses window to the bottom task bar |
| Restore Down | Makes the window smaller in size. |
| Alignment Button | Used to align text when setting tabs. |
| Tab | Moves the cursor to the next tab stop or field. |
| Tab Marker | Indicator on the ruler that shows where tabs are set. |
| Column | Vertical Rows |
| Cover Page | The first page of a document |
| Find | Used to locate text in a document. |
| Replace | To take the place of. |
| End Punctuation | Symbols at the end of a sentence. |
| Thesaurus | Book of Synonyms. |
| Wrap Text | allows you to position your image in a document. |
| Backspace Key | Move the cursor to the left one space at a time. |
| Copy | To duplicate text. |
| Title Bar | Area at the top of the page where the document title is shown. |
| Ribbon | The band that contains a set of tabs of various tools. |
| Font | Typeface |
| Block Format | All text is aligned to the left; paragraphs are not indented. |
| Spell Check | Review program in MS that proofreads the text. |
| Power Point | Presentation Program |
| Excel | Spreadsheet program |
| transitions | How slides move from one to another. |
| Slide | A single page in a presentation |
| animations | the movement of text or pictures. |
| WWW | world wide web |
| sort | arranging items according to a certain sequence. |
| Database | A collection of information that is arranged so that it can be easily searched. |
| Field | A space used for certain information. |
| Record | A group of fields within a database. |
| Query | A request for information from a database. |
| Report | A way to present the information in a database. |
| Field Type | Variable of information placed in a field. |
| Abacus | First calculating device invented by the Chinese. |
| John Napier | Developed a calculator made of rods. |
| Blaise Pascal | Developed the first mechanical adding machine. |
| Joseph Jacquard | Developed a weaving machine that was controlled by punch cards. |
| Herman Hollerith | Invented the tabulating machine. |
| Charles Babbage | The father of computers |
| Ada Lovelace | The first computer programmer. |
| Steve Jobs | Developed the first Apple computer. |
| Bill Gates | Created a computer language known as Windows. |
| search engine | an online program used to find information on the internet. |
| email | messages sent electronically |
| nettequite | The set of manners and rules used on the internet. |
