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| a s d f | Which letters make up the left hand of the home row? |
| Bill Gates | Who is the founder of the Microsoft Corporation? |
| Random Access Memory | What do the letters RAM stand for? |
| CPU - central processing unit | Which part of the computer controls all of the other parts? |
| Control-S | What is the keyboard shortcut for saving a file? |
| Desktop Publishing | Which type of software is best to use for making cards, brochures, and flyers? |
| Word-Processing | Which type of software is best to use for typing a report? |
| Hard-drive | What part of the computer is used for the long-term storage of data? |
| printer or monitor | This is an example of an OUTPUT device |
| scanner | What piece of hardware allows you to put your pictures on the computer? |
| laser | Which type of printer produces the highest quality printouts? |
| icons | Pictures used to represent files are called: |
| CD | Which holds more information, a CD or a floppy disk? |
| database | A phonebook is an example of which type of computer program? |
| copyright | These laws exist to protect those who create an idea or a product |
| hacking | The unauthorized use of a computer system is called |
| virus | This type of file is intended to do harm to computers |
| bold | You use this toolbutton to make your text appear darker than the rest |
| italics | You use this toolbutton to make your text appear slanted |
| cut and paste | You can MOVE information on your page without retyping it by using |
| copy and paste | You can make a second copy of text by using |
| mouse | This input device allows you to point and click on your screen |
| supercomputers | The most powerful computers are called |
| monitor | The output device that looks like a TV screen is called a: |
| laptop | A computer that you can easily carry with you |
| keyboard | The name of the input device that looks like a typewriter |
| microphone | You can use this input device to record sounds to put on your computer |
| modem | A piece of hardware that allows your computer to communicate over phone lines |
| operating system (Windows) | Software that directs all the activities and sets all the rules for how hardware and software work together |
| database | This type of software is like an electronic filing system |
| ethics | The standards of honesty, morality, and fairness are referred to as: |
| previewing | When you view an entire document, including the margins and page numbers, you are: |
| highlight | Before you apply a formatting change (like bold or italics) to a document, you usually do this |
| Insertion point (cursor) | The flashing line where your typing appears |
| wordwrap | When you reach the end of a line and the words move down automatically |
| j k l ; | The home row keys for the right hand |
| enter | To move to the next line to start a new paragraph, press this |
| tab | to indent for a new paragraph, press this |
| backspace | this key erases text to the LEFT of the cursor |
| delete | This key erases text to the RIGHT of the cursor |
| Control-2 | To set for double-spacing using the keyboard shortcut, press: |
| Space-bar | Your thumbs should be above this when you type |
| Save it | You should do this every few minutes so you don't lose your work |
| right | This shift key is used to capitalize letters on your left hand |
| left | This shift key is used to capitalize letters on your right hand |
| header | Information that apears at the top of every page is called a |
| footer | Information that appears at the bottom of every page is a |
| bullets | When you want to call attention to items in a list, you should use these |
| clipart | This is the name of a gallery of pictures in software |
| rows | In a table or spreadsheet, these go ACROSS (horizontal) |
| columns | In a table or spreadsheet, these go up and down (vertical) |
| search engine | This is a webpage which helps you look for information on the Internet |
| browser | This is software that allows you to navigate on the Internet |
| Microsoft Word | This is the Word Processing software that we use at school |
| Office Assistant | You can ask it a question if you need HELP! |
| Undo key (Ctrl Z) | If you do something to your document that you didn't want to do, press this key to fix it. |
