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| Application Program | A program that instructs the computer to perform a specific, user-defined task |
| bug | Programming Error |
| Computer | An electronic device that does computations and makes logical comparisons according to instructions that have been given to it. a tool! |
| CPU (central processing unit) | the brain of the computer |
| Data Base | A collection of related information or data, which you can sort, search through and print as needed. |
| Desktop | The items and icons you see on your screen when you turn the computer on |
| Document | The end product produced when using an "application program" |
| Download | To transfer a program or data from a remote or host computer, to one's own computer |
| File | A group of related records stored together |
| Floppy Drive | A mechanical device used to read floppy disks |
| Graphics | Pictures such as clip art that can be used in various types of documents. |
| Hard Drive | The internal mechanical device used on a computer to hold information including long term memory. |
| Hardware | The mechanical devices used to operate the computer |
| Icons | Small visual buttons on the computer that a person can click on. |
| Input Devices | Any device that allows you to enter information into the computer that it will then process. Examples - keyboard, joystick, etc. |
| JPEG | A popular graphic image file format |
| Layout | A generic term used to describe the position of items on a page. |
| Modem | A device through which a computer can send and receive data over telephone lines |
| Motherboard | The main electronic circuit board of a computer |
| Networked | A term used to describe computers that are conected to comminuicate with each other |
| Operating System | The software that controls the operation of the computer and enables communication between components to take place |
| Output Device | Any device that allows you to see what the computer has processed. Ex. Printer, monitor, etc. |
| Peripheral | A piece of equipment that is connected to a computer to perfomr tasks which a computer cannot do itself. |
| printers | Device used to convert information from the screen into a hard copy (paper) version |
| RAM (random access memory) | the form of primary memory into which instructions and data can be read, written or erased |
| Save | To record a document on disk or other storage medium |
| Spreadsheet Program | A program used when you want to organize text and numbers in rows and columns |
| Storage Device | Any device that can hold the information the computer has processed. Eg. floppy disk, hard drive, etc. |
| Template | A skeleton. A set sample you may use as is or make your own. |
| Window | The portion of a file or menu that can be seen on the computer display screen at once. |
