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STUDENT DICTIONARY

Computer Basics and Word Processing

1. APPLICATION: another word fora program or software.

2. BOLD:  A font stye that ma!esetters and words dar!er.

These words are bold.

 These words are not.". CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

or CPU: where a of the#nformat#on yo$ p$t #nto the%omp$ter #s stored.

&. CLICKING' (o#nt#ng to someth#ngon the s%reen and then p$sh#ngthe )$tton on the mo$se #s %aed%#%!#ng.

*. CURSOR' The #ne or arrow thatyo$ %ontro )y mo+#ng the mo$se.

 ,. DESKTOP:  The s%reen yo$ see

f#rst when yo$r %omp$ter t$rns on.Th#s s%reen has many #%ons.

-. DIALOGUE BOX'  A w#ndow thatopens and as!s yo$ $est#ons.

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/. DISK DRIVE' The pa%e whereyo$ p$t yo$r foppy d#s! so thatyo$ %an sa+e f#es on #t.

0. DISKS: One way to sa+e yo$r

wor! #!e re%ord#ng on a +#deotape.

1.DOCUMENT'  Anyth#ng yo$%reate #n 3#%rosoft 4ord #s %aeda do%$ment.

11.   FILE'  a p#e%e of %omp$ter#nformat#on s$%h as a do%$mentor part of a %omp$ter program.

12. FOLDER'  #!e a f#e foder #n af##ng %a)#net a f#e #s wheredo%$ments 5etters spreadsheetset%.6 are !ept.

1". FONT' The way etters and

words oo!.

1&.  FORMAT: Chang#ng the waythat te7t oo!s on the page.

THIS is formatted.

  This is not formatted.

1*. HARDWARE' A the parts ofthe %omp$ter that yo$ %an to$%h'

the mon#tor C(U pr#nter mo$seand !ey)oard.

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1,. HARD DRIVE: the pa%e #ns#deyo$r %omp$ter where programsand f#es are stored.

1-. HEADSET: earphones and am#%rophone that yo$ wear on yo$r 

head.

1/.HIGHLIGHT/SELECTING:  C#%!and drag a%ross a word orsenten%e to h#gh#ght #t. 4hen #t #sh#gh#ghted yo$ %an ma!e%hanges to #t.

10. ICON'  Sym)os or p#%t$res thatyo$ %an %#%! on to perform ana%t#on. Ea%h program has #ts own#%on.

2. ITALICS'  A font stye thatsants words to the r#ght.

21.KEYBOARD: 8#!e a typewr#ter#t9s where yo$ type and entern$m)ers. It #s one way to te the%omp$ter what yo$ want #t to do.

22. LAPTOP: a porta)e %omp$terthat yo$ %an %arry w#th yo$

2". Mac or MACINTOSH: A%omp$ter that #s made to $se the3a%#ntosh operat#ng system.There are two )as#% !#nds of%omp$ters' (Cs and 3a%s.

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2&.MENU BAR'  The words at thetop of the s%reen. C#%! on thesewords and yo$ see men$s ofother th#ngs yo$ %an do.

2*. MENU'  A #st of other th#ngsyo$ %an do. Yo$ see a men$ when

yo$ %#%! on one of the words onthe 3en$ :ar.

2,. MICROSOFT: A software%ompany owned )y :# ;ates.

2-. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT: asoftware program for ma!#ngpresentat#ons that yo$ %an showto others.

2/. MICROSOFT WINDOWS: anoperat#ng system made )y the3#%rosoft %ompany.

20.MICROSOFT WORD: A word<pro%ess#ng program for typ#ngetters res$mes s%hoo papersand more.

". MINIMIE: to mo+e a w#ndow to

the )ottom of the s%reen w#tho$t%os#ng the w#ndow.

"1.MAXIMIE: to e7pand a w#ndowto the f$ s#=e of the s%reen.

"2.RESTORE: to ma!e a w#ndowsmaer so that yo$ %an %hangethe s#=e or pos#t#on.

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"".' MONITOR: Yo$r %omp$ter9ss%reen

"&.  MOUSE:  The too yo$ %an $sete the %omp$ter what to do. >ore7ampe yo$ %an open programsand f#es )y %#%!#ng or do$)e%#%!#ng.

"*.  OPEN:  A %ommand on the >#e3en$ that )r#ngs f#es onto thes%reen so that yo$ %an see them.

",. OPERATING SYSTEM: the most#mportant program #n yo$r%omp$ter. Th#s program #s #!e the?manager@ of a of the otherprograms.

"-. PC ! PERSONAL COMPUTERa %omp$ter that #s made to $sethe 4#ndows operat#ng system.There are two )as#% !#nds of%omp$ters' (Cs and 3a%s.

"/.POINT: The s#=e of te7t.12 point 16 point 24 point

"0.  PROGRAMS:  Another word forsoftware or app#%at#ons.

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&.  SCREEN SAVER: A des#gn onthe s%reen that t$rns on #f yo$don9t $se yo$r %omp$ter for a fewm#n$tes.

&1. SCROLL BARS: The )ars on thes#des of the s%reen that aow yo$to mo+e $p or down the page.

&2. SOFTWARE: another word forprograms #nstr$%t#ons #n the%omp$ter that hep #t do d#fferenttas!s

&". SPELL CHECK: 4hen yo$9re$s#ng 3#%rosoft 4ord yo$ %an%#%! on th#s )$tton to oo! forspe#ng and grammar m#sta!es.

&&.SPREADSHEET:  Organ#=es#nformat#on #nto rows and %o$mnsand often $ses math andn$m)ers.

&*. TOOL BARS: The )ars a%rossthe top of the s%reen that ha+e#%ons yo$ %#%! on to do d#fferentth#ngs.

&,. USB DRIVE: a d#s! that yo$ %ansa+e #nformat#on on. Aso %aed a"#a$% &r'()* +,- &r'()* or%,-0 &r'().

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&-. WORD PROCESSING: Typ#ngdo%$ments on a %omp$ter. 4ordpro%ess#ng aso aows yo$ toformat sa+e and ed#t yo$r wr#t#ng.