STUDENT DICTIONARY
STUDENT DICTIONARY
Computer Basics and Word Processing
|ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY: An organization’s rules for computer use. | |
|ACTIVE WINDOW: The current viewing area on a computer screen. | |
|ADDRESS: Used to reference the cells in a spreadsheet. These are |[pic] |
|usually made up of column letters along the top and row numbers | |
|down the side. | |
|ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM: Software that monitors the system for viruses|[pic] |
|by looking at irregularities in the system. | |
|APPLICATION: another word for a program or software. |[pic] |
|ARROW KEYS: Located on the right hand side of the keyboard. Used | |
|to move the cursor one cell position at a time. | |
|AXIS: A horizontal or vertical line drawn on a graph to define | |
|points of reference. | |
|BAR CHART: A form of graph in which numeric values are represented| |
|by horizontal or vertical rectangles. | |
|BIT: The smallest unit of information that a computer can process.| |
|It is a binary digit, either 0 or 1. | |
|BOLD: A font style that makes letters and words darker. |These words are bold. |
| |These words are not. |
|BROWSER: Software that allows users to access and navigate the | |
|contents of the Internet. Firefox and Google Chrome are the two | |
|most popular examples of this type of software. | |
|BUG: An error or defect in software or hardware that causes a |[pic] |
|program to malfunction. | |
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|CELL: The intersection of a row and a column; the smallest element| |
|in which you can enter data. | |
| CELL POINTER: Highlights the current active cell. | |
|CELL RANGE: |[pic] |
|Two cell references, usually separated by a colon, defining a cell| |
|block. The first reference must be to the cell in one corner of | |
|the block and the second reference to the cell in the diagonally | |
|opposite corner. (A1:C3) | |
|CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT or CPU: where all of the information you |[pic][pic] |
|put into the computer is stored. | |
|CHAT: An electronic conversation. | |
|CLICKING: Pointing to something on the screen and then pushing |[pic] |
|the button on the mouse is called clicking. | |
| CLIENT: A computer that is controlled by the server. | |
|CLOSE BOX: Located in the upper right-hand corner of a window and |[pic] |
|will exit a window. | |
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|COLD BOOT: Starting the computer by turning on the power source of|[pic] |
|the computer. | |
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|COLUMN: Vertical selection of cells identified by one or more | |
|letters. | |
|COLUMN WIDTH- The distance from one side of a cell to the other | |
|side. | |
|COOKIE: A small file on your computer that has information and | |
|identification allowing you faster access to a website. | |
|CRASH: A serious computer failure. It means that the computer |[pic] |
|itself stops working or that a program aborts unexpectedly. It | |
|signifies either a hardware malfunction or a very serious software| |
|problem. | |
|CURSOR: A marker on the screen that shows where current input or |[pic] |
|output is going to happen. | |
|DELETE: Removing an item of data from a file or removing a file | |
|from a disk. | |
|DESKTOP: The screen you see first when your computer turns on. |[pic] |
|This screen has many icons. | |
|DIALOGUE BOX: A window that opens and asks you questions. |[pic] |
|DIGITAL CAMERA: A still or video device that stores images in | |
|digital form. | |
|DISK DRIVE: The place where you put your floppy disk so that you |[pic] |
|can save files on it. | |
|DISKS: One way to save your work, like recording on a video tape.|[pic] |
|DOCUMENT: Anything you create in Microsoft Word is called a |[pic] |
|document. | |
| DRAGGING: Moving objects around the screen. | |
|EMAIL: Electronic messages and mail sent over the Internet. | |
|ENTER KEY: | |
|The key (on a computer keyboard) that causes the current entry to | |
|be accepted by the program, or that ends a paragraph/line. | |
|FILE: a piece of computer information such as a document or part |[pic][pic] |
|of a computer program. Stored information. | |
| FOLDER: like a file folder in a filing cabinet, a file is where |[pic] |
|documents (letters, spreadsheets, etc.) are kept. | |
| FONT: The way letters and words look. |[pic] |
| FONT SIZE: The size of text. |12 point 16 point 24 point |
| FORMAT: Changing the way that text looks on the page. | |
| |THIS is formatted. |
| |This is not formatted. |
|FORMULA- Used to perform calculations in Excel. | |
| |[pic] |
|FREEWARE & SHAREWARE: Copyrighted software distributed on a | |
|free-will donation; can usually be found on the Internet or passed| |
|along from person to person. | |
| HACKING: The practice of breaking into a computer’s stored data, |[pic] |
|usually by gaining access to administrative controls. | |
| HARDWARE: All the parts of the computer that you can touch: the |[pic] |
|monitor, CPU, printer, mouse, and keyboard. | |
| |[pic] |
|HARDCOPY: Printed output or a piece of paper with data on it. | |
| HARD DRIVE: the place inside your computer where programs and |[pic] |
|files are stored. | |
| HEADSET: earphones and a microphone that you wear on your head. |[pic] |
|HIGHLIGHT/SELECTING: Click and drag across a word or sentence to |[pic] |
|highlight it. When it is highlighted you can make changes to it. | |
|HOME PAGE: The first(opening) page of a website. | |
|HTML: HyperText markup language. The computer language that is | |
|used to create a website. | |
|HYPERLINK: A highlighted word or graphic in a website that takes a| |
|user to ta different location on the Internet. | |
| ICON: Symbols or pictures that you can click on to perform an |[pic] |
|action. Each program has its own icon. | |
| INPUT: Information or data that is entered into the computer. | |
|This may be entered by the use of a mouse, keyboard, microphone, | |
|scanner, memory stick or card, digital camera, etc. | |
| ITALICS: A font style that slants words to the right. |[pic] |
|ISP(INTERENT SERVICE PROVIDER): Any organization that provides | |
|access to the Internet. | |
|KEYBOARD: Like a typewriter, it’s where you type and enter |[pic] |
|numbers. It is one way to tell the computer what you want it to | |
|do. | |
| LAPTOP: a portable computer that you can carry with you. |[pic] |
|Left and Right Arrows: Moves the contents of a window |[pic] |
|horizontally. | |
| LINE GRAPH- An axis-type graph in which data points are joined by| |
|a line. | |
| Mac or MACINTOSH: A computer that is made to use the Macintosh |[pic] |
|operating system. There are two basic kinds of computers: PCs and| |
|Macs. | |
|MEMORY: Data stored on a computer either temporarily or |[pic] |
|permanently. | |
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|MENU BAR: The words at the top of the screen. Click on these | |
|words and you see menus of other things you can do. | |
| MENU: A list of commands you can do. You see a menu when you |[pic] |
|click on one of the words on the Menu Bar. | |
| MICROSOFT: A software company owned by Bill Gates. |[pic] |
| MICROSOFT POWERPOINT: a software program for making presentations|[pic] |
|that you can show to others. | |
| MICROSOFT WINDOWS: an operating system made by the Microsoft |[pic] |
|company. | |
|MICROSOFT WORD: A word-processing program for typing letters, | |
|resumes, school papers and more. |[pic] |
| MINIMIZE: to collapse a window to the bottom of the screen/task |[pic] |
|bar without closing the window. | |
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|MAXIMIZE: to expand a window to the full size of the screen. | |
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|RESTORE: to make a window smaller so that you can change the size | |
|or position. | |
|MODEM: A device that provides a computer a gateway to the | |
|Internet. | |
|MONITOR: Your computer’s screen |[pic] |
| MOTHERBOARD: The printed circuit board that is the foundation of |[pic] |
|a computer, this board contains a computer’s CPU, RAM chips, and | |
|expansion slots. | |
| MOUSE: The tool you can use tell the computer what to do. For|[pic] |
|example you can open programs and files by clicking or double | |
|clicking. | |
|MULTIMEDIA: Any combination of audio, video, animation, text, and |[pic] |
|graphics. | |
|NETIQUETTE: The set of manners and rules of conduct for Internet | |
|users. | |
| NETWORK: A group of connected computers that allows people to |[pic] |
|share information and equipment. | |
| NUMERIC- Anything that is a number. | |
| OPEN: A command on the File Menu that brings files onto the |[pic] |
|screen so that you can see them. | |
| OPERATING SYSTEM: the most important program in your computer. | |
|This program is like the “manager” of all of the other programs. |[pic] |
| OPTICAL DRIVE: Uses a laser to rewrite CDs or DVDs. Protects |[pic] |
|your data on a disk by keeping it in a sleeve. | |
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|OUTPUT: Any computer-generated information displayed on a screen | |
|or printed on a piece of paper. | |
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|PATH: The steps for navigating to a specific location on the | |
|Internet. | |
| PC = PERSONAL COMPUTER a computer that is made to use the |[pic] |
|Windows operating system. There are two basic kinds of computers:| |
|PCs and Macs. | |
|PIE CHART-A form of graph which represents numeric values as | |
|segments of a circle. | |
|POINTING: The line or arrow that you control by moving the mouse.|[pic] [pic] [pic] |
| POWER SUPPLY: Usually sits at the top of the computer case and |[pic] |
|supplies power. A high=end machine can burn up to 800 watts. | |
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| PROGRAMS: Another word for software or applications. |[pic] |
|RAM or RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY: Sits on the motherboard. Holds the |[pic] |
|data of running software. | |
|ROM or READ ONLY MEMORY: Computer memory on which data has been |[pic] |
|prerecorded. It is permanent memory that can be only be read and | |
|cannot be erased. | |
|ROW- The horizontal cells in one line of a spreadsheet | |
|SCANNER: A device that reads printed material and converts it into| |
|an image for the computer. | |
| SCREEN SAVER: A design on the screen that turns on if you don’t |[pic] |
|use your computer for a few minutes. | |
| SCROLL BARS: The bars on the sides of the screen that allow you |[pic][pic] |
|to move up or down the page. | |
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|SEARCH ENGINE: A program that searches a database of websites for | |
|words that you enter into the program. Google, Bing, Yahoo | |
| SELECTING: Pointing to an object and highlighting it. |[pic] |
|SERVER: A computer or device on a network that manages network |[pic] |
|resources. | |
| SOFTWARE: another word for programs, instructions in the computer|[pic] |
|that help it do different tasks | |
| SOFTWARE PIRACY: The illegal use, copying, or distribution of |[pic] |
|software. | |
|SPAM: Unwanted and unsolicited email. | |
| SPELL CHECK: When you’re using Microsoft Word, you can click on |[pic] |
|this button to look for spelling and grammar mistakes. | |
|SPREADSHEET: A worksheet arranged in a matrix allowing for |[pic] |
|computation and analysis in an easy-to-read format. | |
|SURFING THE WEB: Moving from one website to another. | |
| SURGE PROTECTOR: A device that connects a computer to an |[pic] |
|electrical outlet and protects the computer against sudden | |
|increases in electrical power. | |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Transmitting and receiving data over a long | |
|distance. | |
| TITLE BAR: Located at the top of a window. The name of a window | |
|is located on this icon. | |
| TOOL BARS: The bars across the top of the screen that have icons | |
|you click on to do different things. |[pic] |
|Up and Down Arrows: Moves the contents of a window vertically. |[pic] |
|URL(Uniform Resource Locator): The address required to connect to | |
|a website. | |
| USB DRIVE: a disk that you can save information on. Also called |[pic] |
|a flash drive, jump drive, or thumb drive. | |
|USERNAME: A code used by individuals, in addition to a password, | |
|that lets them access a network computer, an online service, etc. | |
| VIDEO CARD: Creates the images that appear on the monitor. |[pic] |
|VIRUS: A manmade program or piece of code that is loaded onto your|[pic] |
|computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. | |
|These can also replicate themselves. | |
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|WARM BOOT: Reloading a computer's operating system by using a |[pic] |
|reset operation. Like using the log-off/log -on function. | |
|WEBSITE: A location on the Internet where information is presented| |
|using graphics, text, and sound. | |
| WORD PROCESSING: Typing documents on a computer. Word processing|[pic] |
|also allows you to format, save, and edit your writing. | |
|WORLD WIDE WEB: An information system on the Internet that allows | |
|documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, | |
|enabling the user to search for information by moving from one | |
|document to another. | |
|WORM: A program or algorithm that replicates itself over a |[pic] |
|computer network and usually performs malicious actions such as | |
|using up the computer's resources and possibly shutting the system| |
|down. | |
|Y-AXIS- The vertical axis of an axis-type graph | |
|X-AXIS- The horizontal axis of an axis-type graph. | |
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