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7th Hour
Computer Vocab
Term | Definition |
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ACTIVE CELL | THE THICK-BORDERED CELL WHERE YOU CAN ENTER NUMBERS OR FORMULAS IN SPREADSHEET. |
ALIGNMENT | HOW YOUR TEXT CONFORMS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS OF A PAGE. |
AND | A WAY TO SEARCH FOR INFORMATION USING THE WORDS AND,OR, AND NOT (BOOLEAN LOGIC) |
ANIMATED CLIP ART | A MOVING CLIP ART |
ANTI-VIRUS | AN APPLICATION DESIGNED TO SEARCH FOR VIRUSES AND REPAIR FILES ON A COMPUTER. |
APPLICATION | PROGRAM OR SOFTWARE (APP |
APPLICATION/SOFTWARE | PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW TO YOU ACCOMPLISH CERTAIN TASKS SUCH AS WRITE LETTERS,ANALYZE NUMBERS,SORT FILES,MANAGE FINANCES,DRAW PICTURES,AND PLAY GAMES. |
ARROW KEYS | THE KEYS ON COMPUTER KEYBOARD USED TO MOVE THE CURSOR UP,DOWN,LEFT,OR RIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN |
ASCENDING ORDER | ORGANIZING OR SORTING INFORMATION IN ORDER FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST, OR A-Z OR 1-9 |
AUP-ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY | A SET OF RULES AND GUIDELINES THAT ARE SET UP TO REGULATE INTERNET USE AND TO PROTECT THE USER. |
AXIS | A FEATURE OF A CHART,ON WHICH YOU CAN PLOT NUMBERS. THE HORIZONTAL LINE CALLED THE X-AXIS,AND THE VERTICAL LINES CALLED THE Y-AXIS |
BAR GRAPH | ONE TYPE OF GRAPH DEVELOPED FROM A SPREADSHEET DATA THAT USES PARALLEL BARS COMPARE DATA AND CHANGES IN DATA OVER TIME. |
BOLD | A STYLE OF TEXT THAT MAKES A LETTER OR WORD DARKER AND THICKER TO STAND OUT IN A DOCUMENT |
BUTTON | A LITTLE BOX ON YOUR SCREEN THAT YOU CLICK ON YOUR MOUSE TO ACCOMPLISH A TASK. MOST BUTTONS CONTAIN SMALL PICTURES(ICONS) THAT DISPLAY WHAT THEY DO,SUCH AS A SMALL PRINTER THAT CAN BE CLICKED ON TO PRINT A DOCUMENT. |
BUTTON BAR | A HORIZONTAL STRIP OF BUTTONS NEAR THE TOP OF A WINDOW. IT PROVIDES SHORTCUTS FOR COMMONLY USED COMMANDS. SOME PROGRAMS LET YOU CHOOSE TO HIDE OR DISPLAY THE BUTTON BAR,AND MIX AND MATCH BUTTONS TO CUSTOMIZE A BUTTON BAR. ALSO KNOWN AS A TOOLBAR. |
BUTTONS,MULTIMEDIA | A "HOTSPOT" USED IN MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS TO NAVIGATE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER OR TO ACTIVATE ELEMENTS (E.G.,SOUND,MOVIES,ANIMATION). |
CALCULATE | THE WORKING OF MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS. FORMULAS THAT ARE USUALLY USED IN SPREADSHEETS ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO AUTOMATICALLY PERFORM CALCULATIONS |
CELL | THE SPACE AT THE INTERSECTION OF A ROW AND COLUMN IN A SPREADSHEET. |
CHART | A WAY TO PRESENT INFORMATION FROM A SPREADSHEET IN THE FORM OF GRAPHS OR TABLES. |
CIRCLE GRAPH | A PICTURE SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP OF TWO MORE SETS OF DATA USING A CIRCLE. |
CLIP ART | DRAWINGS YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR DOCUMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS |
COLUMN | THE VERTICAL DIVISIONS IN A SPREADSHEET THAT ARE NAMED WITH AN ALPHABETICAL LETTER |
COPY | TO MAKE AN EXACT COPY OF INFORMATION IN YOUR DOCUMENT,SO YOU CAN PLACE IN ORDER TO DUPLICATE IT IN A NEW LOCATION |
CPU (CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT) | THE MAIN CHIP THAT ALLOWS COMPUTERS TO DO MILLIONS OF CALCULATIONS PER SECOND AND MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR USERS TO WRITE LETTERS AND BALANCE YOUR CHECKBOOK |
CREDITS | TO GIVE REFERENCE TO THE CREATOR AND SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION USED IN A PRESENTATION |
CURSOR | THIS IS WHERE THE ACTION IS LOCATED ON YOUR SCREEN,REPRESENTED BY A FLASHING LINE. |
DATABASE | SOFTWARE APPLICATION THAT HELPS MANAGE LARGE COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION |
DELETE | A KEY USED TO ERASE CHARACTERS |
DESCENDING ORDER | ORGANIZING OR SORTING INFORMATION IN ORDER FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST, Z-A OR 9-1 |
DESKTOP | THE BACKGROUND ON THE WINDOWS,MENUS,AND DIALOG BOXES ON A PC |
DESKTOP PUBLISHING | USING FEATURES OF WORD PROCESSING/DTP SOFTWARE TO FORMAT AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS,LETTERS,REPORTS,FLYERS,AND NEWSLETTERS,WITH GRAPHICS. |
DOMAIN | THE PART OF AN INTERNET ADDRESS THAT IDENTIFIES WHERE AN ACCOUNT IS LOCATED |
SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES THROUGH COMPUTER NETWORK. | |
EDIT | TO MAKE CHANGES IN A DOCUMENT OR PRESENTATION |
ENTER/RETURN | THE KEY USED TO BEGIN A NEW LINE IN A WORD PROCESSOR,OR TO ENTER INFORMATION INTO A SPREADSHEET. |
ENTRY BAR | THE FIELD WHERE INFORMATION IS ENTERED IN A SPREADSHEET |
FIELD | A PLACE IN A DATABASE RECORD WHERE A CATEGORY OF INFORMATION CAN BE ENTERED OR LOCATED |
FILE | A SET OF RELATED RECORDS IN A DATABASE |
FIREWALL | TECHNOLOGY THAT PREVENTS USERS FROM VISITING INAPPROPRIATE WEB SITES,AND PROTECTS THE NETWORK FROM UNAUTHORIZED USERS. |
FONT | THE SHAPE AND STYLE OF TEXT |