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Word Processing
Typing Terms
Term | Definition |
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keyboard | Input device used to enter characters and commands into programs |
qwerty | An official name for the style of input device used in our class |
mouse | Input device used to move the pointer around the screen and select commands |
CPU | A hardware device that accepts both input and output communications |
monitor | A hardware device that displays the output from a CPU |
window | A software term that describes an area in which a program is working |
minimize | A function button within a window that stops the program and removes it from the window |
resize | A function button within a window that shrinks the viewable area into the task bar |
Microsoft Word | Software program used to produce documents |
address bar | When using an internet browser this is the location of the website |
website | In the world wide web this is where information is stored which we access |
shift | Two keys on the keyboard used to create a capital letter or other character |
enter | Two keys on the keyboard used in place of a mouse click or execute a function |
control-alt-delete | These keys combine to allow a user to access the log in or task manager functions |
windows key | This key allows access to the software programs on a computer |
home row | These keys are the anchor point to where your fingers should be (asdf jkl;) |
anchor | Two keys on the keyboard that have a raised mark to feel your way (f j) |