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DCT Chp 1
Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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software | A set of instructions, also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to perform a task. |
operating system | Software that controls all the other software and allows the computer to perform basic tasks. |
hardware | All the physical parts of a computer. |
digital | Information that is represented as individual pieces of data using numbers 1 and 0, rather than a continuous stream. |
hard drive | Built in storage device inside a computer. |
input | Information that is put into a computer. |
output | Information the computer produces or processes. |
external storage device | Storage device that can be easily removed from the computer and is often small and portable. |
read-only memory | Memory that holds data and can be read by a digital device but cannot be changed or deleted. |
e-portfolio | Collection of the best documents and projects you have created and saved in an electronic format. |
Word processor | a program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout. |
Microsoft Word | Work from anywhere with any type of document: Word, Excel or Powerpoint. |
Google Docs | Sheets and Slides are a word processor, a spreadsheet and a presentation program respectively, all part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. |
CTRL+B | Bold selected text |
CTRL+I | Italicize selected text |
CTRL+U | Underline selected text |
CTRL+[ | To decrease font size of text |
CTRL+] | Increase font size |
CTRL+C | Copy selected text |
CTRL+X | Cut selected text |
CTRL+V | Paste selected text |
CTRL+Z | To undo |
CTRL+R | To right align text |
CTRL+L | Left align text |
CTRL+E | Center align text |
SHIFT+ARROW KEYS | To select text |
CTRL+A | To select all text |
CTRL+S | To save a file |
F12 | To save as a file |
CTRL+P | To print a document |
ALT+F4 | To close a document |