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DCT chap 1
Key terms
Term | Definition |
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Software | Set of instructions also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to perform a task. |
Operating system | Software that controls all of the other software and allows the computer to perform basic tasks. |
Hardware | All of 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 devise that can be easily removed from a computer and is often small and portable |
Ready only memory (ROM) | 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 | a graphical word processing program that users can type with. It is made by the computer company Microsoft. The purpose of the MS Word is to allow the users to type and save documents. |
Google Docs | a free Web-based application in which document s and spreadsheet s can be created, edited and stored online. Files can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection and a full-featured Web browser . |
CTRL+B | Bold selected text |
CTRL+I | Italicize text |
CTRL+U | Underline text |
CTRL+] | Increase the font of the text |
CTRL+[ | Decrease the font size |
CTRL+C | Copy the selected text |
CTRL+X | Cut the selected text |
CTRL+V | Paste selected text |
CTRL+Z | To undo |
CTRL+R | Right align |
CTRL+L | Left align |
CTRL+E | Center align |
Shift + arrow keys | Select |
CTRL+A | Select all text |
CTRL+S | Save a file |
F12 | Save as a file |
CTRL+P | Print a document |
ALT+F4 | Close a document |