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BIM I Semester Exam
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DEFAULT | A STANDARD SETTING OR MODE OF OPERATION. |
| WORD WRAP | A FEATURE THAT CAUSES TEXT TO MOVE AUTOMATICALLY FROM THE END OF ONE LINE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT LINE. |
| PERSONAL BUSINESS DOCUMENT | A DOCUMENT USED TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL AND A COMPANY. |
| INSERTION POINT | THE FLASHING VERTICAL LINE THAT INDICATES WHERE THE NEXT ACTION WILL OCCUR IN A DOCUMENT ON-SCREEN. |
| HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT | THE POSITION OF TEXT ON A LINE IN RELATION TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS. |
| THESAURUS | A LISTING OF WORDS WITH SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS. |
| FONT EFFECTS | FORMATIING FEATURES USED TO ENHANCE OR EMPHASIZE TEXT. |
| THEME | A SET OF COORDINATED COLORS, FONTS, AND EFFECTS. |
| SYMBOL | SHAPES, MATHEMATICAL AND SCINTIFIC NOTATIONS, CURRENCY SIGNS, AND OTHER VISUAL ELEMENTS YOU CAN INSERT IN DOCUMENTS BY USING THE SYMBOL DIALOG BOX. |
| INDENT | A TEMPORARY LEFT AND/OR RIGHT MARGIN FOR LINES OR PARAGRAPHS. |
| BULLET | A DOT OR SYMBOL THAT MARKS AN IMPORTANT LINE OF INFORMATION OR DESIGNATES ITEMS IN A LIST. |
| SORT | TO ORGANIZE ITEMS INTO A SPECIFIED ORDER. |
| STYLE | A COLLECTION OF FORMATTING SETTINGS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO CHARACTERS OR PARAGRAPHS. |
| MARGINS | THE AMOUNT OF WHITE SPACE BETWEEN THE TEXT AND THE EDGE OF THE PAGE ON ALL FOUR SIDES. |
| PORTRAIT ORIENTAION | THE DEFAULT POSITION FOR DISPLAYING AND PRINTING TEXT HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE SHORTER SIDE OF A PAGE. |
| LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION | ROTATING DOCUMENT TEXT SO IT DISPLAYS AND PRINTS HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE LONGER SIDE OF THE PAGE. |
| FONT | A COMPLETE SET OF CHARACTERS IN A SPECIFIC FACE, STYLE, AND SIZE. |
| SERIF | A FONT THAT HAS CURVED OR EXTENDED EDGES. |
| SANS SERIF | A FONT THAT HAS STRAIT EDGES. |
| RESUME | A DOCUMENT LISTING INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON'S EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, AND INTERESTS. |
| PROOFREADERS' MARKS | SYMBOLS WRITTEN ON A PRINTED DOCUMENT BY A COPYEDITOR OR PROOFREADER TO INDICATE WHERE REVISIONS ARE REQUIRED. |
| ACTIVE DOCUMENT | THE DOCUMENT IN WHICH THE INSERTION POINT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. COMMANDS AND ACTION OCCUR IN THE ACTIVE DOCUMENT. |
| CUT | TO DELETE A SELECTION FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION AND MOVE IT TO THE CLIPBOARD. |
| PASTE | TO INSERT A SELECTION FROM THE CLIPBOARD INTO THE DOCUMENT. |
| CLIPBOARD | A TEMPORARY STORAGE AREA THAT CAN HOLD UP TO 24 SECTIONS AT A TIME. |
| COPY | TO CREATE A DUPLICATE OF A SELECTION. |
| READ-ONLY | A MODE OF OPERATION IN WHICH REVISIONS CANNOT BE SAVED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. |
| DOCUMENT PROPERTIES | CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION ABOUT A DOCUMENT. |
| FILE EXTENSION | A DOT FOLLOWED BY THREE OR FOUR CHARACTERS AT THE END OF A FILE NAME, USED TO INDICATE THE FILE TYPE. |
| TAB | THE MEASUREMENT OF THE SPACE THE INSERTION POINT ADVANCES WHEN YOU PRESS THE TAB KEY. |
| TAB LEADER | A SERIES OF CHARACTERS INSERTED ALONG THE LINE BETWEEN THE LOCATION OF THE INSERTION POINT WHEN YOU PRESS THE TAB KEY AND THE TAB STOP. |
| SMART QUOTES | QUOTATION MARKS THAT CURVE LEFT OR RIGHT TOWARD ENCLOSED TEXT. |
| INTERNET | A GLOBAL NETWORK OF COMPUTERS |
| INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER | A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE INTERNET FOR A EE. |
| WEB PAGE | INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, WHICH CAN INCLUDE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS TO OTHER PAGES. |
| WEB SITE | A SET OF LINKED WEB PAGES, USUALLY ALL RELATING TO THE SAME TOPIC. |
| HYPERLINK | TEXT OR GRAPHICS LINKED TO A DESTINATION FILE OR LOCATION. CLICK THE LINK TO JUMP TO THE DESTINATION. |
| TABLE | A GRID COMPRISED OF HORIZONTAL ROWS AND VERTICAL COLUMNS INTO WHICH YOU CAN ENTER DATA. IN ACCESS, A COLLECTION OF DATABASE FIELDS DESIGNED TO BE USED TOGETHER. |
| ROW | A HORIZONTAL SERIES OF CELLS. |
| COLUMN | A VERTICAL SERIES OF CELLS IN A TALBE. |
| CELL | THE RECTANGULAR AREA AT THE INTERSECTION OF A COLUMN AND A ROW IN ATABLE, INTO WHICH YOU ENTER DATA OR GRAPHICS. |
| BORDER | A LINE DRAWN AROUND THE EDGES OF AN ELEMENT, SUCH AS A TABLE OR A TABLE CELL. THEY CAN ALSO BE DRAWN AROUND PARAGRAPHS AND PAGES. |
| MERGE | TO COMBINE MULITPLE ADJACENT CELLS TOGETHER TO CREATE ONE LARGE CELL. |
| END OF ROW/CELL MARKERS | NONPRINTING CHARACTERS USED TO MARK THE END OF A CELL OR A ROW IN A TABLE. |
| AUTOCORRECT | A FEATURE AVAILABLE IN MOST MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 PROGRAMS THAT AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTS COMMON PELLING ERRORS AS YOU TYPE. |
| HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT | THE POSTION OF TEXT IN RELATION TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT PAGE MARGINS. |
| VERTICAL ALIGNMENT | THE POSTITION OF TEXT IN RELATION TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM PAGE MARGINS. |
| LINE SPACING | THE AMOUNT OF WHITE SPACE BETWEEN THE LINES OF TEXT IN A PARAGRAPH. |
| PARAGRAPH SPACING | THE AMOUNT OF WHITE SPACE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS. |
| FULL BLOCK | A STYLE OF LETTER IN WHICH ALL LINES STAZRT FLUSH WITH THE LEFT MARGIN-THAT IS, WITHOUT A FIRST-LINE INDENT. |
| MODIFIED BLOCK | A SYTLE OF LETTER IN WHICH SOME LINES START AT THE CENTER OF THE PAGE. |
| RETURN ADDRESS | THE AUTHOR'S ADDRESS, TYPICALLY APPEARING AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LETTER AS WELL AS IN THE UPPER-LEFT CORNER OF AN ENVELOPE. |
| LETTERHEAD | PAPER WITH A COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS ALREADY PRINTED ON IT. |
| INSIDE ADDRESS | THE RECIPIENT'S ADDRESS TYPED IN THE LETTER ABOVE THE SALUTATION. |
| SALUTATION | THE LINE AT THE START OF A LETTER INCLUDING THE GREETING AND THE RECIPIENT'S ANEM. |