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Computer Skills
Study Island terms
Question | Answer |
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computer | any machine that can use a set of instructions to perform calculations |
input devices | used to enter information into a computer |
output devices | used to present information generated by a computer |
external storage devices | If you want to transfer files from one computer to another, you can store it on these |
software | Computer programs or apps |
keyboard | a device used to enter letters into the computer |
mouse | a tool used to move a cursor on a computer screen, scroll up and down a screen, and select objects displayed on a screen |
scanner | a device that reproduces an image by converting it into a digital file |
monitor | a device with a screen used to show video and graphic information that is generated by a computer |
printer | a device used to make a paper copy of what is created on the computer |
USB flash drive | an external storage device that you insert into one of the computer’s external drives or ports |
drafting software | used to design three-dimensional objects, such as buildings and gardens |
tutorial software | used by people to learn about a certain subject |
mail merge | allows you to combine a single letter with a list of addresses, so that the same letter can easily be sent to the multiple addresses |
word wrap | while typing, the text automatically continues from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line |
format | the overall look or layout of a document |
desktop publishing | producing documents such as letters, reports, manuals, brochures, flyers, newsletters, using word processing software |
word processing | creating, editing, formatting, printing, and saving documents in a software program |