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CUT5 4.2
Computers: Understanding Tech 5e 4.2
Term | Definition |
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word-processing software | An application designed to help users create a variety of text-based documents. |
template | A model for creating new data files in an application. |
insertion point | A blinking vertical line in a text entry area in an application, indicating where new text will appear when typed. |
spelling checker | An editing feature in a word-processing program that checks each word in a document against a word list or dictionary and identifies possible errors. |
grammar checker | An editing feature in a word-processing program that checks a document for common errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. |
text formatting | Formatting applied to individual characters of text, such as changes to the font, size, and color of the text. |
paragraph formatting | Formatting applied to entire paragraphs of text at a time, such as changes to the line spacing, indentation, horizontal alignment between margins, and style of bullets and numbering. |
document formatting | Formatting applied to the entire document, page, or section, such as changes to the paper size, margins, number of columns, and background color. Also called page formatting or section formatting. |
style | A named set of formatting that can be consistently applied to multiple paragraphs throughout a document. |
print preview | An onscreen preview of a document as it will appear on the printed page. |
desktop publishing software | Software that allows users to create documents with complex page layouts that include text and graphics of various types. |
spreadsheet software | Software that provides a means of organizing, calculating, and presenting financial, statistical, and other numerical information. |
value | A numeric entry in a spreadsheet cell or formula. |
formula | An instruction to perform a math calculation in a spreadsheet. |
function | A named operation that performs one or more calculations on data in a spreadsheet. |
cell | The intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet. |
chart | A visual representation of data that often makes the data easier to read and understand. |
macro | A recorded set of commands that can be played back to automate complex or repetitive actions. |
database management system (DBMS) | An application used to manage a database. |
enterprise database | A large database that is stored on a server and managed using professional tools such as Oracle Database and Structured Query Language (SQL). |
object | The tables in a database plus the support items for working with the database such as forms, queries, reports, and macros. |
presentation graphics software | An application that allows users to create computerized slide shows that combine text, numbers, animation, graphics, audio, and video. |
slide | An individual page or screen that’s created in presentation graphics software. |
slide show | A collection of slides in a single data file in a presentation graphics program. |
clip art | Royalty-free, scalable line drawings made available through Office.com within Office applications, and also available through other sources. |
software suite | A group of applications bundled and sold as a single package. |
embed | To insert data of one type into a file that stores its own data as a different file type (e.g., a picture into a Word document), so that if the embedded content is double-clicked, it opens for editing in its original application. |
link | To create a connection between embedded data and the file from which it was originally copied so that if the original file changes, the embedded data changes too. |
object linking and embedding (OLE) | The Windows and Office feature that allows content to be linked and/or embedded. |
personal information management (PIM) software | An application that provides an address book, a calendar, and a to-do list in one convenient interface. |
project management software | A type of software that helps manage complex projects by keeping track of schedules, constraints, and budgets. |
accounting software | Software that integrates all the financial activities of a company into a single interface. |