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Computer Midterm

Vocabulary and report study stuff.

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Computer A machine that processes data and performs tasks according to a set of instructions.
Software A set of step-by-step instructions for the computer.
Input devices These are used to give your computer information.
Peripheral The name that is used for a piece of equipment, that works with the CPU.
Operating System The program that manages the other programs on the computer.
Desktop This is used to view information; screen.
Icons These are picture symbols; short-cuts.
Point Roll onto the surface.
Pointer The arrow that shows where you are pointing.
Click Press the left/right mouse button then let go.
Double-Click Press the left/right mouse button twice quickly the let go quickly.
Drag This is when you click, hold, then move your mouse.
Window Shows the information that you are looking for.
Title bar Shows the name of the program you are working on.
Scroll Bar These are used to move up and down or side to side to see all the information on that page(s).
Menu Bar These appear underneath the title bar; these give you options of want you want to do.
Tool Bar These let you choose a command quickly.
Keyboard Shortcuts These are used to open menus and execute commands quickly by using the keys.
Dialog box This gives you a set up document.
Insertion Point This is where you insert USB cord CDs' and other stuff like that.
Medium This is a removable disk.
Default settings These are the settings that are already set.
(;) semicolon (,) Commas After you use this space only once after it.
(.) Period (:) colons (!) Exclamation Point (?) Question Mark You don't space at all after these when used in time or when used in and abbreviation. ; Space only once after this after an abbreviation.; space twice after these when used as an end mark.; Space twice after this when not used in time.
(') apostrophe (") Quotes You don't space at all after these.; You space only once before and once after these.
Insert This feature is active when you open a software program. Move the _______ point to where you want to ______ text.
Type over Allows you to replace old text with newly keyed text.
Auto Correct This feature detects and corrects SOME typing, spelling, and capitalization errors automatically.
Underline This feature ____________ the text as it is typed.
Bold This feature makes the text darker as it is typed.
Italicized This feature makes the text slanted.
Left Alignment This is used to start text at the left margin.
Right Alignment This is used to start text at the right margin.
Center Alignment This is used to start text at the center.
Undo Used to reverse the last change.
Redo Used to reverse the last undo action.
Hyphenation This feature automatically divides words that would normally wrap around to the next line.
Zoom Used to increase or decrease the amount of the page appearing on the screen.
Soft page break This is already inserted automatically.
Hard page break This you have to insert yourself manually.
Print preview This is used so you can see the entire document before you print it.
Left tab Used to align text to the left. Used to align words.
Right tab Used to align whole numbers to the right.
Decimal tab Used to align decimals.
TITLE PAGE enter twice; center icon; enter 16 times; title of report; your name; save name; enter 16 times; date; enter twice
REPORT set margins: TM= 2" BM=1" SM=1"; title in CAPS; double space set; enter twice; type report (double spaced); page break (after report)
REFERENCES no double space; type references in CAPS (make this center); enter twice hanging indent; type references
UNBOUND REPORT this is a report that is more than one page long not put in a binder This is neatly stapled in the top left hand corner.
Created by: hekyesitsdes7
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