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DCT Chap 1
KeyTerms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Software | A set of instructions, also called a program or application,that tells a computer how to perform tasks. |
| Operating System | A software that controls all of the other software programs ans 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 the numbers 1 and 0 rather than as a continuous stream. |
| Hard Drive | A built in storage device inside a computer. |
| Input | The information that is entered into a computer. |
| Output | Information that a computer produces or processes. |
| External Storage Device | A storage device that can be easily removed from a computer and is often small and portable. |
| Read Only Memory | Memory that holds data that can be read by a digital device but cannot be changed or deleted. |
| E-Portfolio | A collection of the best documents and projects you have created and saved in a electronic format. |
| Word Processor | A program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout |
| Microsoft Word | Work from anywhere with any type of document: Word, Excel or PowerPoint. |
| Google Docs | With Google Docs you can: * Create new documents or edit any that were created on the web or on another device. * Share documents and work together with others in the same document at the same time. |
| CTRL+B | To bold selected text. |
| CTRL+I | To italicize selected text |
| CTRL+U | To underline |
| CTRL+[ | To decrease font size of selected text |
| CTRL+] | To increase font size of selected text |
| CTRL+C | To copy text |
| CTRL+X | To cut text |
| CTRL+V | To paste text |
| CTRL+Z | To undo |
| CTRL+R | To right align text |
| CTRL+L | To left align text |
| CTRL+E | To center align text |
| SHIFT+ARROW KEYS | To select text |
| CTRL+A | To select all text |
| CTRL+S | To save a file |
| F12 | To save as file |
| CTRL+P | To print document |
| ALT+F4 | To close a document |