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DCT Chapter 1
Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sofware | A set of instructions, also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to preform tasks. |
| operating system | Software that controls all of the other software programs and allows the computerate preform 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 | The built-in storage device inside a computer. |
| input | 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 (ROM) | 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 an electronic format. |
| Word Processor | a program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout. |
| Microsoft Word | Graphical word processing program that users can type with. And allow the users to type and save documents. |
| Google Docs | Documents and spreadsheet s can be created, edited and stored online. |
| CTRL+B | TO BOLD SELECTED TEXT |
| CTRL+I | TO ITALICIZE SELECTED TEXT |
| CTRL+U | TO UNDERLINE SELECTED TEXT |
| CTRL+[ | TO DECREASE FONT SIZE OF SELECTED TEXT |
| CTRL+] | TO INCREASE FONT SIZE OF SELECTED TEXT |
| CTRL+C | TO COPY SELECTED TEXT |
| CTRL+X | TO CUT SELECTED TEXT |
| CTRL+V | TO PASTE SELECTED 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 A FILE |
| CTRL+P | TO PRINT A DOCUMENT |
| ALT=F4 | TO CLOSE A DOCUMENT |