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DCT Chap. 1
Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Software | A set of instructions, also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to perform tasks |
Operating System | Software that controls all of the other software programs and allows te 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 | 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 form 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 an electronic format. |
Word Processor | Program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout |
Microsoft Word | A graphical word processing program that users can type with. |
Google Docs | A free Web-based application is which documents and spreadsheets 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 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 safe as a file |
CTRL+P | To print a document |
ALT+F4 | To close a document |