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DCT Chap 1
key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Software | A set of instructions also called progam that tells the computer how to perform |
| Operating System | Software that controls all the other software programs |
| Hardware | include all physical parts in a computer |
| Digital | information that is represented as individual pieces of data |
| Hard drive | A built in storage inside a computer |
| Input | is information that is entered in a computer |
| Output | is information that a computer produces or process |
| External Storage Device | is 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 digital devices but cannot be changed or deleted |
| E-portfolio | is a collection of the best document 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 | is a graphical word processing program that users can type with. |
| Google docs | is a free Web-based application in which document s 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 |
| CTRL+X | to cut |
| CTRL+V | to paste |
| CTRL+Z | to undo |
| CTRL+R | to left |
| CTRL+L | to right |
| CTRL+E | to center |
| SHIFT+ARROW KEYS | to select text |
| CTRL+A | to select text |
| CTRL+S | to save file |
| F12 | to save as a file |
| CTRL+P | to print |
| ALT+F4 | to close document |