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Computer Skills SI
Computer Skills Study Island Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How your text conforms to the left and right margins of a page. The text can be right-aligned, centered, left- aligned, or fully aligned/justified. | Alignment |
| A way to search for information using the words AND, OR and NOT. Boolean logic was created by English mathematician George Boole 150 years ago. | AND |
| Programs that allow to you accomplish certain tasks such as write letters, analyze numbers, sort files, manage finances, draw pictures, and play games. | Application/Software |
| Moving in a straight line or path; a multimedia presentation that moves in a straight line from image to image. | Linear |
| The thick-bordered cell where you can enter numbers or formulas in a spreadsheet. | Active cell |
| A "hotspot" used in multimedia applications to navigate from one place to another or to activate elements (e.g., sound, movies, animation). | Buttons, multimedia |
| (Pronounced "jiff.") A file format for pictures, photographs, and drawings that are compressed so that they can be sent across telephone lines quickly. | Alignment |
| A way to search for information using the words AND, OR and NOT. Boolean logic was created by English mathematician George Boole 150 years ago. | JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| Software written and then donated to the public, so anyone is free to copy it and share it with their friends. This is not the same as shareware or commercial software, which is supposed to be paid for. | Freeware |
| Organizing or sorting information in order from smallest to largest, or A-Z or 1-9. | Ascending Order |
| The term given to the words entered on a spreadsheet usually naming a column. | Label |
| A "hotspot" used in multimedia applications to navigate from one place to another or to activate elements (e.g., sound, movies, animation). | Buttons, multimedia |
| The page setup that permits a document to be printed in a horizontal position. | Landscape |
| The default page setup that prints the document vertically. | Portrait |
| The space at the intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet. | Cell |
| The main chip that allows computers to do millions of calculations per second and makes it possible for users to write letters and balance your checkbook. | CPU (Central Processing Unit) |
| Software written and then donated to the public. Anyone can use and copy public domain software free of charge, but it is not always the same quality as commercial software. | Public Domain |
| Software that can be tried before you purchase. | Shareware |
| To choose part of a document by clicking and dragging over it with the mouse to highlight the text. | Select or Highlight |
| Arranging information in a specific order (usually ascending and descending). | Sort |
| Columns and rows of cells that can be filled with text that are used to organize information. | Table |
| Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Example: http://www.studyisland.com | Web address |
| WYSIWYG is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get" and is pronounced "wizzy wig." WYSIWYG simply means that the text and graphics shown on your screen exactly match your printouts. | WYSIWYG |
| A computer file designed to do damage that goes through a computer and possibly a network. | Worm |
| The term for a number in a spreadsheet that can be added, subtracted, multiplied or divided | Value |
| The act of sending and receiving information, such as data, text, pictures, voice, and video. The exchange of information can be within a building or around the globe. | Telecommunication |
| A graphic organizer used for planning and developing a multimedia report/presentation. The contents, layout, and formatting of each card/slide and the linking together of the cards/slides. | Storyboard |
| The horizontal divisions in a spreadsheet named with a number. | Row |
| The part of an Internet address that identifies where a person's account is located. For example, in the address support@studyisland.com the domain is everything after the @. | Domain |
| Images/pictures created, edited, and/or published using a computer. | Graphic |
| Connections that bridge one image, page, or word to another by clicking on a highlighted word or phrase. | Links |
| WYSIWYG is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get" and is pronounced "wizzy wig." WYSIWYG simply means that the text and graphics shown on your screen exactly match your printouts. | WYSIWYG |
| This occurs when you get to the end of a line and continue typing the text will then go to the next line. | Word wrap |