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Computer Skills St-I
Study Island
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Button bar | A horizontal strip of buttons near the top of a window. It provides shortcuts for commonly used commands. Some programs let you choose to hide or display the button bar, and mix and match buttons to customize a button bar. Also known as a toolbar. |
| CPU (Central Processing Unit) | 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. |
| Database | Software application that helps manage large collections of information. A simple database might be a single file containing many records, with the same set of fields. Data can be sorted and searched by one or more criteria. |
| Entry bar | The field where information is entered in a spreadsheet. |
| Hardware | Part of the computer system such as a keyboard, screen, mouse, joystick, printer, speakers, etc. |
| Internet | Term given to the network of computers that provide information worldwide. |
| Public Domain | 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. |
| Search Engines | Software that searches, gathers and identifies information from a database based on keywords, indices, titles and text. |
| Word processing | Using keyboarding skills to produce documents such as letters, reports, manuals, and newsletters. |
| Stand Alone Computer | A computer that does not rely upon any other computer or server to work. |
| Spreadsheet | An application that can be used to do calculations, analyze and present data. It includes tools for organizing, managing, sorting and retrieving data and testing "what if " statements. It has a chart feature that displays numerical data as a graph. |
| Server | A special computer used to store programs and files and then sends them out to other computers one by one or all at a time. |
| Portrait | The default page setup that prints the document vertically. |
| Online Safety | Precautions taken to protect personal information and images from being misused by others. |
| Landscape | The page setup that permits a document to be printed in a horizontal position. |
| Cursor | This is where the action is located on your screen, represented by a flashing line. When you type on your keyboard, the information appears at the cursor. |
| Sending and receiving messages through a computer network. This process requires a computer, modem or network connection, and an email address. It is convenient because all messages are sent and received immediately over short or long distances. | |
| Hyperlink or Hypertext | Special text when clicked jumps the user from one related topic to another. |
| Security | Protection of computer, computer files or a computer network from use without permission of the owner or owners. |
| User name | First part of an email address. Example: support is the user name of the following email address. support@studyisland.com |
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