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highSchool readiness
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| active cell | thick-boarded cell where you can enter info on a spread sheat |
| allignment | how text is set up on left or right marging of a paper |
| AND | a way to search for info using and. |
| animated clip art | a moving clipart graphic |
| aniti-virus | an application to search for viruses |
| application | program or software |
| application/software | programs that can help accomplish tasks |
| arrow keys | keys on a keyboard |
| ascending order | organizing or sorting info from smallest to largest |
| A.U.P. | set of rules/guidlines. |
| Axis | where you put numbers on a chart. |
| bar graph | type of graph that uses bars to represent data |
| Bold | makes text larger or darker |
| button | a box on your screan that you click with your mouse. |
| button bar/tool bar | a strip of buttons at the top of a window. |
| calculate | spread sheats can do math |
| butttons, multimedia | a icon on screen that you can click to navigate from one place to another |
| cell | corridenents a spread sheet |
| chart | a way to present information from a spread sheet in the forms of graphs or tables |
| circle graph | a picture showing the relationship of two or more sets of data using a circle. |
| clip art | drawings you can add to your document or presentations. |
| column | vertical division in a spreadsheat that are named by an alphabetical letter |
| copy | to make and exact duplicit of information. |
| CPU(Central Processing Unit) | the main chip that allows comuters to do everything |
| credits | to give refference to the creator and source of the information used in a presentation. |
| cursor | where the action is located on your screenrepresented by a flashing line. when you type this is where the text appears. |
| database. | a software application that helps manage large collections of information. |
| delete | a key used to erase characters |
| decending order | infomation used to organize information from largest to smallest (z-a, 9-1) |
| desktop | background on the windows, menus, and dialog boxes on a P.C. it is supposed to represent a desk. |
| desktop publishing | using features of word processing/DTP software to format and produce documents, letters, reports... ect. |
| odmain | everything in the URL BEFORE THE .COM, .NET, .GOV, ECT, |
| sendinng and reciving messages through a computer network. | |
| edit | to make changes in a document or presentation |
| enter/ return | a key used to begin a new line in a word processor, or enter info into a spreadsheat. |
| entry bar | the field where info is entered on a spreadsheet. |
| field | place in a database record where catagories of info can be entered or located |
| file | a set of related records in a database |
| firewall | technology that blocks restricted sites from a user |
| font | the shape and style of text |
| format | to set margins, tabs, font or line spacing in layout of a document |
| freeware | softwae written then donated to the public, so anyone is free to copyit and share with friends |
| GIF(Graphic Interchange Format) | (PRNOUNCED "jiff") a file format for pictures, drawings, ect. |
| graph | a picture that shows the relationship of one or more sets of numbers to each other |
| graphic | images/pictures created, edited, and or published using a computer! |
| hacker | an un authorized person who secretly gains access to computer files |
| hardware | part of the computer system such as the mouse, keyboard, screan... ect |
| highlight/ select | to choose a part of a document by clicking and dragging over it with the mouse to highlight the text |
| homepage | the first page on your internet |
| home row | keysa on the keyboard with fingers of the left hand are on the notches |
| host | name given to a computer |
| hyperlink/ hypertext | special text that you click to go to a different topic |
| illistration | clip art or graphic |
| indent | to set the first line of a paragraph |
| internet | term given to the network of computers that provide informatioin worldwide |
| JPEG | a way to shrink a picture |
| keyboard | used to enter letters and numbers on a computer |
| label | term given to a colomn on a spreadsheet |
| landscape | page setup for printing |
| line graph | a graph used to display trends and compare data |
| line spacing | the spans between lines of text |
| linear | moving in a straight line or path |
| links | connections that bridge one image, page, or word to another by clicking on a highlighted word or phrase |
| math symbols to use when searching | symbols used in a search: >greater than symbol |
| monitor | screen |
| mouse | tool used to move the cursor |
| ,multimedia | text, pictures, sounds, movies, and or animations |
| network | a system of connected computers that allows the sharing of files and equiptment |
| non- linear | not moving in a straight line |
| numeric keypad | side of keyboard with the number box |
| online resources | internet information |
| online saftey | protect personal info |
| OR | using AND OR and NOT |
| page setup | how page is set up to print |
| password | a code for security protection to allow access to a computer or the computer programs |
| paste | to insert the last information that was cut or copied into a document |
| pictogram | pictures used to creat a bar graph |
| pie graph | a circular chart |
| portrait | the default page setup that prints the document vertically |
| to put what is on the computer screen on paper | |
| printer | the device that that allows us to make paper copy |
| probeware | computer-assisted data collection tools |
| public domain | software created then given to the public |
| record | a collection or related feild and entries |
| retrieve | open a saved document |
| row | the horizontal divisions in a spreadsheet named with a number |
| save | storing information on a floppy disk, hard drive, or cd for later use |
| save as | to save a document with a new name |
| search | to look for certian information on the internet or on the computer |
| search engines | software that gathers and identifies information |
| search strategies | 1.use subject directories provided by some search engines 2.use a search engine for large searches using unique keywords of combonations of keywords to narrow the search |
| SECURITY | protection of computer, or computer file from unauthorized users |
| select or highlight | to choose part of a document by clicking and dragging over it with the mouse |
| server | a special computer used to store programs and files |
| share ware | software that can be trid before purchase |
| software/application | programs that allow you to accomplish certain tasks such as write letters, analyze numbers, ect. |
| sort | arranging information in a specific order |
| spreadsheet | an application that can be used to do calculations, analyze, and present data. |
| stand alone computer | a computer that doent rely on any other computer or server |
| storyboard | a graphic organizer for planning and developing a multimedia report/presentation |
| table | columns and rows of cells to organize information |
| telecommunication | the act of sending and reciving information |
| text | words on a page |
| thesaurus | featurre a word processor where you replace one word for another |
| url address- uniform resource locator | web site address |
| user name | first part of an email address |
| value | the term for a number in a spreadsheet that can be added |
| vandalism | the intentional act of destroying computer files or computer networks |
| virus | a computer program designed to damage computer files |
| web address | url |
| word processing | keyboarding skills |
| word wrap | makes the text automatiacaly go to the next line |
| worm | a computer file designed to do ddamage that goes through a computer and possibly a network |
| www (world wide web) | internet |
| WYSIWYG | what you see is what you get |
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