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tech vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| active cell | place to enter information |
| alignment | how text fits on a paper based on the left or right |
| and | searching tool |
| animated clip art | moving picture |
| anti-virus | application to search for viruses and repair files on computer |
| application | program or software |
| software | program that allows you to do something |
| arrow keys | up, down, left, right |
| ascending order | a-z; 1-9; smallest to largest |
| AUP (acceptable use policy) | rules and guidelines that you use to protect the user |
| axis | plotting numbers; x and y axis |
| bar graph | using parallel bars to compare data and changes in data over time |
| bold | style of writing that makes the text darker, to stand out |
| button | button on the computer that you can click on to accomplish a task. "icons" |
| button bar | buttons at top of screen allowing you to navigate using commands "toolbar" |
| buttons, multimedia | navigate from one place to another or activate elements |
| calculate | doing math on a spread sheet |
| cell | coordinates on a spreed sheet |
| chart | a way to present information |
| circle graph | a picture showing the data in a circle |
| clip art | picture/drawings able to add to documents ex: cartoons, maps, symbols and flags |
| column | vertical dividers; normally named with an alphabetical letter |
| copy | to make a replica of your information |
| CPU (Central Processing Unit) | the brains of the computer, the main chip that allows computer to do everything |
| credit | giving reference to creator/source of the information used |
| cursor | the action on the screen |
| database | software application that helps manage large collections of information |
| delete | a key used to erase characters |
| descending order | z-a, 9-1; from biggest to smallest |
| desktop | background |
| cursor | the action on the screen |
| database | software application that helps manage large collections of information |
| delete | a key used to erase characters |
| descending order | z-a, 9-1; from biggest to smallest |
| desktop | background |
| desktop publishing | uaing features of word processing to format and produce documents, letters, flyers etc. |
| domain | the part of the URL that gives the name |
| sending and receiving messages through a computer | |
| edit | to change something |
| enter/return | the key to make a new line or to send something |
| entry bar | where informaion is entered in a spreadsheet |
| field | where u enter things into a database to locate something (thing destiny) |
| file | set of related records in a database |
| firewall | protects your computer and you from websites from unauthorized users |
| font | the shape and style of the text |
| format | setting the margins, tabs, font or line spacing in a layout |
| freeware | softwar written that is donated to the public so that anyone is free to copy it and share it (not the same as shareware or commercial) |
| GID (grapic interchange format) | "jiff" making a picture smaller so that you can send it faster |
| graph | picture that shows the relationship of one or more setys of numbers |
| graphic | image of some sort on the computer |
| hacker | unauthorized person gains access to computer files |
| hardware | keyboard, mouse, speaker etc |
| highlight/select | clicking using a mouse to highlight text |
| home page | intro screen on the internet |
| home row | ASDF and JKL; |
| host | the name given to a computer directly connected to the internet |
| hyperlink/ hypertext | text usually blue that takes you to a related topic when you click on it |
| illustration | picture on the computer |
| indent | setting the first line of a paragraph in from the margin |
| internet | world wide web |
| JPEG (joint photographic experts group) | a way to shrink a picture file |
| keyboard | hardware device to enter letters |
| keyword | reference point used for a search |
| label | name of spreadsheet column |
| landscape | changing something from horizontal to verticle when printing |
| line graph | used to display trends and compare data |
| line spacing | the span betweem lines |
| linear | straight line |
| 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 | greater than, less than, equal too, not equal too, greater than or less than, less than or equal to |
| monitor | device with a screen to show computer images |
| mouse | clicker |
| multimedia | combo of texts, pictures, sounds ect |
| network | local area network (LAN) wide area network (WAN) |
| non-linear | not going in a straight line |
| numeric keypad | the area on the keyboard used for adding things quickly |
| online resources | internet information available to a computer user |
| online safety | precautions taken to protect personal information and images from being misused by others |
| OR | formal name given to advanced search strategies using AND, OR and NOT connectors |
| page set up | layout of page when you print |
| password | security code |
| paste | to insert by cut and copy something |
| pictogram | picture used to create a bar graph |
| pie graph | circle graph divided into parts |
| portrait | default setting making you print verically |
| to put from on screen to paper | |
| printer | make paper copy using qa hardware device |
| probeware | computer-assisted data collection of tools |
| public domain | software written and then donated to the public |
| record | collection of related field and entries |
| retrieve | open a saved document |
| row | horizontal divisions in a spreadsheet named with a number |
| save | to store information for later use |
| save as | save document as a name |
| search | look for specific information |
| search engines | software that gathers information |
| search strategies | using a tool to look for something |
| security | protection of computer and all its inforamtion from outside users |
| select/ highlight | to choose a part of a document by right clicking |
| server | an off site computer that stores info and sends it to other computers |
| shareware | software you can try before you buy |
| software | program that allows you to do something |
| sort | arranging info |
| speadsheets | application taht can be used to deal with number and calculations |
| stand alone | a computer that doesn't rely on another computer |
| storyboard | a graphic organizer used for planning and develping multimedia |
| table | columns and rows of cells |
| telecommunication | that act of sending and recieving info such as texting |
| text | words on a page |
| thesaurus | feature that alloes you to replace a word with a synonym |
| URL address- uniform resourse locator | web site address |
| user name | first part of an address |
| value | number that can me added subtracted multiplied and divided |
| vandalism | intentional destroying computer info |
| virus | program that destroys computer info |
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