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HF Tech Terms
Study guide for 8th grade tech assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| www | World Wide Web |
| clipboard | temporary storage space on your computer used when copy-pasting data or images |
| tab | indents text |
| CAPS lock | types all letters in capital letters after being pushed once |
| Shift | Hold it down to make a letter capital |
| home page | title page of a website |
| URL | a website address (uniform resource locator) |
| search engine | computer program that searches for information on the internet. Ex. google, altavista, bing, yahoo, excite, etc |
| save as (any program) | names your document and tells the computer where to file it. |
| save (any program) | Updates the version of your document |
| Find and replace (Word) | quick way to fix a repeated mistake. Ex: Find:form Replace: from - this will find everyplace "form" is listed and replace it with "from" |
| CPU | (central processing unit) the brains of the computer |
| hard drive | part of the computer that stores data and files |
| software | computer program that tells the computer what to do and how to do it |
| domain | the part of a web address that comes after the @ - it is registered to a particular business or individual |
| hyperlink | takes you directly to a website or document when clicked on |