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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Worm: | a file that has a virus |
| www world wide web: | What you use to fide out information or to have fun |
| Wysiwig: | this is an acronym for what you see it what you get. |
| Text: | words on page |
| Thesaurus: | a feature in most word processers |
| User name: | first part of an email address |
| Value: | the term for a number on a spreadsheet |
| Vandalism: | the act of destroying computer files |
| Virus: | a program to destroy computer files |
| User name: | First part of an email address |
| Telecommunication: | The act of sending and receiving information, such as data, text, pictures, voice, and video |
| Table: | Columns and rows |
| Storyboard: | A graphic organizer used for planning |
| Stand Alone Computer: | A computer that does not rely upon any other computer or server to work |
| word processing: | using keyboarding skils for documents |
| Word wrap: | This occurs when you get to the end of a line and continue typing |
| spreadsheet: | This occurs when you get to the end of a line and continue typing |
| sort: | arranging information in a specific order |
| app: | a program that allows you to accomplish certain tasks |
| shareware | software that can be tried before purchase |
| server | a special computer to store programs and files for other computer to use |
| highlight | to choose text by clicking and draging over it |
| security | to protect files and networks |
| search stratergies | 1)try to remmeber URL. 2)use subject directories 3) use keywords |
| search engines | software that gathers information |
| search | to look for specific information |
| save as | to keep a document with a new name |
| save | to store information on a hard drive |
| row | the horizontal row in a spreadsheet |
| retrieve | open saved document |
| record | a collection of related feild and entries |
| public domain | software written and then donated to the public |
| probeware | computer-assisted data collection tools |
| printer | a hardware device used to make a paper copy of a document |
| to put what is on a computer screen to paper | |
| portriat | the default page setup that prints the document vertically |
| pie graaph | circle divideed into pieces that looks like portion of a pie |
| pictogram | pictures used to create a bar graph chart |
| paste | to insert the last information that was cut or copied into the doucument. |
| password | security code |
| page set up | the term in refreence to the way a document is formatted to print |
| or | formal name given to advanced search strategies using and, or and not connetors |
| online safety | precaution that is takein to protect your personal information |
| online resources | internet information available to computer users |
| numeric keypad | the portion of a keyboard, set up like an adding machine |
| non-linear | not moving in a stright line or path |
| network | a system of connected computers |
| multimedia | to combine things to make a movie using media |
| mouse | the point and click tool |
| monitor | the screen |
| searching | symbols used for advanced searching |
| math symbols used when searching | symbols that are used for advanced searching |
| links | connectors that take you one place to another |
| linear | moving in a straight line or path |
| line spacing | the span between lines of text |
| line graph | a tool used to display trends and compare data |
| landscape | a page setup that is printed in a horizontal position |
| label | the term given to the words entered on a spreadsheet |
| keyword | a term used to search the internet |
| keybaord | hardware you type on |
| jpeg | a way to shrink a picture so that it can send faster. |
| internet | world wide web |
| indenting | to move the first line of the paragraph in |
| illistration | clip art, graphic or drawing |
| hyperlink | special text that takes you one place to another |
| host | directly to internet |
| home row | placement of the fingers |
| home page | introductory screen |
| highlight | to chose text by clicking and draging over it |
| hardware | the stuff that u can touch that connects to the computer from the outside |
| freeware | software written then donated to the public |
| format | to set the margin, tabs, and font |
| font | the shape and size of text |
| firewall | technology that protects the computer from viruses |
| file | related records in the database |