Question | Answer |
active cell | the thick bordered cell where you can enter numbers or formulas in a spread sheet |
alignment | how your text conforms to the left and right margins of a page. the text can be right-aligned,centered,left-aligned or fully aligned/justified |
AND | a way to search for information using the words AND,OR and NOT. "Boolean" |
animated clip art | a moving clip art graphic. |
Anti-virus | an app designed to search for viruses and repair files on a computer. |
app/software | programs that allow to you accomplish certain tasks |
ascending order | organizing or sorting info. in order smallest to largest, A-Z or 1-9 |
AUP-acceptable use policy | a set of rules and guidelines that are set up to regulate internet use and to protect the user. |
Axis | a feature off a chart, on which you can plot numbers. the horizontal line called the x-axis and the y-axis |
bar graph | one type of graph developed from spreadsheet data over time. |
bold | a style of text that makes a letter or word darker and thicker to stand out. |
button | a little box on your screen that you click on with your mouse to accomplish a task |
button bar | a horizontal strip of buttons near the top of a window |
buttons,multimedia | a "hotspot" used in multimedia applications to navigate from one place to another or to another active elements |
calculate | the working of mathematical equations. formulas that are usually used in spreadsheets allow the computer to automatically preform calculations |
cell | the space at the intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet |
chart | a way to present information from a spread sheet |
circle graph | a picture showing the relation of two or more sets of data |
clip art | drawings you ca add to a document |
column | the vertical divisions in a spreed sheet |
copy | to make an exact copy |
cpu | the main chip that allows computers to do millions of calculations |
credits | to give reference to the creator and source of the information used in a presentation |
cursor | this is where a line is located on your screen |
database | software application that helps manage large collections of information |
delete | used to erase |
descending order | organizing or sorting information |
desktop | the background on the windows |
desktop publishing | using features of the word processing/DTP software |
domain | the part of an internet address identify's where an account is located |
email | sending and receiving messages through a computer |
email | messages are sent and received immediately over a short or long distances |
edit | to make changes in a document or presentation |
enter/return | used to begin a new line |
entry bar | the field where information is entered in a word processor,or to enter information |
field | a database record where a category of information can be entered or located |
file | a set of related records in a database |
firewall | technology that prevents users from visiting inappropriate web sites |
font | the shape and style of text |