Question | Answer |
Computer | Electronic device that performs computations and makes logical decisions |
CPU | The brain of the computer |
CTRL A | The short cut command to select all |
Cursor | Flashing line that appears in most software programs to show exactly where the action is on the screen |
Fair Use | Limited amount of copyrighted material allowed for your educational use |
Hardware | Any part of the computer you can see or touch |
Headphone | This device allows you to listen to video and audio silently |
Home Tab | Includes the clipboard |
Insert Tab | Some of the sections included are: pages |
Keyboard | The device that allows you to enter text |
Maximize | A term that means to enlarge a window to fill your entire screen |
Minimize | Use to change the size of your window to larger or smaller |
Mouse | A handheld pointing device that lets you select and move items |
Page Layout Tab | Includes margins |
Plagiarism | The Latin word for kidnapping; when you use someone else’s words or ideas and pass them off as your own |
Printer | A device that prints a hard copy of your work |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
ROM | Read Only Memory |
Scanner | A device that allows you to import pictures and use in your documents |
Scroll Bar | The bar that moves your page up and down the monitor |
Software | A set of electronic instructions that tells the computer what to do |
Title Bar | The bar across the top of the documents that gives the name of the document you are working on |
Work Space | The area in which your work shows on the screen |
Office Button | This button is used to save, print, open, etc (replaces file button from previous versions of Word) |
Window Border | Used to change (drag) the the size of your window larger or smaller |