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Active cell   outlined cell that is currently in use and that you can type in.  
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Alignment   how your text is formatted to the right and/or left margins of the page. (can be right or left aligned or centered.)  
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AND   a way to search for information using the words AND, OR and NOT  
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Animated clip art   a moving clip art graphic  
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Anti-virus   and application designed to search for viruses and repair files on a computer.  
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Application   Program or software  
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Application/software   Programs that allow you to accomplish certain tasks such as write letters, analyze numbers, sort files, manage finances, draw pictures, and play games.  
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Arrow keys   the keys on computer keyboard used to move the cursor up, down, left, or right on your screen.  
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ascending order   organizing or sorting inforamtion in order from the smallest to the largest, or A-Z or 1-9  
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AUP - Acceptable use policy   a set of rules or guidelines that are set up to regulate Internet use and to protect the user.  
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Axis   A feature of a chart, that you can plot numbers or data on. horizontal- X axis and vertical- Y axis  
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Bar graph   One type of graph developed from spreadasheet data that uses parallel bars to compare daqt adn changes in data over time  
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Bold   A style of text that makes a letter or word darker and thicker to stand out in a document  
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Button   A little box on your screen that you click on with your mouse to accomplsih a task. (icons display button's job)  
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Button bar   A horizontal strip of buttons near the tope of a window that provides shortcuts fro commonly used commands. (can be hidden on some devices)  
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Button multimedia   A "hotspot" used in multimedia apps to navigate from place to place and activate stuff  
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calculate   the working of math equations, fromulas available in spreadsheets  
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Cell   the space at the intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet.  
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Chart   A way to present information from a spreadsheet in the form of graphs or tables.  
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Circle Graph   A picture in the shape of a circle showing the relationship of data.  
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Clip Art   Drawings you can add to documents or presentations.  
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Column   the vertical divisions of a spreadsheet (labeled with letters)  
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Copy   to duplicate information or pictures to use i another place.  
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CPU (central processing unit)   the main chip that allows computers to do millions of calculations per second and makes writing letters and balancing checkbooks possible  
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Credits   to give reference to the creator in a document or presentation.  
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Cursor   where the action in a presentation is located represented by a flashing line.  
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Database   software app that helps manage large collections of info. simple- single file containing many records.  
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Delete   a key used to erase characters.  
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Descending Order   organizing or sorting info from largest to smallest or backwards.  
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Desktop   the background on the windows, menus, and dialog boxes on a PC. represents a desk.  
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Desktop publishing   using features of word processing/ DTP software to format and produce documents, letters, reports, etc. with graphics  
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Domain   the part of the inernet address that IDs where the account is located. (everything after teh @ sign)  
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Email   Sending and receiving messages through a computer network. (requires email address, computer, and network)sent and recieved in a matter of seconds no matter the distance  
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Edit   to make changes in a document or presentation.  
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Enter/return   the key used to begin a new line in a word processor, or to enter info in a spreadsheet.  
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Entry bar   the field where information is entered in a spreadsheet.  
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Field   a place in a database record where a category of info can be located.  
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File   a set of related records in a database.  
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Firewall   technology taht prevents users from visiting innapropriate sites and protects from unauthorized users.  
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Font   the shape and style of text.  
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Format   to set the margins, tabs, font or line spacing in the layout of a document.  
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Freeware   software written and donated to the public, so anyone is free to copy it and share it. (not commercial)  
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GIF (graphic interchange format)   a file format for pics, photos, and drawings compressed so they can be sent across telephone lines quickly. not used for high end desktop publishing.  
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Graph   A picture that shows the relationship of sets of data  
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Graphic   images/pictures created, edited, and/or published using a computer.  
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Hacker   an unauthorized person who secretly gains access to computer files.  
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Hardware   part of a computer system such as a keyboard, screen, mouse, joystick, printer, speakers, etc.  
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Highlight or select   to choose part of a document by clicking and dragging over it with the mouse to highlight the text  
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Home page   an intro screen on a web page used to welcome visitors. links to other parts of the website  
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Home row   Keys on the keyboard with fingers of the left hand are A-S-D-F and fingers on the right on J-K-L-;  
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Host   the name given to a computer directly connected to the interent.  
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Hyperlink or Hypertext   Special text when clicked jumps the suer from one related topic to another.  
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Illustration   clip art, grahpics, or drawing \s on a computer.  
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Indent   to set the first line of a paragrap;hin from the margin in a word processing documetn.  
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Internet   Term given to the network of computers that provide infromation worldwide.  
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JPEG (joint photographic experts group)   A standard for shrinking graphics so they can be sent faster between modems and take up less space on your hard drive. These graphics can be reduced to 5 percent of their original size, but the image quality deteriorates.  
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keyboard   the hardware device used to enter letter into the computer.  
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Keyword   a word or reference point used to describe content on a Web page that search engines use to properly index the page.  
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Label   the term given to the words entered on a spreadhseet usually naming a coulmn  
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Landscape   the page setup that permits a document to be printed in a horizontal position.  
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