computer vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Active Cell | The thick-bordered box where you can enter numbers or formulas in a spreadsheet.
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| Alignment | How your text conforms to the left and right margins of a page. The text can be right-alignment, centered, left-alignment, or fully aligned/justified.
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| AND | A way to search for info using the words AND, OR and NOT. Boolean logic was created by English mathematician George Boole 150 years ago.
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| Animated clip art | A moving clip art graphic.
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| Anti-Virus | An app designed to search for viruses and repair flies on a computer.
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| Apps/software | Programs that allow you to accomplish certain tasks such as write letters, analyze numbers, sort flies, manage fiances, draw pictures, and play games.
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| Arrow Keys | The keys on the keyboard used to go up, down, left, right
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| Ascending Order | Organizing or sorting info in order from smallest to largest, or A-Z or 1-9
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| App | program software.
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| AUP- Acceptable Use Policy | A set of rules and guidelines.
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| Axis | A feature of a chart, on which you can plot numbers. The horizontal line is called the X-axis, and the vertical line is called the Y-axis.
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| Bar Graph | One type of graph that uses parallel bars
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| Bold | A style of text that makes a letter or word thicker and darker
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| Button | A little box on your screen.
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| Button Bar | A horizontal strip of buttons near the top of a window.
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| Buttons, multimedia | A "hotspot" used in multimedia application
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| calculate | the working of mathematical equations.
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| cell | the space at the intersection of a row
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| chart | a way to present information
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| circle graph | a picture showing the relationship of two or more sets of data
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| clip art | drawings you can add to your documents or presentations
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| column | the vertical division in a spreadsheet
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| copy | to make an exact copy of information
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| CPU (central processing unit) | the main chip that allows computers to do millions of calculations
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| credits | to give reference to the creator
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| cursor | this is where the action is located on your screen
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| database | software application that helps manage large collections of information
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| delete | a key used to erase
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| descending order | ordering or sorting info from smallest to biggest
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| desktop | the background on the windows
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| desktop publishing | using features of word processing
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| domain | the part of an internet address that identifies were a account is located
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| sending and receiving messages through a computer
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| edit | to make changes in a document
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| enter/return | the key used to be a new line
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| entry bar | the field where information is entered
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| field | a place in a database recorded where a category of information can be entered
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| file | a set of related records in a database
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| firewall | technology that prevents users from visiting inappropriate web sites
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| font | the shape and style of text
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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