Keyboarding Vocabulary 1-25
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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Arrow Keys | The keys on computer keyboard used to move the cursor up, down, left, or right on your screen
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Button Bar | a horizontal strip of buttons near the top of a window. It provides shortcuts for commonly used commands; also known as a toolbar
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Buttons | small clickable boxes that help you to accomplish a task; most buttons contain small pictures that display what they do
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Click | to briefly tap the mouse button
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Convert | to change a file from one file type to another
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computer system | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
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computing | the use or operation of computers
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communication | the means of sending or receiving information
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computer theory | the science of how computers work
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copy | to duplicate a block of text or a graphic and place it in the clipboard area of memory
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cursor | an on-screen marker that shows where keystrokes will appear
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cut | to remove text or graphics from a document and place it on the clipboard
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collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
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copyright law | the law that protects the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something
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control key | a key used to access commands through the keyboard rather than the menus; CTRL commands are commonly shortcuts
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control panel | a window you can open to adjust various aspects of your computer, such as the volume, fonts, desktop background, mouse speed, and clock
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data | information stored in the computer as numbers, letters, and special symbols
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digital information | information stored in binary format that a computer can understand
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double-click mouse | to tap the mouse button twice in quick succession without moving the mouse
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download | to copy a file from a remote computer down to your computer via a network or phone lines; contrast with upload
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drag mouse | to move the pointer while the mouse button is held down
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drawing tools | the tools used to create lines, circles, rectangles, etc.
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desktop | the background on the windows, menus, and dialog boxes on a PC; it is supposed to represent a desk
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delete | a key used to erase characters
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digital | characterized by electronic and especially computerized technology
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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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