Kemp Computers Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Mouse | an object that controls the arrow cursor on a computer |
Key | a button on the keyboard of a computer |
Cursor | arrow or blinking line that tells you where on the screen you are working |
Monitor | screen where information from the computer shows up |
Keyboard | set of keys or buttons used to type information into a computer |
Central Processing Unit (CPU) | the "brain" of the computer that controls programs |
Backspace | a key on the keyboard that erases the information BEFORE the cursor |
Delete | a key on the keyboard that erases the information AFTER the cursor |
Space bar | a key on the keyboard that places an empty space in a document |
Enter | a key on the keyboard that moves the cursor to the next line |
Click | to push the button on the LEFT HAND SIDE of the mouse |
Double click | to push the button on the LEFT HAND SIDE of the mouse TWICE QUICKLY |
Right click | to push the button on the right hand side of the mouse in order to find a menu or list of options |
Minimize | to make a window appear only on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen |
Maximize | to make a window take up the entire screen |
Window | an area of the screen where a program is running |
Icon | a picture that is clicked on to open a program |
a way of sending messages from one computer to another | |
Internet | millions of computers around the world connected together |
Spreadsheet | a document that helps to organize data in rows and columns of cells |
URL | the address of a website |
Hyperlink | a "link" that you click on to go to a website - can be words or pictures |
Document | something created on the computer |
Menu | a list of things that you can choose to do on the computer |
Search Engine | a website that will search for information based on the keywords you enter |
Open | tells the computer to get documents you have saved |
Save | tells the computer to keep your work just as it is |
New | tells the computer to create a blank document |
tells the computer to send a copy of your document to the printer | |
Text: | words |
Graphics | pictures on the computer |
Cut | to remove text or graphics and be able to paste it in another place |
Copy | to create a copy of text or graphics and be able to paste it in another place while keeping an original |
Paste | to glue down text or graphics that have been cut or copied |
Blog | an online journal in the form of a website |
Character | any number, letter, symbol or space created by the keyboard |
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