BASICS OF A COMPUTER DICTIONARY.pdf

STUDENT DICTIONARY Computer Basics and Word Processing 1. APPLICATION: another word for a program or software. 2. BOLD: A font style that makes letters and words...

STUDENT DICTIONARY Computer Basics and Word Processing 1. APPLICATION: another word for a program or software. 2. BOLD: A font style that makes letters and words These words are bold. darker. These words are not. 3. Boot: to start up a computer, when a computer is warming up, we say it is booting. You can also reboot or restart 4. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT or CPU: where all of the information you put into the computer is stored. 5. CLICKING: Pointing to something on the screen and then pushing the button on the mouse is called clicking. 6. CURSOR: The line or arrow that you control by moving the mouse. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/  7. DESKTOP: The screen you see first when your computer turns on. This screen has many icons. 8. DIALOGUE BOX: A window that opens and asks you questions. 9. DISK DRIVE: The place where you put your floppy disk so that you can save files on it. 10. DISKS: One way to save your work, like recording on a video tape. 11. DOCUMENT: Anything you create in Microsoft Word is called a document. 12. Double Clicking: clicking the left mouse button twice, quickly 13. Drag and Drop: using your mouse, click on an icon or text, move the mouse to another place and then let go of the mouse button 14. FILE: a piece of computer information such as a document or part of a computer program. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/  15. FOLDER: like a file folder in a filing cabinet, a file is where documents (letters, spreadsheets, etc.) are kept. 16. FONT: The way letters and words look. 17. FORMAT: Changing the way that text looks on the page. THIS is formatted. This is not formatted. 18. HARDWARE: All the parts of the computer that you can touch: the monitor, CPU, printer, mouse, and keyboard. 19. HARD DRIVE: the place inside your computer where programs and files are stored. 20. HEADSET: earphones and a microphone that you wear on your head. 21. HIGHLIGHT/SELECTING: Click and drag across a word or sentence to highlight it. When it is highlighted you can make changes to it. 22. Hovering (mouse action): when you move your mouse over some links, a menu or list will pop-up 23. ICON: Symbols or pictures that you can click on to perform an action. Each program has its own icon. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/  24. Internet Explorer 25. ITALICS: A font style that slants words to the right. 26. KEYBOARD: Like a typewriter, it’s where you type and enter numbers. It is one way to tell the computer what you want it to do. 27. LAPTOP: a portable computer that you can carry with you 28. Link: a place on a website that will take you to a different web site. When your cursor turns into a hand, it is a link. Click once to go to the new web page. 29. MENU BAR: The words at the top of the screen. Click on these words and you see menus of other things you can do. 30. MENU: A list of other things you can do. You see a menu when you click on one of the words on the Menu Bar. 31. MICROSOFT: A software company started by Bill Gates. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/  32. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT: a software program for making presentations that you can show to others. 33. MICROSOFT WINDOWS: an operating system made by the Microsoft company. 34. MICROSOFT WORD: A word-processing program for typing letters, resumes, school papers and more. 35. MINIMIZE: to move a window to the bottom of the screen without closing the window. 36. MAXIMIZE: to expand a window to the full size of the screen. 37. RESTORE: to make a window smaller so that you can change the size or position. 38. : MONITOR: Your computer’s screen 39. MOUSE: The tool you can use tell the computer what to do. For example you can open programs and files by clicking or double clicking. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/  40. OPEN: A command on the File Menu that brings files onto the screen so that you can see them. 41. OPERATING SYSTEM: the most important program in your computer. This program is like the “manager” of all of the other programs. 42. PC = PERSONAL COMPUTER a computer that is made to use the Windows operating system. There are two basic kinds of computers: PCs and Macs. 43. POINT: The size of text. 12 point 16 point 24 point 44. PROGRAMS: Another word for software or applications. 45. SCREEN SAVER: A design on the screen that turns on if you don’t use your computer for a few minutes. 46. SCROLL BARS: The bars on the sides of the screen that allow you to move up or down the page. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/  47. SOFTWARE: another word for programs, instructions in the computer that help it do different tasks 48. SPELL CHECK: When you’re using Microsoft Word, you can click on this button to look for spelling and grammar mistakes. 49. SPREADSHEET: Organizes information into rows and columns and often uses math and numbers. 50. Start Menu: your gateway to open programs, find files and manage information on the computer 51. Task Bar: the bar at the bottom of the desktop that shows all of your open windows. 52. TOOL BARS: The bars across the top of the screen that have icons you click on to do different things. 53. USB DRIVE: a disk that you can save information on. Also called a flash drive, jump drive, or thumb drive. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/  54. WORD PROCESSING: Typing documents on a computer. Word processing also allows you to format, save, and edit your writing. Reference:https://www.amssa.org/language/instructors/computer-literacy/