TERM

1. Computer

2. Desktop
3. Icon
4. Shortcut
5. Taskbar
6. Wallpaper
7. Hardware
8. Software
9. CPU
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Modem

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Peripheral

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Input Device
Output Device

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CD-RW
DVD-R
Byte
RAM

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ROM

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Word Processor

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Formatting

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Title bar

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Menu Bar

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Font

DEFINITION
Machine that is able to have programs added
to it
Software service that allows users to access
files, documents, and pictures
Small picture that represents an object/
program
A file that can take you to another file or
device
Row at the edge of the screen that holds
your favourite apps
Pattern or picture used as the desktops
background
Physical objects related to a computer
Anything that can be stored electronically
Acronym for central processing unit. Is the
brain of computer, most calculations take
place here
A device/ program that allows data to be
sent over telephone and cable lines
A device that connects to and works with the
computer
Hardware used to enter data into a computer
Equipment used to communicate data from a
computer
Blank disc/ CD
Blank DVD
Unit of memory size
Acronym for random access memory, keeps
content if it has power
Acronym for read-only memory, keeps
content whether or not it has power
A machine or program that stores,
manipulates, and formats text that came
from a printer or keyboard
To get a storage medium ready for reading
and writing
A bar that is located at the top of a window,
includes name of the document
A menu that appears at the top of a
document. It includes different tabs
The way a set of characters are designed.
This includes size, and spacing

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Portrait
Orientation
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Landscape
Orientation
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Margins
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Indent

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Bullets
Columns

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Justify

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Alignment
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Desktop
Publishing
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Graphics
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Design Elements
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Text Box

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Text Art

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Spreadsheet

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Worksheet

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Cell
Row

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Column

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Cell Address
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Range
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Label
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Value
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Formula
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Electronic
Presentation
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Slide

The page is displayed vertically, it is taller

than its width
The page is displayed horizontally, it is wider
than its height
The bars of white space surrounding the
page, most processors allow you to
customize the strips width
Number of blank spaces used before
characters, typically five
A small icon () that puts characters into a list
A line of characters that are arranged
vertically
To align a text a certain way, there are four
types of justifications; right, left, centre, and
full
Arrangement of characters
Creating high quality documents using a
personal computer
A picture/ image
Components that allows the user to add
designs to their document
A box that allows you to write in it/ put text
on it
Applying designs to text to make them look
fancier, or more interesting
A document that allows the user to arrange
data in rows and columns on a grid
An electronic page, or section of a workbook,
typically in a spreadsheet application
A box that you type information into
Horizontal line of cells that are labeled using
numbers in Microsoft Excel
Vertical line of cells that are labeled using
the alphabet in Microsoft Excel
Intersection of a row and column
A group or block of cells
Words describing values are called labels
Data
Expression/ equation
A presentation (display of data) done
electronically (PowerPoint)
Pages in PowerPoint that allow you to put in
text, graphics, and data

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Transition

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Animation
Scheme
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Internet Web
Browser
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Hyperlink
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World Wide Web

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Search Engine

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E-Mail
Netiquette
Emoticon

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Domain Name
Web Surfing
Ethics
Utilitarian View

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Deontology View
Piracy

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Copyright

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Patent

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Spam
Virus

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Phishing

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Pharming

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Ergonomics

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RSI

The way slides change from to another on

PowerPoint
Planning the way graphics and text movie in
PowerPoint
Software used to display, locate and retrieve
data
An electronic document that links to a
completely different document
(WWW) Internet servers that support
specifically formatted documents
Programs that search for documents based
off of keywords (Google, Bing, Yahoo)
Electronic mail
Internet etiquette contact
A digital icon that shows little smiley face
that help texters express their emotions
online
Used to identify several IP addresses
Surfing the internet/ browsing the internet
Moral principals
The view that prioritizes the majority of
happiness in people
The view prioritizes the policy or duties
Reproducing a copyrighted work without
authorization
Legal right given to the person who produced
the work, it makes sure no one can steal
their work unless they ask and pay
An exclusive right to use an invention for a
period of time, typically 14 years
Electronic junk mail
A program or code put into your computer
without your knowledge and runs against
what you want your computer to do, disrupts
your device
An email that claims to be legal in order to
gain personal information about the recipient
Seeks to gain personal information through
domain spoofing, similar to phishing
The study of the interactions between
workers and their environment
Acronym for repetitive strain injury, occurs
through the continuous same small

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MSI
CSR
E-Waste

movements (carpal tunnel syndrome)

Acronym for musculoskeletal injury
Acronym for corporate social responsibility
Electronic waste, waste that comes from
discarded electronic devices