| Login |
To start
a session on a network, usually by giving a user name and password as a means of user authentication. |
| Cursor |
A blinking line within
an application indicating where newly typed text will be inserted. The cursor moves as text is typed and, in most modern editors, can be moved around within a document by the user to change the insertion point. |
| Icon |
A small picture
intended to represent something else like a file, directory, or action. |
| Scroll Bar |
A narrow strip found in the side of a document
or an application screen used to show and control ("scroll") which portion of a document is currently visible in a window. |
| Hour Glass/Busy |
A small graphic shaped like
an hour glass to let the user know that they need to wait while an application finishes opening, closing, processing, etc. |
Word
Processing |
A program
used to create, edit, format, print, save, and retrieve. |
Internet |
The global TCP/IP network
that can also be called the World Wide Web and also includes e-mail, newsgroups, and FTP systems. |
Maximize |
Make the screen as
big as possible |
Network |
A group of computers
and other peripherals that allows the sharing of files and other resources. |
Folder/Directory |
An electronic storage place for
work and other information like a folder in a drawer. |
Open
File |
A named
collection of data or information. |
Minimize |
Drops the active
screen/window down to the taskbar. |
Edit |
Make changes including
additions, deletions, and or corrections to a document or project. |
Hardware |
The physical, touchable,
material parts of a computer or other system. |
Software |
An application program
or an operating system that a computer can execute. |
Copyright |
The exclusive rights of
the owner of software to make and distribute copies of their product. |
Electronic
Mail (e-mail) |
Messages passed
electronically from one computer to another across the Internet. |
Software
piracy |
Unauthorized
copying of software. |
License
agreement |
Specific
permission to use software. |
Computer
manual |
Directions that
tell the user what a particular software package does and how to use it. |
File |
An electronic storage
place for work and other information like a folder in a drawer. |
Telecommunication |
Voice-video-data transmissions. |
Multimedia |
Combination of any of the following:
video, animation, sound, graphics, and text. |
Desktop
publishing |
Using a computer to
lay out text and graphics for printing in magazines, newsletters, brochures, and other assignments. |
Database |
Electronic collection of information that
is typically files, records, and fields organized to allow the user to quickly access desired data. |
Query |
Searching for information
in a database. |
Field |
A smaller unit of information. |
Record |
A smaller unit of information. |
Spreadsheet |
A worksheet of numbers,
text, and formulas that is organized into rows, columns, and cells. |
Cell |
A block or small area in
a spreadsheet usually identified by a column letter and row number where information can be entered. |
Column |
A vertical collection of cells. |
Row |
A horizontal collection of cells. |
Formula |
An equation or expression used to manipulate
data in cells. |
Boolean
search |
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