KINDERGARTEN VOCABULARY
1ST GRADE VOCABULARY
2ND GRADE VOCABULARY
3RD GRADE VOCABULARY
4TH GRADE VOCABULARY
100
Another term for display screen.
What is MONITOR
100
The main direcotry of the user interface displayed on the monitor.
What is the desktop?
100
Pressing and releasing the left mouse button two times in quick succession.
What is double click?
100
An optical device that reads a hard copy page and converts it to a graphic image that the computer can read.
What is a scanner?
100
Software used to infect a computer.
What is a computer virus?
200
A set of keys with letters. numbers and symbols on them.
What is a keyboard?
200
An input device that moves the onscreen pointer.
What is the mouse?
200
To move the visual portions of a screen up and down.
What is to scroll?
200
A temporary holding spot for data that is being cut, copied and pasted.
What is the clipboard?
300
The act of pushing down and releasing the mouse button.
What is click?
300
To turn off the computer.
What is shutdown?
300
A small arrow or pointer or other symbol on the display screen.
What is the pointer?
300
A simple unit of storage of data.
What is a file?
300
The area on the screen which displays data.
What is a window?
400
A small picture that represents and object or program
What is an icon?
400
To turn off the computer and start it again.
What is restart?
400
To move an on screen object by pressing the mouse button on hold it down while moving the object.
What is to drag?
400
It holds data files or applications.
What is a folder?
400
A system malfunction in which the computer stops working and has to be restarted.
What is crash?
500
The act of clicking on the icon which brings a window to its full size.
What is maximize?
500
A set of instructions which tells the computer what to do.
What is a program?
500
A flashing lin on the computer that tells you where you will type.
What is the cursor/
500
Machinery or equipment; stuff you can touch.
What is hardware?
500
An application used to write and edit documents.
What is a word processor?
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