Computer Vocab
Computer Vocab
Computer Vocab
Computer Vocab
Computer Vocab
100
Letter keys on the keyboard
Alphabetic keys
100
Locks the alphabet keys into uppercase
Caps Lock
100
Moves the cursor in the direction of the arrow
Cursor Movement
100
Moves the cursor to the end of the line
End key
100
An assortment of characters in a certain type and size
Font
200
Used with other keys to access functions that are built into the software
Alternate
200
A letter, number, symbol or space typed on a keyboard
Character
200
A setting used unless another option is chosen
Default
200
Used to move the cursor down a line
Enter
200
The size, style, font, page size, margins, and printing requirements of a document
Format
300
Moves the cursor to the left, right, up, and down
Arrow Keys
300
A temporary storage area for text that is to be cut or copied and then pasted to another location
Clipboard
300
Deletes text to the right of the cursor
Delete
300
The science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines for humans
Ergonomics
300
Gross words per minute- The number of keystrokes a typist can make in a timed period. This is the same as our wpm but used by other countries.
GWAM
400
Used to delete text to the left of the cursor
Backspace
400
used without other keys to execute a command and to perform functions
Control
400
Moving the mouse to copy or move selected text to a new location
Drag and drop
400
Exit unwanted menus and dialog boxes
Escape
400
Text and/or graphics appearing at the top of each page in a document
Headers
500
An extra or spare copy of a file, folder, or data
Backup
500
The flashing mark on the screen that shows where your next keystroke will appear
Cursor
500
To revise text
Edit
500
Only the first line of the paragraph is indented
First line indent
500
A manual page break
Hard page break
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