Compute Technology
Computer Terms
Technology
WP, window drill
Word Processing Vocabulary
100
Information you put into the computer
What is data
100
physical equipment in a computer system: keyboard, disk drive, printer, monitor
What is hardware
100
acceptable use policy
What is AUP
100
part of the computer that provides temporary storage of files
What is ram memory
100
make changes to a document
What is edit
200
Blinking symbol on the screen that shows where the next character will appear.
What is a cursor
200
device that reads and records information on disks
What is disk drive
200
Compact Disc
What is CD
200
Windows 95 and Windows 98
What is operating systems
200
is used in place of a mouse to move your cursor
What is arrow keys
300
Take information from one source and bring it to your computer.
What is download
300
flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information
What is CD-ROM
300
something you can touch
What is hardware
300
case or outer shell of the comuter
What is consule
300
a style of writing
What is font
400
Another word for program
What is software
400
blinking symbol on the computer screen
What is a cursor
400
garbage in garbage out
What is GIGO
400
Yahoo, Altavista and Excite
What is search engines
400
a word processing file that you have created
What is word processing
500
Move an icon on your desktop
What is dragging
500
a device that makes computer output visible on paper
What is a printer
500
world wide web
What is WWW
500
re-sizes window
What is the restore button
500
output from a printer
What is printout
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