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The line or arrow that you control by moving the mouse.
Cursor
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Earphones and a microphone that you wear on your head.
Headset
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Another word for a program or software.
Application
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The way letters and words look.
Font
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Anything you create in Microsoft Word is called a...
Document
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This is where a file of documents are kept, in a...
Folder
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A command on the File Menu that brings files onto the screen so that you can see them.
Open
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The screen you see first when your computer turns on.
Desktop
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When you are using Microsoft Word, you can click on this button to look for spelling and grammar mistakes.
Spell Check
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A font style that slants words to the right.
Italics
300
The bars across the top of the screen that have icons you can click on to do different things.
Tool Bars
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The most important program in your computer. This program is like the "manager" of all the other programs.
Operating System
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Organizes information into rows and columns and often uses math and numbers. Also called Microsoft Excel.
Spreadsheet
300
The U in CPU stands for...
Unit
300
A portable storage device that you can save information on.
USB Drive
400
Click and drag across a word or sentence to make changes to it.
Highlight or Select
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Changing the way that text looks on the page.
Format
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All parts of the computer that you can "touch" are called...
Hardware
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A USB Drive is also called.
Flash Drive, Jump Drive or Thumb Drive
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Symbols or pictures that you can click on to perform an action.
Icon
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Typing documents on a computer. You can format, save, and edit your writing in the these documents. Also called Microsoft Word.
Word Processing
500
The bars on the sides of the screen that allow you to move up or down the page.
Scroll Bars
500
The place inside your computer where programs and files are stored.
Hard Drive
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A window that opens and asks you questions.
Dialogue Box