Computer Parts
When built into a laptop, this part of the computer allows you to move your cursor or click on icons.
What is the trackpad?
This task allows you to send information/documents from your machine to a server. It's what you do when you put files into Google Drive.
What is to upload?
This Google program helps teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and easily communicate with their classes.
What is Google Classroom?
Every website has a unique one of these and it directs you to the website.
What is a website address or URL?
This term is often used to describe the type of keyboard we use because it is the first six letters of the top row of letter keys.
What is a QWERTY keyboard?
This part of the computer allows you to view what you are working on.
What is the screen?
This allows you to take data or files from the internet and move them to your personal device.
What is to download?
This Google program allows you to create and edit presentations.
What is Google Slides?
This type of program is how you access websites. Some examples include Chrome, Safari, and Firefox.
What is a browser or internet browser?
This key allows you make letters uppercase when you hold it down at the same time as the letter.
What is the shift key?
This part of the computer is how you turn the device on or off.
What is the power button?
Google is one type of these. Other examples would be Bing, Yahoo, and Ask Jeeves.
What is a search engine?
This Google program allows you to create and edit text documents... if you're writing a paper, this is the program to use!
What is Google Docs?
This yummy term doesn't refer to the baked good, but rather to a tiny piece of data stored in your web browser while browsing the web.
What is a cookie?
This key allows you to go to the next line of text without typing additional text.
What is the Enter key?
This part of the computer allows you to type a message.
What is the keyboard?
You can have multiple of these open in an internet browser at one time. Too many open and your computer will start lagging!
What is a tab?
This space stores and syncs all your Google files together so you can easily access them on any device and share them.
What is Google Drive?
This standard document format for websites defines items like font, page layouts and hyperlink text.
What is HTML?
This key allows you to indent a paragraph without pressing the space bar several times.
What is the Tab key?
This part of the computer allows you to increase the battery life of your laptop or chromebook.
What is the charge cord or charger?
This is a backup and storage service on the Internet. Files are downloaded to anyone's computer with a Web browser and password.
What is cloud storage?
This Google program allows you to create spreadsheets, keeps you organized and can even complete calculations for you!
What is Google Sheets?
This text appears on a webpage and when you click on it, directs you to another page or website.
What is a hyperlink?
This phrase refers to the ability to press multiple keys to perform tasks like cutting, pasting, deleting and more.
What is a keyboard shortcut?