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100
All the parts of the computer that you can touch: the monitor, CPU, printer, mouse and keyboard
What is hardware?
100
Symbols or pictures that you can click on to perform an action.
What is an icon?
100
Like a typewriter, it's where you type and enter numbers, letters and symbols. It is one way to tell the computer what you want it to do.
What is a keyboard?
100
Your computer's screen
What is the monitor?
100
The tool you can use to tell the computer what to do. For example you can open programs and files by clicking and double clicking.
What is the mouse?
200
The line or arrow that you control by moving the mouse.
What is the cursor?
200
A piece of computer information such as a document or part of a computer program
What is a file?
200
Where documents such as letters, spreadsheets, etc. are kept, such as a file in a filing cabinet.
What is a folder?
200
The collection of words at the top of the screen. When you click on these you can see options of other things you can do.
What is a menu bar?
200
A device that saves information; also called a flash drive, jump drive, or thumb drive.
What is a USB drive?
300
Some of these include: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.
What is an Internet Browser?
300
The screen you see when your computer turns on. This screen has many icons.
What is the desktop?
300
Another word for software or applications
What is programs?
300
The bars on the sides of the screen that allow you to move up or down the page
What is scroll bars?
300
Another word for programs, instructions in the computer that help it to do different tasks.
What is software?
400
A window that opens and asks you questions.
What is dialogue box?
400
Anything you create in Microsoft Word is called this
What is a document?
400
Another word for a program or software
What is an application?
400
The place inside your computer where programs and files are stored
What is a hard drive?
400
A portable computer that you can carry with you
What is a laptop?
500
The most important program in your computer; acts as the "manager" of all of the other program
What is the operating system?
500
Where all of the information you put into the computer is stored
What is the CPU or Central Processing Unit?
500
A software program for making presentations that you can show to others.
What is Microsoft Powerpoint?
500
A word-processing program for typing letters, resumes, school papers, and more.
What is Microsoft Word?
500
Organizes information into rows and columns and often uses math and numbers produced by Microsoft Excel.
What is a spreadsheet?