WORD PROCESSING
a specific typeface or the way the text looks
Font
Where is the best place for you to find information about the features and functions of a program you are using?
Help menu
vertical sections of text separated by blank space
Columns
BONUS: What are the five parts of a memo?
reader's name, your name, the date, the subject, and the body of the memo
a blinking line that indicates where the next letter, number, or character will appear
Cursor
Bonus: What are the arrows pointing to for number 8, 9, and 10?
Zoom Control, View Button and Status Bar
an instruction for a computer to perform a specific task
Command
BONUS: a special combination of keys that tells the computer to perform a command
Shortcut
the original setting or a selection automatically used by a computer program before the user makes a selection.
default setting
BONUS: The Save command is located _____.
in the File menu
To prevent computer errors, which of the following characters should not be used in a filename?
a) * (asterisk)* (asterisk) - not selected, this is the correct answer
b) (hyphen)– (hyphen) - no response given
c) (underscore)_ (underscore) - no response given
d) % (percent
BONUS: sometimes called font, style is the way the text looks and includes bold, italic, underlined, or regular
Style
to use your mouse to drag the cursor across text, which causes the text and background to change color and become selected
Highligh
an image or picture on a computer screen or printed on paper
Graphic
When you open a browser window, it opens in a _____.
window
a brief communication that provides information, directions, or advice
Memorandum
Which file extension indicates a text document?
.txt
What type of application software is featured on the screen?
Microsoft Word Document
the horizontal placement of text on the page
Alignment
What symbol following a menu command lets you know that a dialog box will be displayed?
an ellipse ...
GUIs provides _______, _________. ________.
icons, desktops, and menus
The print feature is located in the _______.
File Menu
Components inside a computer such as CPU and motherboard are all examples of _____.
hardware
The software used to help run the computer hardware is the _____.
system software
a paper copy or printout of a document
hard copy