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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) | policy set up by the network administrator and/or other schoo or business leaders in conjunction with their technology needs and safety concerns regarding access and use of computer and technology assets for the school or business |
| Accuracy | degree of freedom from keying errors, expressed as 1 error, 2 errors, etc. |
| Application Software (also called End-User Programs) | include database programs, word processors, spreadsheets, and multimedia programs |
| Arrow Keys | moves the insertion point |
| Backspace | deletes the character to the left of the insertion point |
| Backup | copy of electronic folder or file in case the original is lost or damaged |
| Cache | a kind of memory used to make a computer work faster |
| Cut | to remove text or graphics from a document and place it on the clipboard |
| Bus | a parallel circuit that connects the major components of a computer, allowing the transfer of electric impulses from one connected component to other |
| Business Correspondence | communication by exchange of memos, electronic mail, or letters prepared in proper business format |
| Cursor/Insertion Point | point on a display screen where the next character or space is entered |
| Default | presest condition in software for margin, line spacing, and tab settings; default settings may be changed |
| Delete | erase text to the right of the insertion point |
| Desktop | screen background area on which windows and icons are displayed |
| Desktop Publishing | using computers to lay out text and graphics for printing in magazines, newsletters, brochures, etc.; a good DTP system provides precise control over templated, styles, fonts, sizes, color, paragraph formatting, images and fitting text into irregular shapes |
| Dialog Box | in software, small window where the user can input information needed for software to perform a function |
| Directory/Folder | listing of files stored on a disk |
| Document Window | area on display screen where text is keyed |
| Documentation | a furnishing with documents, as to substantiate a claim or the data in a book or article |
| Editing | proofreading, arranging, changing, and correcting existing text |
| Enter (Return) | moves the cursor to the left margin and down to the next line |
| Ergonomics | the science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines for humans |
| Error | any misstroke of a key or variation between source copy and displayed or printed copy |
| Facsimile (Fax) | copy of information scanned and transmitted over telephone lines |
| File | information named and stored on a disk |
| Font | appearance of printed text; consists of the typeface name, the style, and the size |
| Format | arrangement, placement, and spacing of a document; also, to arrange a document in proper fomr |
| GWAM (Gross Words a Minute) | measure of the rate of keying speed; GWAM- total 5-stroke words keyed divided by the time required to key those words |
| Icon | picture that represents a command, program, or document |
| Input | data to be entered into a computer for processing; the process of introducting data into the internal storage of a computer |
| Insert Mode | software feature that allows text to be keyed into existing text |
| Line Spacing | number of blank lines between lines of text; unually single (O blank lines), double (1 blank line), or quadruple (3 blank lines) |
| Key | to strike keys for printing or displaying copy |
| Keyboard | arrangment of keys on a "board" used to input information in the computer system |
| Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) | the flat display screen found on laptop computers |
| Margins | space on a page to the left, right, top and bottom of area that displays text, usually displayed in inches, but sometimes inline or character spaces |
| Megahertz (MHz) | describes the speed of a computer; the higher the megahertz, the faster the computer |
| Menu | list of options on a display screen from which operating features are selected |
| Motherboard | a computer's main circuit board, containing the CPU, microprocessor, support chips, RAM, and expansion (bus) slots |
| Net Production Rate a Minute (N-PRAM) | measure of a document productivity; equals total five-stroke words keyed, less a penalty for uncorrected erros, divided by the time used to prepare the document |
| Node | a microcomputer in a network |
| Optical Character Recognition (OCR) | the electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software |
| Onscreen Editing | the ability to change screen-displayed data -- for example, by using the backspace key and retyping -- in order to correct mistake or change input |
| Operating System (OS) | the collection of software that directs a computer's operations, controlling, and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing storage, input/output, and communication resources. Ex.: Windows |
| Partitioned Memory | a method of dividing the main memory of a CPU or server into workspaces and allocation one partition to each user |
| Print | produces hard copy of a document |
| Productivity Software | software that assists in making everyday tasks easier |
| Prompt | message displayed on a screen to inform user that the computer is waiting for a specific response |
| Proofreading | comparing keyed text to the original copy and correcting errors; one of the editing steps |
| Rate | speed of doing a task |
| Scroll | software feature that makes room for more lines of copy by causing the first line to "disappear" off the top of the display screen |
| Shift Key | makes capital letters and certain symbols when used with those keys |
| Shortcuts | keystrokes that enact the same commands available in the menus of a program; usually involve 2 or 3 keys depressed simultaneously |
| Software | instructions or programs that tell a computer what to do |
| Spreadsheet Application Tool | type of application program wich manipulated numerical and string data in rows and columns of cells. The value of a cells can be calculated form a formula which can involve other cells. A value is recalculated automatically whenever a value on which it depends changes. Different cells may be displayed with different formats |
| Status Bar (line) | bar (or line) containing menu descriptions, prompts to action or specific information about the document on the screen |
| Technique | keyboard operator's form or keying style |
| Toggle | turn an option on and off using the smae procedure |
| USB Flash Drives | data storage devices integrated with a USB interface; the are typically small, lightweight, removable, and re-writable |
| Virtual Reality Interface | the hardware and programming used to create the illusion of three dimensional objects for onscreen virtual reality envionments |
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