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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What is the best way to move text from one document to the other? | cut, copy, and paste |
| Sending information out to the the Internet (such as an assignment to your teacher's web page or e-chalk) is called: |  Uploading |
| You can use the Internet to find out about what is going on in the world and read about newsworthy events (events that are considered news) by checking on: | CNN.com Yahoo.com MSN.com |
| Where can you send e-mail from your home computer? | Anywhere in the world. |
| You can use an electronic message board to do what? | Post messages and public announcements for all to see. |
| In order to type a report, letter, or memo on any subject you need to use a: | Word Processing software such as MS Word, Word Perfect, works, or MaciWord |
| Under copyright laws, you should only use how much music in a PowerPoint presentation? | 30 Sec |
| Is it considered ethical to purchase a music CD from Wal-mart and sell copies for profit? | No |
| A pie chart is used to | easily display information in a graphical way to make it easier for the reader. |
| In order to add values in a spreadsheet, you need to use what sign? | + |
| What sign goes before all formulas and functions? | equal sign (=) |
| If you want to make a flow chart or a graphic organizer (such as a Venn Diagram) you could use what software | Word Processing such as: Word and Maci Word OR Paint Kidspiration Inspiration |
| A software program that displays graphics by depth, width, and height is what kind of software |  3-D graphics |
| The best way to make an exact copy of your work to send to a friend is to | scan it and e-mail it |
| If you want to create greeting cards, flyer, or posters, you need to use | a desktop publishing software |
| If you only want to use part of a picture you have scanned into the computer, you need to | crop it. |
| What do you call the brain of the computer | CPU |
| What is defragging? | the process that reduces the amount of fragmentation in file systems (files that are split on the hard drive) |
| When you copy a CD and sell it, you are taking money from the artist. This is called | Software Piracy |
| Software that is used in science classes to analyze experiments are called | Probeware |
| Pictures are also referred to as |  graphics |
| What are spreadsheets used for? | averaging grades organizing data doing number operations |
| Before creating presentations of any sort including PowerPoint and video presentations you should create a | story board (allows the creator to set up the flow of the presentation) |
| In PowerPoint, if you want to use the same colors and designs throughout the presentation you should use a | template |
| You want to play a game online and become part of the action. This is called | virtual reality |
| A website that allows you to edit the information contained within it is called a | Wiki |
| The technology that allows you to visit with friends in another location face to face includes | 2 webcams and 2 computers |
| If you want to send a survey to people from all over the world, the best way to do it is to | Put the survey on a web page and send people instructions by e-mail on how to access it. |
| When you copy a picture or text directly from a source without giving credit, this is known as | Plagiarism |
| If you use a direct quote from a book or the Internet, you should | Put quotes around it and cite the source |
| If you do a research paper with several direct quotes, you include what in your paper? | quotation marks for direct quotes, footnotes, and a bibliography |
| What is the first question you should ask yourself when you find information on a website that you want to use in a research paper? | Where does the information come from? |
| What kind of software is Excel | a spreadsheet |
| A graphic is a | picture |
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