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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 AUP | policy set up by the network administrator in conjunction with technology needs and safety concerns regarding access |
| Accuracy | degree of freedom from keying errors |
| Application Software | database programs, word processors, spreadsheets, and multimedia programs |
| Arrows Keys | moves the insertion point |
| Backspace | deletes the character to the left of the insertion point |
| Backup | copy of electronic file in case the original is lost |
| Cache | memory used to make a computer work faster |
| Cut | to remove text and place it on the clipboard |
| Bus | parallel circuit that connects the major components of a computer |
| Business Correspondence | communication prepared in proper business format |
| Cursor | point on a display screen where the next character or space is entered |
| Default | preset condition in software for margin, line spacing, and tab settings |
| Delete | erase text to the right of the insertion point |
| Desktop Publishing | using computer to lay out text and graphics for printing in magazines |
| Dialog Box | 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 a display screen where text is keyed |
| Documentation | furnishing with documents, to substantiate a claim |
| Editing | proofreading, arranging, correcting existing text |
| Enter | moves the curosr to the left margin and down to the next line |
| Ergonomics | the science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines for humans |
| Error | misstroke of a key |
| Facsimile (Fax) | copy of info scanned and transmitted over telephone lines |
| File | information named and stored on a disk |
| Font | appearance of printed text |
| Format | arrangement, placement, and spacing of a document |
| GWAM | measure of the rate of keying speed |
| Icon | picture that represents a command |
| Input | data to be entered into a computer for processing |
| Insert Mode | allows text to be keyed into existing text |
| Line Spacing | number of blank lines between lines of text |
| Key | to strike keys |
| Keyboard | arrangement of keys on a board |
| LCD | flat display screen found on laptop computers |
| Margins | space on a page to the left, right, top and bottom |
| Megahertz | describes the speed of a computer |
| Menu | list of options on a display screen |
| Motherboard | computer's main circuit board |
| Net Production Rate a Minute | measure of document productivity |
| Node | microcomputer in a network |
| Optical Character Recognition | electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters |
| Onscreen Editing | ability to change screen displayed data |
| Operating System | directs a computer's operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing storage, input, and communication resources |
| Partitioned Memory | method of dividing the main memory into workspaces and allocating one partition to each user |
| Print | a hard copy of a document |
| Productivity Software | assists in making everyday tasks easier |
| Prompt | message displayed on a screen to inform the user that the computer is waiting |
| Proofreading | comparing keyed text and correcting errors |
| Rate | speed of doing a task |
| Scroll | causes the first line to "disappear" off the top of the screen |
| Shift Key | makes capital letters and symbols |
| Shortcuts | Keystrokes that enact the same commands available in the menus |
| Software | instructions or programs that tell a computer what to do |
| Spreadsheet Application Tool | program which manipulates numerical and string data in rows and columns of cells |
| Status Bar | bar containing menu descriptions, prompts to action or specific info |
| Technique | keyboard operators' form or keying style |
| Toggle | Turn an option on and off |
| USB Flash Drives | data storage devices |
| Virtual Reality Interface | hardware and programming used to create the illusion of three dimensional objects |
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