BASIC COMPUTER VOCABULARY Ms. Downs BTA Class
CableMicrophone KeyboardMonitor MousePrinter Scanner
A global network of computers World Wide Web Surfing the web A network of computers within a business or organization Talladega County Board of Education has an intranet Most companies have computers that are connected to their own intranet INTERNET VS. INTRANET Internet Intranet
COMMON VOCABULARY Tab key- this key is used to quickly take you to a location and align text Font- a set of character with specific typeface size and style. Example: Times New Roman vs. Broadway. Case- specific use of upper or lower case letters.
COMMON VOCABULARY Proofreader’s Marks- Symbols written on a printed document to indicate where revisions are required Keywords- important words found within a document Document Properties- Categories of information about a document Delivery address- the recipient’s address printed in the outside of an envelope
CONTINUED Return Address- The author’s address typically appearing at the very top of the letter as well as in the upper left corner of an envelope (electronic mail)- method of sending information from one computer to another across the internet or intranet Insert Mode- method of operation used for inserting new text within existing text in a document. Insert mode is the default.
CONTINUED Overtype Mode- The method of operation used to replace existing text in a document with new text Acronym- A word made from the first letter of each word in the name sentence or phrase Example: United Nations acronym is UN. Undo- The command for reversing a previous action (can be found in the top left area of a word document ) Redo- The command for reversing the Undo command, also found in the top left of a word document
AND AGAIN….. Clipboard- a temporary storage area that can hole up to twelve selections at a time Cut- to delete a section from its original locations and move it to the clipboard Copy- to create a duplicate of a selection and move it to the clipboard (can be done by holding down the control key and “c”) Paste- to insert a selection from the clipboard into the document (can be done by holding down the control key and “v”) Drag-and-drop editing- the action of using a mouse to drag a selection from its original location and drop it in a new location