1. Introduction to Computer in Technology

2. Internet Discovery Were going to define several terms that are common in Computers and Technology One way to find the definition is to type into Google “What is ______” or “What is a _____”

3. Terminology & Abbreviations 1.GUI 2.Terabyte 3.Gigabyte 4.Megabyte 5.Kilobyte 6.LAN 7.WAN 8.Left Click 9.Double Click 10.Drag 11.Right Click 12.Minimize 13.Maximize 14.File 15.Open 16.Close 17.Save 18.Save As 19.Software 20.Hardware 21.Peripheral 22.Scroll Box 23.Drop Down Menu 24.Icon 25.Microsoft Word 26.Microsoft Excel 27.Microsoft Access 28.Microsoft PowerPoint 29.Operating System Define:

4. 1. GUI Graphical User Interface

5. 2. Terabyte Unit of Info equal to a trillion bytes

6. 3. Gigabyte Unit of information of a billion bytes.

7. 4. Megabyte Unit of information equal to a million bytes.

8. 5. Kilobyte Unit of measure equal to roughly 1000 bytes.

9. 6. LAN Local area network – Computer network that spans a small area.

10. 7. WAN Wide area network – Computer network that spans a wide/large area.

11. 8. Left Click Press of the Left mouse button

12. 9. Double Click Press of a mouse twice in quick succession.

13. 10. Drag To move the mouse pointer holding it down to move or copy an icon

14. 11. Right Click A press of the right mouse button.

15. 12. Minimize When you hide a window from view

16. 13. Maximize Changes a window to the largest size it can be

17. 14. File A collection of data stored in one location.

18. 15. Open Double click to open a program or file

19. 16. Close Exit the program by pressing the X in the right upper corner or clicking close.

20. 17. Save To record information for storage

21. 18. Save-As To record to a new file.

22. 19. Software Programs and other applications used by your computer.

23. 20. Hardware Computer elements you can physically touch.

24. 21. Peripheral A device that is connected to the computer such as a printer or mouse

25. 22. Scroll Box A box that allows the user to scroll the screen or text up or down

26. 23. Drop Down Menu A menu of options that appears below the item the user clicks on.

27. 24. Icon A image that represents a program or application

28. 25. Microsoft Word A word processing program

29. 26. Microsoft Excel A spreadsheet program

30. 27. Microsoft Access Database program

31. 28. Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations

32. 29. Operating System Software the runs the computer, most important software on the computer.