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30 Cards in this Set
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What is an on-screen work area on which windows, icons, menus, and dialog boxes appear?
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Desktop.
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What are the means by which users get information from and give commands to the computer?
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Computer Interface.
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What is the type of software that controls the basic operations of the computer?
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Operating System Software.
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What are pictures that are used to stand for programs and commands?
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Icons.
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What provides more information and allows you to make choices or enter data?
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Dialog Box.
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What's a small computer designed for indivdual use?
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Personal Computer.
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What are other devices that can work with your computer?
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Peripherals.
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What gives instructions to the computer? (Opposite of software.)
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Software.
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Whats a small circuit board that controls all work done by the computer; found inside the case of tower?
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Microprocesser.
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What is a machine that processes data and performs tasks according to a set of directions?
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Computer.
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The physical parts of a computer
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Hardware.
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Putting facts or numbers into meaningful form; the primary use of computers.
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Information Processing.
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A type of software that allows you to performs tasks such as work processing, publishing, and paint.
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Application Software.
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Tells the name of the program and may show the name of the open document.
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Title Bar.
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Contains the Start Button, Open Program Buttons, and the Notification Area.
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Start Menu.
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A word processing feature in which the insertion point returns to the next line automatically at the end of a full line.
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Word Wrap.
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A computer that is easy to operate; no special knowledge of programming language if necassary.
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User-Friendly.
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Tells you the status of what is on the screen.
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Status Bar.
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The ability to work with different programs simultaneously.
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Multi-Task.
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Convert statements into codes or languages that computers are able to understand.
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Language Translator.
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Conations buttons for changing formatting, such as alignment and font styles.
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Formatting Toolbar.
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Specialized programs that work with the operating system to allow communication between the hardware devices and the rest of the computer.
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Device Driver.
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Sending information to those who need it.
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Distribution.
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A permanent type of memory storage used by the computer for importand data that does not change. Read-Only Memory.
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ROM.
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The way you give data to the computer.
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Input.
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This feature checks words, document, or parts of documents for missspellings. Words are compared to an internal dictionary.
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Spell Check.
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This feature is active when you open a software program. Move the insertion point (cursor) to where you want to insert text; key the new text.
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Insert.
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This feature detects some typing, spelling, and capitalization errors for you automatically.
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Auto-Correct.
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This feature prints text that slopes up toward the right.
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Italics.
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This feature signals the end of page and the beginning of a new page.
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Page Break.
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