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33 Cards in this Set
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Menu
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An on-screen display listing your choices within a program.
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Online
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You are online when your computer is connected to the Internet.
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Address Book
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A feature of an e-mail program that lets the user enter e-mail addresses to make it easier to automatically address e-mail messages.
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Scanner
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A device which you can use to copy a picture or words from a printed page onto your computer screen.
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Highlighting
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To select text for editing
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Binary Logic
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Number system used by a computer using 0, 1.
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Boot
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To load system software. A computer boots up when you turn it on. You "reboot" the computer when you restart it.
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Delete
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To erase text or graphics.
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Bit
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The unit of measure, which represents a single character of data. The smallest unit of storage on a computer.
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Save
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Putting your work into a permanent storage area.
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Clip Art
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A collection of already made graphics (pictures) in a program.
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ROM
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Read Only Memory - the computer's permanent memory.
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Surf
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To cruise in search of information on the Internet.
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Application
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A software program. For example, Microsoft Word is a word processing application.
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Scrolling
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The movement of text up and down on a screen.
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Graphics
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Computer pictures
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Browser
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Also known as Internet or Web Browser. Software that allows users to access and navigate the Internet. (Examples include Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Lynx)
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Digital Camera
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A camera that does not use film. Instead, it creates electronic images of pictures that can be copied (downloaded) directly onto your computer.
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CD-ROM
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Stands for Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
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Network
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A group of computers connected to each other so they can share data. The Internet is a collection of thousands of networks, which can communicate with one another.
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Font
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The different style of lettering that characters can be.
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Document
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The whole and finished text.
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E-mail
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The electronic mailing of personal letters from one computer to another.
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Database
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A collection of similar files.
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Back Button
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Takes you to the previous Web page within a sequence of Web pages you have visited.
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Download
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To transfer a file from a computer on the internet to your personal computer.
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Spreadsheet
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A program used to create and edit rows and columns of numerical data.
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Search
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To look for specific information on the Internet.
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Search Engine
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Use a search engine if you need information on a specific topic such as "eagles". Examples are Yahoo, Infoseek, Dogpile)
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Home Page
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The first page of a Web site accessible through a Web browser.
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Attachment
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A file sent with an e-mail message. An attachment may be a text or picture file or an application. Anything sorted on your hard drive can be attached to and sent with an e-mail message.
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Virus
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Can destroy information on your computer.
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Hard Copy
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A piece of paper that has your printed work on it.
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