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input device
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a device used used to insert information into a computer. Examples; keyboard, microphone,camera,scanner and mouse.
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output device
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a device used to extract information from a computer. Examples; screen,printer,headphones/speaker.
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software
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the applications that allow you to carry out a designated task. examples; Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, PowerPoint.
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desktop
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The starting screen of the computer.
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icons
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Pictures or graphics that represent files, programs or folders.
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Recycle Bin
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Where you put files that you want to delete.
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Folder
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a place to store your computer work or files.
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Files
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a piece of computer work.
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Task bar
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The bar located at the bottom of Microsoft Windows OS, which displays the start button, system clock, programs that are currently running, as well as other open windows
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Hard Drive
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Disks inside the computer where all the data is stored
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window
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This opens when you click on an icon. it is rectangular visual area showing the program being used or what is in a folder.
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menu
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Gives you options or choices of what to do.
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interface
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The way the computer screen looks and interacts with the user.
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operating system
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the main program that runs the computer. Windows is the OS for our school computers. IOS7 is Os for ipads/iphones.
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curser
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The blinking line that lets you know where to type.
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minimize
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To hide a window from view
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maximum
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Makes a window become larger
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scroll
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When a window i not large enough to display all of the content, you may need to do this to bring more of the content into view.
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portrait
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a page layout style that orients the page up and down (the default layout in Ms Word)
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landscape
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a page layout style that orients the page across left to right.
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default
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a present value for some option in a computer program that is used when the setting has not been other wise specified by the user .
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format
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the layout or arrangement of data
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hardware
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refers to the physical parts of a computer and related to devices.
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word processor
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processes words, paragraphs, pages and larger documents. (examples; Ms Word, Google docs)
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spreasheet
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a document that stores data in a grid of horizontal rows and vertical columns. Both MS Excel and Google spreadsheets are programs that can be used to create a spreadsheet
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USB
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Most common type of computer port (plug). Used to plug in mice, printers, scanners ect.
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Firewall
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Security measures designed to protect a network
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Browsers
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Software that allows the user to view and access web pages.
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