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27 Cards in this Set
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What is a program used to create and edit rows and columns of numerical data?
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Spreadsheet
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What do we call the input device used for moving a cursor on the screen?
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The Mouse
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What is a small picture or symbol of a computer command or function?
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Icon
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Which term means to erase text or graphics?
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Delete
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What do we call the parts of the computer that you can see and touch?
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Hardware
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Who is the father of computers?
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Charles Babbage
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What is the main feature of the Internet?
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World Wide Web (WWW)
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What are programs that run on your computer called?
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Software
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What do we call application software programs specially designed to create letters and reports?
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Word Processing
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What is another name for facts that you give to your computer?
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Data
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What do we call the paper that has your printed work on it?
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Hard Copy
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This is a peripheral device which produces an on-screen display and includes all internal circuitry, such as the cathode ray tube.
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Monitor
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What do we call the brain of the computer?
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CPU or Central Processing Unit
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This is the name for the permanent memory chip inside of the computer. Its contents can not be altered or erased.
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ROM or Read Only Memory
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What do we call the movement of text upward and downward on the screen?
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Scrolling
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This is an enormous network made up of thousands of interconnected smaller networks throughout the entire world. It is also known as the information superhighway.
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The Internet
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What is another name for the d:drive?
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CD-ROM Drive
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What is the system board of a computer called?
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The Motherboard
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What is used to move blocks of text or graphics from one place in your document to another?
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Cut and Paste
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This device changes a computer's code into signals that can travel over telephone wires.
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Modem
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What do we call the letters, numbers, and symbols that are used on the keyboard?
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characters
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This is another name for temporary memory. Once you turn off the computer all of its contents will be erased.
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RAM or Random Access Memory
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What do we call circuit boards which are connected to the expansion slots on the motherboard of the computer?
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Daughterboards
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What is the feature on the computer that checks your spelling and makes correct suggestions for you?
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Spell Check
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What is the name for electronic mailing of personal letters from one computer to another?
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E-mail
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What do we call software programs which can be purchased inexpensively and shared with your friends?
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Shareware
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What is the name of the different styles of lettering that characters can be?
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Font
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