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TERM TABLE
Your term table is one of the pages in your Web Portfolio. You are responsible
for finding ALL the definitions for the following terms on your own.
HINT:
Look over past notes, quizzes and assignments. Please write the definitions
in your own words.
TERM

DEFINITION In Your Own Words!!!

1. Computer

An electronic device that helps you store data and process

data by a program.

2. Desktop

A desktop is a personal intended for regular use one spot

only.

3. Icon

Pictures that are representing software or other functions.

4. Shortcut

A shortcut is an icon that points to a software or folder.

Usually these shortcuts are kept on the desktop.

5. Taskbar

A row of buttons on the computer screen that represent

other programs.

6. Wallpaper

Wallpaper is a graphical design as the back ground of your

computer.

7. Hardware

Hardware in a computer is something that you can

physically touch. Such as the keyboard and mouse

8. Software

The programs and other operating information used by a

computer

9. CPU

The cpu(central processing unit) is the brains

of the computer.

10.

Modem

A modem is a device or program that

enables a computer enable data

11.

Peripheral

A peripheral device is generally defined as any device

such as a computer mouse or keyboard that connects
to and works with the computer in some way

12.

Input Device

Whatever goes into the computer? Input can

take a variety of forms, from commands you
enter from the keyboard to data from
another computer or device.

13.

Output Device

Anything that comes out of a computer. Output

can be meaningful information, and it can

appear in a variety of forms.

14.

CD-RW

Short for CD-Rewritable disk, a type of CD

disk that enables you to write onto it in
multiple sessions.

15.

DVD-R

DVD-Recordable, a recordable DVD format

similar to CD-R. A DVD-R can only record
data once and then the data becomes
permanent on the disc.

16.

Byte

a unit of storage capable of holding a single

character

17.

RAM

RAM stands for random access memory. It is a type of

computer memory that can be randomly accessed.

18.

ROM

ROM stands for read only memory. ROM is temporary

memory while RAM is permanent

19.

Word Processor

Its a program or machines meant to store or manipulate

text entered by the computer.

20.

Formatting

To arrange or put into format

21.

Title bar

A bar on top of a window. The title bar

contains the name of the file or application.

22.

Menu Bar

A horizontal bar located at the top of the screen below the

title bar containing dropdown menus.

23.

Font

A font is a different style of typing. It is how big you type

or how small you type.

24.
Portrait
Orientation

A portrait orientation is defined as orientation. Where the

longest side goes from top to bottom. For example an

25.
Landscape
Orientation

Image is long but not wide.

Landscape orientation is kind of like Portrait orientation
but the difference is that the image would be wider then it
being taller this time.

26.

Margins

Margins are the area of the main content of a page edges.

27.

Indent

Indent is the spaces between the paragraphs

and margins.

28.

Bullets

A small graphical element used to highlight or itemize a

list.

29.

Columns

On a display screen in character mode, a column is a

vertical line of characters extending from the top to the
bottom of the screen.

30.

Justify

Align of texts

31.

Alignment

In text, the arrangement of text or graphics

relative to a margin.

32.
Desktop
Publishing

Using a personal computer or workstation to

produce high-quality printed documents.

33.

Graphics

Refers to an image, or any computer device

or program that makes a computer display
and manipulates pictures.

34.

Design Elements

Principles of shapes

35.

Text Box

An on-screen rectangular frame into which you type text

36.

Text Art

Words, sentences, paragraphs

37.

Spreadsheet

A table of values arranged in rows and columns

38.

Worksheet

39.

Cell

40.

Row

41.

Column

On a display screen in character mode, a column is a

vertical line of characters extending from the top to the
bottom of the screen.

42.

Range

A range is an entire row or column, multiple rows or

columns.

43.

Label

Label is the name of storage volume

44.

Value

45.

Formula

In Excel, a cell is a box in which you can enter a single

piece of data.

A formula is an expression that defines how one cell relates

to other cells.

46.
Electronic
Presentation
47.

Slide

48.

Transition

A method of flow control to transfer data

49.
Animation
Scheme

Lets you add visual effects.

50.
Internet Web
Browser

Used to locate and retrieve data.

51.

Hyperlink

An element in an electronic document that links to another

place in the same document or to an entirely different
document.

52.

World Wide Web

Internet servers that support specially formatted

documents.

53.

Search Engine

Search engines are softwares used to search

documents

54.

E-Mail

An online document

55.

Netiquette

Netiquette guidelines for posting

56.

Emoticon

A representation of a facial expression

57.

Domain Name

Domain names are used to identify ip

addresss

58.

Web Surfing

Moving to different places on the internet

searching for topics and interest.

59.

Ethics

Business ethics are principles for a business

60.

Utilitarian View

In data base management utilitarian view is

a way at looking at the data.

61.

Deontology View

62.

Piracy

A unauthorized copying of a software

63.

Copyright

The legal right granted to and author,

64.

Patent

The exclusive right granted by the

government

65.

Spam

Spam is electronic junk mail

66.

Virus

A virus is a program that runs on its own will

and messes up your computer

67.

Phishing

An email that falsely claims to be real and

takes your data

68.

Pharming

Gets your data through your domain

69.

Ergonomics

The science concerned with designing safe and

comfortable machines for humans.

70.

RSI

A strain injury because of doing the same

things

71.

MSI

Msi is an installer package file format used by Windows

72.

CSR

73.

E-Waste

Electronic waste