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DCT CH. 1
Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Software | Set of instructions ,also called a program or application, that tells a computer how to perform tasks. |
Operating System | Software that controls all of the other software programs and allows the computer to perform basic tasks. |
Hardware | All of the physical parts of a computer. |
Digital | Info. that is represented as individual pieces of data using the numbers 1 and 0, rather than as a continuous stream. |
Hard Drive | The built-in storage device inside a computer. |
Input | Info. that is entered into a computer. |
Output | Info. that a computer produces or processes. |
External Storage Device | A storage device that can be easily removed from a computer and is often small and portable. |
Read-Only Memory (ROM) | Memory that holds data that can be read by a digital device but cannot be changed or deleted. |
E-Portfolio | A collection of the best documents and projects you have created and saved in an electronic format. |
Word Processor | A program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout. |
Microsoft Word | A graphical word processing program that users can type with. |
Google Docs | A free, Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. |
CTRL+B | To bold selected text. |
CTRL+I | To Italicize text. |
CTRL+U | To underline selected text. |
CTRL+[ | To decrease the font size of selected text. |
CTRL+] | To Increase font size of selected text. |
CTRL+C | To copy selected text. |
CTRL+X | To cut selected text. |
CTRL+V | To paste selected text. |
CTRL+Z | To undo. |
CTRL+R | To right align text. |
CTRL+L | To left align text. |
CTRL+E | To center align text. |
SHIFT+ARROW KEYS | To select text. |
CTRL+A | To select all text. |
CTRL+S | To save a file. |
F12 | To save as a file. |
CTRL+P | To print a document. |
ALT+F4 | To close a document. |