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HCS 2nd Gr. CS Terms
2nd Grade NC Computer Skills terms
Question | Answer |
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Organizing or sorting information in order from smallest to largest, or A-Z or 1-9. | Ascending Order |
A storage device that can hold 650-700 MB of data | CD |
A way to present information from a spreadsheet that uses parallel bars to compare data. | Bar Graph |
A hot spot used in multimedia applications to navigate from one place to another or to activate elements (e.g., sound, movies, animation). | Buttons |
A way to present information from a spreadsheet in the form of graphs or tables. | Chart/Graphs |
Drawings you can add to your documents or presentations. Clip art includes items such as cartoons, maps, symbols, and flags. | Clip art |
Software application that helps manage large collections of information. A simple database might be a single file containing many records, with the same set of fields. Data can be sorted/filtered and searched by one or more criteria. | Database |
Organizing or sorting information in order from largest to smallest, Z-A or 9-1. | Descending Order |
The background on a computer. It may contain windows, menus, icons, files and dialog boxes. | Desktop |
Files created by the user such as Word Documents, Spreadsheets, Multimedia Presentations and more. | Document |
A storage device inside the computer that stores software and data. | Hard drive |
Part of the computer system such as a keyboard, screen, mouse, joystick, printer, speakers, etc. | Hardware |
Keys on the keyboard with fingers of the left hand are on A-S-D-F and fingers on the right hand on J-K-L-; | Home row |
The hardware device used to enter letters, numbers and symbols into the computer. | Keyboard |
A way to present information from a spreadsheet to display trends over time with points and lines. | Line graph |
The portion of a keyboard, set up like an adding machine or calculator used to enter numbers and equations quickly into the computer. | Numeric keypad |
Any information that can reveal who a person is, including (Names, Addresses, Phone #’s, Home Town, School, Parent Names, Parent Phone #’s, Pictures, Date of Birth, Etc) | Personal Information |
To get back or restore and open a saved document. | Retrieve |
Arranging information in a specific order (usually ascending and descending). | Sort |
A graphic organizer used for planning and developing a multimedia including reports and presentations. The contents, layout, and formatting of each page, card or slide. | Storyboard |
The act of sending and receiving information, such as data, text, pictures, voice, and video. This exchange of information can be within a building or around the globe. | Telecommunication |
A row, column, or block of on-screen buttons or icons that activate certain functions when clicked on with the mouse. | Button Bar |
This occurs when you get to the end of a line and continue typing the text will then go to the next line. | Word wrap |
A storage device that can hold large amounts of data. | DVD |
A way to present information from a spreadsheet showing percentages or parts of a whole. | Circle/Pie Graph |
To narrow down the information within a database by searching for a specific item. | Filter/Search |