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TERM TABLE
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DEFINITION In Your Own Words!!!

1. Computer

an electronic device for storing and

processing data, typically in binary form,
according to instructions given to it in a
variable program.

2. Desktop

denoting a piece of equipment such as a computer

that is suitable for use at an ordinary desk.

3. Icon

a person or thing regarded as a representative

symbol of something.

4. Shortcut

a shorter alternative route.

5. Taskbar

a bar at the edge of the display of a graphical user

interface that allows quick access to current or
favorite applications.

6. Wallpaper

an optional background pattern or picture on a

computer or mobile phone screen.

7. Hardware

the machines, wiring, and other physical components

of a computer or other electronic system.
the programs and other operating
information used by a computer.

8. Software
9. CPU

(pronounced as separate letters) is the abbreviation

for central processing unit. Sometimes referred to
simply as the central processor, but more commonly
called processor, the CPU is the brains of the
computer where most calculations take place.

10.

Modem

a combined device for modulation and demodulation,

for example, between the digital data of a computer
and the analog signal of a telephone line.

11.

Peripheral

of, relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of

something

12.

Input Device

In computing, an input device is a peripheral (piece

of computer hardware equipment) used to provide
data and control signals to an information processing
system such as a computer or other information
appliance.

13.

Output Device

15.

CD-RW

16.

DVD-R

14. An output device is any piece of computer

hardware equipment used to communicate the
results of data processing carried out by an
information processing system (such as a
computer) which converts the electronically
generated information into human-readable
form.
a blank compact disc that can be recorded,
erased, and rerecorded many times.
a blank DVD on which data, including music and
movies, can be permanently recorded and read using
the DVD-R format.

17.

Byte

a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated

on as a unit.

18.

RAM

is an acronym for random access memory, a type ofcomputer

memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory
can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes.

19.

ROM

is a class of storage medium used in computers and

other electronic devices.

20.

Word Processor

21.

Formatting

a program or machine for storing, manipulating, and

formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing
a printout.
prepare (a storage medium) to receive data.

22.

Title bar

a horizontal bar at the top of a window, bearing the

name of the program and typically the name of the
currently active document.
.

23.

Menu Bar

a horizontal bar, typically located at the top of the

screen below the title bar, containing drop-down
menus.

24.

Font

a font is a particular size, weight and style of a typeface.

25.
Portrait
Orientation

The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top
to bottom.

26.
Landscape
Orientation

The orientation of a page such that the shorter side runs from
top to bottom.

27.

Margins

the edge or border of something.

28.

Indent

start (a line of text) or position (a block of text, table,

etc.) further from the margin than the main part of the
text.

29.

Bullets

a projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other

small firearm, typically made of metal, cylindrical and

pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.

30.

Columns

a vertical division of a page or text.

31.

Justify

show or prove to be right or reasonable.

32.

Alignment

rearrangement in a straight line, or in correct or

appropriate relative positions.

33.
Desktop
Publishing

the production of printed matter by means of a printer

linked to a desktop computer, with special software.

34.

Graphics

the products of the graphic arts, especially

commercial design or illustration.

35.

Design Elements

Visual Design elements and principles describe

fundamental ideas about the practice of good
visual design.

36.

Text Box

An on-screen rectangular frame into which you

type text. Text boxes are used to add text in a
drawing or paint program. The flexibility of the text
box is determined by the software.

37.

Text Art

Text-based art means art whose central communicative idea is

viable via the use of text as the primary component of the art.

38.

Spreadsheet

an electronic document in which data is arranged in

the rows and columns of a grid and can be
manipulated and used in calculations.

39.

Worksheet

A worksheet or sheet is a single page in a file created

with an electronic spreadsheet program such as Excel
or Google Spreadsheets.

40.

Cell

Is the point between row and colomn

41.

Row

Rows run horizontally in an Excel worksheet.

42.

Column

Rows run horizontally and columns run

vertically

43.

Cell Address

44.

Range

In Excel, a cell reference identifies the

location a cell or group of cells in the
worksheet.
Setting up a Named Range is a two-step process

45.

Label

a small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or

similar material attached to an object and
giving information about it.

46.

Value

the regard that something is held to deserve;

the importance, worth, or usefulness of
something.

47.

Formula

a fixed form of words, especially one used in

particular contexts or as a conventional

usage.
48.
Electronic
Presentation

Normally means a presentation using

multimedia of voice, images, and electronic
files (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, or
PowerPoint), with a computer, transmitted
via the internet or phone, as opposed to
being present in person and handing out a
paper copy to the audience.

49.

Slide

a part of a machine or musical instrument

that slides.

50.

Transition

the process or a period of changing from one state or

condition to another.

51.
Animation
Scheme

Animation schemes in PowerPoint allow you to add

preset visual effects to paragraphs,

52.
Internet Web
Browser

browsers are primarily intended to use the World

Wide Web

53.

Hyperlink

a link from a hypertext file or document to another

location or file, typically activated by clicking on a
highlighted word or image on the screen.

54.

World Wide Web

an information system on the Internet that allows

documents to be connected to other documents by
hypertext links

55.

Search Engine

a program that searches for and identifies items in a

database that correspond to keywords or characters
specified by the user

56.

E-Mail

messages distributed by electronic means from one

computer user to one or more recipients via a
network.

57.

Netiquette

58.

Emoticon

59.

Domain Name

60.

Web Surfing

the correct or acceptable way of communicating on

the Internet.
a representation of a facial expression such as:-)
(representing a smile), formed by various
combinations of keyboard characters and used in
electronic communications to convey the writer's
feelings or intended tone.
the part of a network address that identifies it as
belonging to a particular domain.
To navigate through the World Wide Web or Internet

61.

Ethics

moral principles that govern a person's or group's

behavior.

62.

Utilitarian View

A system of ethics according to which the

rightness or wrongness of an action should
be judged by its consequences.

63.

Deontology View

defined as an ethical theory that the morality

of an action should be based on whether that

action itself is right or wrong under a series
of rules, rather than based on the
consequences of the action.
64.

Piracy

the unauthorized use or reproduction of

another's work.

65.

Copyright

the exclusive legal right, given to an

originator or an assignee to print, publish,
perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or
musical material, and to authorize others to
do the same.

66.

Patent

an official document conferring such a right;

67.

Spam

irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on

the Internet to a large number of recipients.

68.

Virus

an infective agent that typically consists of a

nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too
small to be seen by light microscopy, and is
able to multiply only within the living cells of
a host.

69.

Phishing

the activity of defrauding an online account

holder of financial information by posing as a
legitimate company.

70.

Pharming

the fraudulent practice of directing Internet

users to a bogus website that mimics the
appearance of a legitimate one, in order to
obtain personal information such as
passwords, account numbers, etc.

71.

Ergonomics

the study of people's efficiency in their

working environment.

72.

RSI

is a condition where pain and other

symptoms occur in an area of the body which
has done repetitive tasks (often the arms or
hands).

73.

MSI

MSI is an installer package file format used

by Windows

74.

CSR

is defined as the voluntary activities

undertaken by a company to operate in an
economic, social and environmentally
sustainable manner

75.

E-Waste

E-waste is a term used to cover almost all

types of electrical and electronic equipment
(EEE) that has or could enter the waste
stream.