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TERM TABLE
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1. Computer

an electronic device for storing and

processing data, typically in binary form

2. Desktop

a piece of written, printed, or electronic

matter that provides information

3. Icon

a symbol or graphic representation on a

screen of a program, option, or window

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 applications

6. Wallpaper

A pattern or picture used to represent the

desktop surface

7. Hardware

the collection of physical parts of a computer

system

8. Software

the programs and other operating

information used by a computer

9. CPU

Central Processing Unit

10.

Modem

a device or program that enables a computer

to transmit data over

11.

Peripheral

any auxiliary device such as a computer

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

12.

Input Device

a peripheral used to provide data and control

signals to an information processing system
such as a computer or information appliance

13.

Output Device

any piece of peripheral used to communicate

the results of data processing carried out by

an information processing system which
converts the electronically generated
information into human-readable form.
14.

CD-RW

Compact Disc Rewritable

15.

DVD-R

Is a digital optical storage format

16.

Byte

Considered as a unit of memory size.

17.

RAM

Random Access Memory

18.

ROM

Read-Only Memory

19.

Word Processor

A computer software application that

performs the task of composition, editing,
formatting

20.

Formatting

the arrangement of data for computer input

or output, such as the number, size, spacing
and punctuation of information in a report

21.

Title bar

At the top of every window is the title bar,

which displays the name of the application

22.

Menu Bar

a horizontal bar, located at the top or bottom

of the screen containing menus/options

23.

Font

The type of style or size in text

24.
Portrait
Orientation

A horizontal position of a paper

25.
Landscape
Orientation

A vertical position of a paper

26.

Margins

The edge or borderline or something

27.

Indent

Start or position further from the margin than

the main part of the text

28.

Bullets

A bullet is a black marking, showing the key

items or other important information

29.

Columns

An upright column

30.

Justify

To align text evenly between left and right

margins

31.

Alignment

arrangement in a straight line, or in

appropriate relative positions

32.
Desktop
Publishing

the production of printed matter by means of

a printer linked to a desktop computer, with
special software

33.

Graphics

a graphical item displayed on a screen or

stored as data

34.

Design Elements

To use colour, space, text, etc...

35.

Text Box

A widget for entering text

36.

Text Art

Text that is expressed in artistic

representation

37.

Spreadsheet

table of data arranged in columns and rows

often used in business and financial
applications

38.

Worksheet

A piece of paper with a series of columns

39.

Cell

A box where a user can enter a piece of data

40.

Row

Vertical line

41.

Column

And upright pillar

42.

Cell Address

consists of a column indicator and a row

number

43.

Range

the area of variation between upper and

lower limits on a particular scale

44.

Label

A name of something

45.

Value

The work or importance of something

46.

Formula

a mathematical relationship or rule

expressed in symbols

47.
Electronic
Presentation

A presentation done by using an electronic

device such as an computer

48.

Slide

A collection of pages arranged in sequence

that contain text and images for presenting
to an audience

49.

Transition

a concept used in the study of computation

50.
Animation
Scheme
51.
Internet Web
Browser

a software application for retrieving,

presenting, and traversing information
resources on the World Wide Web

52.

Hyperlink

a reference to data that the reader can

directly follow either by clicking or by
hovering

53.

World Wide Web

an information system on the Internet that

allows documents to be connected to other
documents by hypertext links, enabling the
user to search for information by moving
from one document to another

54.

Search Engine

a program that searches for and identifies

items in a database that correspond to
keywords or characters specified by the user

55.

E-Mail

messages distributed by electronic means

from one computer user to one or more
recipients via a network

56.

Netiquette

is network etiquette

57.

Emoticon

a representation of a facial expression

formed by various combinations of keyboard
characters and used in electronic
communications to convey the writer's
feelings or intended tone

58.

Domain Name

the part of a network address that identifies

it as belonging to a particular domain

59.

Web Surfing

to navigate through the World Wide Web or

Internet, usually by clicking with a mouse

60.

Ethics

the branch of philosophy that involves

systematizing, defending, and
recommending concepts of right and wrong
conduct

61.

Utilitarian View

A system of ethics according to which the

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

62.

Deontology View

the normative ethical position that judges

the morality of an action based on the
action's adherence to a rule or rules

63.

Piracy

the unauthorized use or reproduction of

another's work

64.

Copyright

the exclusive legal right, given to an

originator or an assignee to print, publish,
perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or
musical material

65.

Patent

a government authority or license conferring

a right or title for a set period

66.

Spam

irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on

the Internet to a large number of recipients

67.

Virus

a piece of code that is capable of copying

itself and typically has a detrimental effect,
such as corrupting the system or destroying
data

68.

Phishing

the activity of defrauding an online account

holder of financial information by posing as a
legitimate company

69.

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.
70.

Ergonomics

the study of people's efficiency in their

working environment

71.

RSI

Repetitive Strain Injury

72.

MSI

Microsoft Installer

73.

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

74.

E-Waste

Waste Electrical - is the term used to

describe old, end-of-life or discarded
appliances using electricity