TERM

DEFINITION In Your Own Words!!!

1.

Computer

Aprogrammableelectronicdevicedesign
edto performprescribedtasks at high
speeds.

2.

Deskto

The display screen which shows various

icons representing files andsoftwares

3.

Icon

Apictureorsymbolthatappearsonamoni
torandisusedtorepresentacommand

4.

Shortcut

Alinktoasoftwareapplication,file,orwe
bsite,

5.

Taskbar

Arow of buttons on a display screen that

are clicked on to start software
applications or switch between open
applications or active windows.

6.

Wallpaper

A design or picture in the background of

the display screen.

7.

Hardware

Themechanical,magnetic,electronic,and
electricaldevicescomprisingacomputer
system,

8.

Software

The programs and other operating

information used by a computer.

9.

CPU

(Central Processing Unit)The brains of

the computer where most calculations
take place.

10.

Modem

Anelectronicdevicethatmakespossiblet
hetransmissionofdatatoorfromacompu
terviatelephone or other communication
lines.

11.

Peripheral

A peripheral device.

12.

Input Device

Aperipheraldevice,asakeyboardorstylu
s,usedtoenterdataintoacomputerforpr
ocessing.

13.

Output Device

Electromechanicalequipmentusedtotra
nsferdataoutofthecomputer.

14.

CD-RW

A compact disc onto which data can be

written multiple times.

15.

DVD-R

A blank DVD on which data, including

music and movies, can be permanently
recorded and read using the DVD+R
format.

16.

Byte

A group of binary digits or bits (usually

eight) operated on as a unit.

17.

RAM

A type of computermemorythat can be

accessedrandomly

18.

ROM

Memory read at high speed but not

capable of being changed by program
instructions.

19.

WordProcessor

Aprogram or machine for storing,

creating, and formatting text

enteredfrom a keyboard and providing a
printout.

20.

Formatting

Thearrangementofdata

21.

Title bar

A horizontal bar at the top of a window,

which says the name of the program and
usually the name of the currently active
document.

22.

Menu Bar

A horizontal bar, at the top of the screen

below the title bar which has drop-down
menus.

23.

Font

A set of type characters of a particular

typeface design and size.

24.

Portrait Orientation

The page is vertically oriented.

25.

Landscape Orientation

The page is horizontally oriented.

26.

Margins

Thespacearoundtheprintedorwrittenm
atteron apage.

27.

Indent

Tosetinorbackfromthemargin,asthefir
stlineofaparagraph.

28.

Bullets

Eachof several items in a list, preceded

by a bullet symbol for emphasis.

29.

Columns

Avertical division of a page or text.

30.

Justify

Adjust(a line of type or piece of text) so

that thetextfills a space evenly or forms
a straight edge at one or both margins.

31.

Alignment

Alignmentof text or graphics on the

screen.

32.

Desktop Publishing

The creation of documents using page

layouttoolsonacomputer.

33.

Graphics

Graphicsare visual
presentationsonacomputerscreen.

34.

Design Elements

35.

Text Box

36.

Text Art

37.

Spreadsheet

An electronic document in which data is

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

38.

Worksheet

Adata file created and used by

aspreadsheetprogram.

39.

Cell

Acell is a box in which you can enter a

Rectangularframe into which you

typetext.

single piece ofdata.

40.

Row

Rowsare numbered horizontal groups

ofcells.

41.

Column

Verticalrows of cells, usually identified

by letters.

42.

Cell Address

The selectedcelland the location of

what is being modified.

43.

Range

Aseries of cells that are worked on as a

group.

44.

Label

45.

Value

The content of a field or variable. It can

refer to alphabetic as well as numeric
data.

46.

Formula

Aformulais an expression that defines

how one cell relates to other cells.

47.

Electronic Presentation

a presentation using multimedia of

voice, images, and electronicfiles (such
as Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint),
with a computer,

48.

Slide

Aslideis a single page of a presentation

49.

Transition

An effect that happens between each

photo, slide, or video clip.

50.

Animation Scheme

Are groups of settings to enhance your

presentations.

51.

Internet WebBrowser

Usedto access information on theweb.

52.

Hyperlink

Areference to data that the reader can

directly follow either by clicking, tapping
or hovering.

53.

World Wide Web

An information space where documents

and otherweb resources are identified
by URLs, and can be accessed via
theInternet.

54.

Search Engine

Aprogram that searches for and

identifies items in a database

55.

E-Mail

The transmission of messages over

communications networks.

56.

Netiquette

Meansrespecting other users' views and

displaying common courtesy when
posting your views to online discussion
groups.

57.

Emoticon

Adigitaliconorasequenceof
keyboardsymbolsthatsservestorepresen
tafacialexpression.

58.

Domain Name

The part of a network address that identifies it

as belonging to a particular domain.

59.

Web Surfing

60.

Ethics

61.

Utilitarian View

62.

Deontology View

63.

Piracy

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, and to
authorize others to do the same.

65.

Patent

A government authority or license

conferring a right or title for a set period,
especially the sole right to exclude
others from making, using, or selling an
invention.

66.

Spam

Irrelevant or inappropriate messages

sent on the Internetto a large number of
people.

67.

Virus

A code that is able to copy itself and has

a detrimental effect, such as corrupting
the system or destroying data.

68.

Phishing

The attempt to acquire information such

as usernames, passwords, and credit

Through the World WideWebor Internet,

usually by clicking with a mouse.

card details (and sometimes, indirectly,

money), often for malicious reasons, by
making themselves as a trustworthy
individual in an electronic
communication.

69.

Pharming

The practice of directing Internet users

to a bogus website that duplicates the
appearance of a legit one, in order to get
hold of personal information such as
passwords, account numbers, etc.

70.

Ergonomics

The study of how efficient people are in

their working environment.

71.

RSI

(Relative Strength Index) A technical

momentum indicator that compares the
magnitude of recent gains to recent
losses in an attempt to determine
overbought and oversold conditions of
an asset.

72.

MSI

MSIis an installer package file format

used by Windows.

73.

CSR

Corporate social responsibility(CSR)

is a business approach that addsto
sustainable development by delivering
economic, social and environmental
benefits for all stakeholders.

74.

E-Waste

Usedto describe old, deador discarded

appliances using electricity.