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COMPUTER DICTIONARY
ERIK HICKS
FEBUARY 11, 2008
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ADRESS BAR-THE ADRESS BAR IS THE SPACE THAT YOU TYPE IN THE WEBSITE YOU WANT TO GO TO.
BOOKMARK-A BOOKMARK IS A SHORTCUT TO A WEBSITE.
CUT- TO REMOVE OR DELETE A PICTURE OR TEXT ON THE COMPUTER.
DESKTOP- IS BASICLY THE HOMEPAGE WERE YOUR ICONS LAY.
EXIT KEY- THE KEY WICH ALLOWS YOU TO EXIT OFF A WEBSITE OR A DOCUMENT.
FAVORITE- IS A DIFFERENT WORD FOR BOOKMARK.
GOOGLE- IS A HOMEPAGE THAT HAS ACSESS TO THE INTERNET.
HISTORY-WHEN YOU GO TO A WEBSITE OR SEARCH FOR SOMETHING THE BROWSER STORES THE ADRESS IN THE COMPUTER.
ICON-LITTLE PICS ON YOUR DESKTOP THAT RESEMBELS FILES, PROGRAMS, OR FOLDERS.
JOYSTICK-A CONTROLLER THAT PLUGS INTO THE COPUTER USSUALLY TO CONTROL VIDEO GAMES.
KEYBOARD- THE BOARD OF KEYS WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO TYPE.
LAPTOP- A WIRELESS COMPUTER.
MOUSE- THE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CLICK ON DIFFERENT THINGS ON THE COMPUTER.
NETWORK- A GROUP OF COMPUTERS THAT IS HOOKED TOGETHER.OPERATING SYSTEM- THE SYSTEM IN YOUR COMPUTER THAT RUNS THE THINGS YOU DO ON IT.
PC-MEANS PERSONAL COMPUTER.
QWERTY- A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A STANDARD KEYBOARD.
RIGHT CLICK- THE MOUSE HAS TWO BUTTONS THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS CALLED THE RIGHT CLICK.
SOFT RETURN- WHEN YOU KEEP TYPING AND YOU LET THE COMPUTER GO DOWN TO THE NEXT LINE WHEN YOU CONTINUE TYPING.
TOOLBAR- A SET OF BUTTONS THAT ARE PART OF A SOFTWARES PROGRAMING DURING AN OPEN WINDOW.
UPLOAD- TO LOAD SOMETHING INTO THE COMPUTER.
VIRUS-IS A IS A SMALL PROGRAM THAT CAN DAMAGE THE EFFECT OF YOUR COMPUTER.
WEBSITE-IS A COLLECTION OF WEB PAGES.
X-BOX-A GAMEING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE.
YAHOO-ONE OF THE INTERNETS MOST POPULAR SEARCH ENGINES.
ZIP FILE- BASSICLY A GROUP OF FILES THAT YOU CAN ACSESS EASIER.
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