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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