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Keyboarding Vocabulary

Keyboarding Vocabulary. Unit One. Standard Word. Five characters or a combination of characters and spaces. GWAM. G ross W ords A M inute The number of standard words keyed in one minute. Shift Keys. Used in combination to type capital letters and upper symbols and punctuation.

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

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  1. Keyboarding Vocabulary Unit One

  2. Standard Word Five characters or a combination of characters and spaces.

  3. GWAM Gross Words AMinute The number of standard words keyed in one minute.

  4. Shift Keys Used in combination to type capital letters and upper symbols and punctuation

  5. Network Computers connected for the purpose of sharing hardware, software or data

  6. Hard Drive storage device located inside a computer where information can be permanently stored

  7. Hardware the physical components of a computer Some examples: Input Devices – mouse, keyboard Output Devices – monitor, printer, speaker Processor (Translator) Memory (Hard Drive, Flash Drive, CD/DVD RW drives

  8. Ergonomics science of designing the job, equipment and workplace to optimize human well-being and overall performance

  9. Document A computer file created with a word processor

  10. Files How digital information is stored

  11. Folders Used to organize files

  12. Application A software program used to perform a function or create a product

  13. Bits – smallest unit of digital information Byte – a single character of data stored in memory. A byte = 8 bits. Binary code – 2-digit code, 0 and 1, the computer understands Example: “E” in binary code  01000101 8 bits, 1 byte

  14. Dictation when one person speaks while another person transcribes what is spoken

  15. A vocabulary quiz will be given on …

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