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1 st Semester Exam Test Prep. Computer Discovery. CPU. The ______________ best represents the “brains” of the computer. Central Processing Unit. CPU stands for _________ __________ _________. hardware. ___________ is all the components you can physically touch. software.
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1st Semester Exam Test Prep Computer Discovery
CPU • The ______________ best represents the “brains” of the computer.
Central Processing Unit • CPU stands for _________ __________ _________.
hardware • ___________ is all the components you can physically touch.
software • The set of instructions that tell a computer what to do is called______________.
Read Only Memory (ROM) • The permanent memory of the computer is the ________ ________ ___________.
Microsoft Word • The following are basic parts of hardware EXCEPT _____________: • Monitor • Microsoft Word • Speaker • Printer • Keyboard
Monitor • The following is not an example of an input device: • Keyboard • Joystick • Mouse • Monitor • Microphone
Monitor & Printer • The two main output devices:
B drive • The following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT: • A drive • B drive • C drive • D drive
L4 • To type the letter “a” use the ______ finger.
L3 • To type the letter “s” use the _____ finger.
L2 • To type the letter “c” use the _____ finger.
R2 • To type the letter “i” use the _____ finger.
R1 • To type the letter “n” use the _____ finger.
Insert • Switches between insert mode and typeover mode.
Spacebar • Inserts space between words and sentences.
Arrow Keys • Causes the insertion point to move to the left margin and down to the next line.
Function keys • Perform particular software operations when used alone or in combination with other keys.
Home Keys • The eight keys where you keep your fingers.
tab • Moves the insertion point to a preset position.
scrolling • As you type text that is wider than the screen, the text moves up so you can see it.
Right Shift • Makes capital letters and certain symbols when used with the left hand.
Insertion point • A mark that blinks on the screen. It appears where text will be entered.
backspace • Deletes the character to the left of the insertion point.
CAPS LOCK • Capitalizes all letters when locked down.
Arrow keys • Moves the insertion point in the direction indicated by the arrow on each key.
word-wrap • When you reach the end of the line you are typing, the next words will move down to the next line.
escape • “Backs out” of commands.
Left shift • Makes capital letters and certain symbols when used with the right hand.
delete • Deletes the character to the right of the insertion point.
Control key • Performs a specific software operation when depressed as another key is struck.
header • Contains the information that appears at the top of pages in a document.
cut • Removes selected text from a document.
citations • Notes that are placed in the report body to mark material taken from other sources.
bullets • Use these for a list when the items can be listed in any order.
footer • Contains all of the information at the bottom of a page.
body • Contains the paragraphs that make up the report.
format • To place text on a page so it looks good and is easy to read.
title • The main heading that tells what the report is about.
tabs • Set locations at which text can be placed.
points • Font size is measured by these.
copy • Copies selected text so it can be pasted to another location.
paste • Places text that has been cut or copied into a document.
Office Button • ____________________ is a round button with the Microsoft Office® insignia on it. Clicking it reveals commands that resided in the File menu in earlier versions of Word.
ribbon • ____________________ is the core of the new Word interface. It replaces the drop-down menus and toolbars of previous versions of Word and organizes and displays the various functions that Word provides.
tabs and groups • The Ribbon is made up of ____________ and ____________.
tabs • _________________ are the main organizational categories for Word functions. When you click on a tab, the functions within that tab appear on the Ribbon.
groups • ________________ are the commands displayed within each tab are further organized into groups.
launcher • Some groups also have a little square at their bottom right, called a _____________ that you press to launch a dialog box that provides more commands in the category that the group covers.