Practice keyboarding skills
Computer terms for grade 4:
Computer is a machine that works with data, numbers words, and pictures
CPU is central processing unit the brain of the computer
Monitor TV like screen
Computer window Is rectangular area that shows information
Shift key makes capital better
Hard drive Magnetic disk that stores program instructions
Printer prints words and pictures called printout or hard copy
Home row asdfghjkl;
Desktop the screen that is shown when computer opens
Task bar strip along bottom of the window and shows what is open
Toolbar strip along top of the window
Start button makes the start menu appear
Start menu contains all programs and files
Hardware computer and all equipment attached to it
Software instructions that tell the computer what to do to make it useful
Input device keyboard or mouse
Memory allows computer to store data and programs
USB Flash Drive mass storage device
Icon is a picture that stands for part or program
Double Click opens a file
Enter or Return start a new line
File or document is piece of paper with information that has a name
Folder is a storage place that contains one or more documents
Scroll Bar allows movement through a document
Keyboarding is typing
Ribbon is the panel in Microsoft office 2007
Word Processing software used for writing documents
URL uniform resource locator
Uniform Resource locator is the address of a web site
Word Wrap a feature that allows text to move to the next line at the end of
the right margin
