ISP - BTT1O

TERM TABLE
Your term table is one of the pages in your Web Portfolio. You are responsible
for finding ALL the definitions for the following terms on your own.
HINT:
Look over past notes, quizzes and assignments. Please write the definitions
in your own words.
TERM

DEFINITION In Your Own Words!!!

1. Computer

An electronic program that stores and

processes data

2. Desktop

The exterior/outer part of a computer/desk

3. Icon

A graphic image describing the app on the

screen of a prossessor

4. Shortcut

The shorter way/route to something

5. Taskbar

Displayed at the top of a screen that are clicked

on to start a software application

6. Wallpaper

The background on your computer/desktop

7. Hardware

The physical devices that make up a

computer program

8. Software

Managing information that is used by a

computer

9. CPU

Central Processing Unit, the brains of the

computer, also where most calculations take
place

10.

Modem

A electronic devic that transmits data to or

from a computer

11.

Peripheral

The outer device (a peripheral device)

12.
Device

Input

Something that puts your information in a

program

13.
Device

Output

Something that takes your information out of

a program

14.

CD-RW

A bland cd that can be recorded on or erased

15.

DVD-R

A blank dvd that can record music, movies or

other data on permanently

16.

Byte

A unit that most computers use to represent

a character

17.

RAM

Random Access Memory, Computer memory

that can be accessed randomly

18.

ROM

Read Only Memory, Storage that

permanently stores data on personal
Computers

19.
Word
Processor

A word processing program that saves

documents, edits work ect.

20.

Formatting

putting it into a format

21.

Title bar

A bar at the top of a window which has the

name of the program

22.

Menu Bar

A bar at the top of the screen underneath the

title bar with drop down menus

23.

Font

The type of writing

24.
Portrait
Orientation

Screen is upright

25.
Landscape
Orientation

Screen is rotated sideways

26.

Margins

The edge or border of something

27.

Indent

Text starts further from the margin

28.

Bullets

A symbol used to put items in a list or make

a point form ect.

29.

Columns

Vertical series of cells in spreadsheet

30.

Justify

Adjust to make a straight edge at the

margins

31.

Alignment

Adjust to make it in a straight line

32.
Desktop
Publishing
33.

Graphics

Graphic item/picture diplayed on the screen

or stored

Design

Use of design items in an artistic image

35.

Text Box

The box that your information goes in

36.

Text Art

The box that your pictures go in

37.

Spreadshee

An computerized document where the data

goes in the rows and columns of a grid

38.

Worksheet

An exercise for students

39.

Cell

The rows and columns in a spreadsheet have

cells in them

40.

Row

Horizontal series of cells in a spreadsheet

41.

Column

Verticle series of cells in a spreadsheet

34.
Elements

Design and production with a specialized

software

42.
Address

Cell

The cell in between the row and colums

intersection/crossing

43.

Range

Names of the cells to make the formulas

esier

44.

Label

Text entry: ex. a heading

45.

Value

What it is worth, what is the constant value

46.

Formula

Easier for you to make calculations

47.
Electronic
Presentation

Presentation using multimedia

48.

Slide

A page of the presentation

49.

Transition

The transition from one slide to another

50.
Scheme

Animation

Adds current visual effects

51.
Internet
Web Browser
52.

Software that is used to display web pages

Hyperlink

A link from a file/document to another file

53.
Web

World Wide

Infromation system that allows documents to

be connected with other documents through
hyperlinks

54.
Engine

Search

System that searches for items in the

databass

55.

E-Mail

Program which send messages from one

individule to another

56.

Netiquette

Right way of communicating on the internet

57.

Emoticon

Smiley face (emojis)

58.
Name

Domain

Network address that identifies it

59.
Surfing

Web

Scrolling through the internet

Ethics

Moral principles

61.
View

Utilitarian

Concequences made by judging the right

and wrong

62.
View

Deontology

Judges action based on actions rule

63.

Piracy

Dont have permission to copy a purchased

software

64.

Copyright

The right to copy (have permission)

65.

Patent

Granted a right by the government to an

inventer to use a space for a limited time
and the public would not go there during that

60.

time
66.

Spam

Sending alot of emails

67.

Virus

Program that runs without your permission

and infects your data, filey ect

68.

Phishing

Get personal information for identity theft,

fraud ect

69.

Pharming

Scamming practice installed on personal

commuters

70.

Ergonomics

How people act in their work environment

71.

RSI

Relative Strength Index, Recent gains and

looses in financial markets

72.

MSI

Installer package file format by windows

73.

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility, Business

access that gives economic, social and
environmental benifits

74.

E-Waste

Electronic Waste, Old devices that use

elctricity