Controls

when the  commands are in control In computer programming,

Contextual tabs

it controls the tabs information

Context sensitive

exhibiting different behavior depending on a task or situation

Conditional formatting

it only functions when certain criteria  is met

Compatibility mode:

it operates older processor, operating system, and/or harddrive

Comparison operators

its when your  giving a result of true or false

Comment

to write or making a statement to something or someone

Column chart

a bar chart that shows vertical information

Clustered column chart

its a type of bar chart/graph

Close button

the red botton on the top right hand corner

Clipboard

a small writing board with a clip that holds papaers

Clip art

pictures that go straight to word document.

citation

its considered an official paper about a person.

Circular reference

its when somethings goes wrong on a computer program its called a programmable error

Center

the center of anything such as a center word document.

Cell address

its where you know the location of your spread sheet on excel is located.

Cell

i9ts your personal working area and you can change it to what your prefer

Cash flow analysis

the way  the money business goes in and out

Bulleted list

its a list of examples and ideas you would want to write down and  your put bullets in front.

Bullet point

a bullet point is a sentence of information just with an added bullet in the front of it

Bullet

a bullet is a form of separating notes or thoughts you would like to jot down

Borders

its the frame or outline of the sites you attend ; it can be in a certain decorative pattern

LAB2 COMMON SKILLS

1. When you press both ALT & TAB its a shortcut to getting to your running programs.

2.to select all is ctrl+a ; to copy ctrl+c; to paste ctrl +v;  to make the bullet points on word its on the home tab; to make the font larger or smaller its on the home tab in the font section; to make columns for both word and powerpoint its on the home tab. under paragraph;

3. power point and word are similar  when it comes to changing the font size, the spacing, the bullet points & colums.

4. you cant do the the steps on neither  excel or access because you dont have for the spacing.

Lab 3 word art

many things your can do with word art is your can make the style different you can make it slanted; make it 3-d; you can put boarders on the title  and there are shadow affects on it.you can make the letter form a shape. and you can put the fill with any color you choose

bibliography

its when you list the places and times of where you get your information from.

Bar chart

its a graphical chart. that shows the information yu put in it.

Backwardly compatible

its the cable that transfers your screen to eiither a  projected screen or your home t.v.

AutoRecover

its when an application is opened and it auto saves just incase your application crashes you can recover it within seconds.

AutoForm

auto form is when an image is put into a place with just pieces of parts

AutoFit

when an image or word is fitted in automatically

AutoComplete

when something gets completed as soon as you click a botton

Attachment

Its when your adding something to a place or when to things are together.

Argument

a place of data that has a variable representing it.

Application software

its a computer spfware that can help you fix any wrongs the computer has.

Animations

its rapid movements of 2-d& 3-d images.

Anchor

an anchor is a metal heavy instrument that prevents things to move from its place

American Psychological Association (APA)

the largest organized group of psychologi

Alignment

an alignment is how straight a thing is .

ActiveX controls

its small programs that add features to the web browser your on.

Active cell

its a program your currently working on.

Absolute cell reference

its when any formual is copied and it isnt changed anywhere else .

3-D pie chart

a 3-d pie chart is a 3-dimensional circlegraph chart.

Shortcut menu

Shortcut keys

Shortcut

Serial ports

Sender

Select (highlight)

Search engines

Search

Scroll bar

Scanner

Right-click

Restore

Relational database

Receiver

Read-only memory (ROM)

Random access memory (RAM)

Radio buttons

Protocol

Problem solving

Presentation software

Pointing device

Pointer

Plug and play

pointer

Plug and play

Personal information management software (PIMS)

People

Parallel ports

Output devices

Option buttons

Optical storage devices

Operating systems

noteBOOK COMPUTER

nonimpact printers

network operating system

network operating system

network drive

network

my network places

my documents

my computer

multitasking

Multimedia software

MS-DOS

move

mouse bottons

mouse

motherboard

modem

minimize

minicomputers

Microprocessors

microcomputer

menu bar

menu

memory

maximize

mainframe computers

main memory

log on

its when you enter the computer

log off

local area network

linking

lanuage translators

keyboard

internet explorer

internet

instruction cycle (I-cycle)

input devices

impact printers

icons

Hardware

Hard disk drive

Hackers

Graphics software

Graphical user interfaces (GUIs)

Fragmented files

folders bar

folder

firewall

file name

EXTENSION

Execution cycle (E-cycle)

DVD

dragging

double click

document file icons

distance learning

Disk Defragmenter

disk cleanup

dialog

destination

desktop theme

desktop shortcuts

a desktop shortcut is an icon on your desktop that leads you to where u want your destination to be

desktop

its a screen that has all the programs

default

its when your computer does something when yu dont tell it to do it.

database software

a software publisher

database

a type of information that is all organized and related

data communications

when information is transfered digitally

data

when a bunch of facts r collected

copy

making multiples of things

controller

someone who is in the control of anything

control panel

its a surface that includes switches and dials and can meter for any electrical devices

content pane

the web browser.

computer

a computer is  A type of machine that performs calculating automactically

commands

when something  is being directed.

clicking

its a sound or action

channel

where every electrical signal passes threw

central processing unit (cpu)

one of the parts of a computer that does most of the processing

CD-ROM

CD -ROM is the compact disk

byte

its storage that stands for 8 bits.

boot

boot is when the computer is being turned on and its processes threw the operating system

bit

a small peice of anything

background

the background is a computer desktop monitor screen.

applications software

any software designed to to approach a specific task you need to do.

application file icons

Its the shortcut icons to reach an application.

algorithm

a specific way to slove a problem

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

a coding way of bussiness with different type of computers to communicate.

address bar

the address bar is the bar where you type in the URL. for the website you want to go to.

active window

an active window is the first window you have in front of your screen.