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6th Grade Computer Vocabulary Words

1.       Netiquette- Using your manners on the Internet

2.       Internet- This is like a “Mall of websites” where you can access information, communicate, advertise, buy, and sell using your computer and a modem or cable link

3.       Network- A local neighborhood of computers connected to each other that can communicate with each other

4.       Ethical- Doing what is right and proper even when no one is looking

5.       Plagiarism- Taking someone else’s work and using it as your own and not giving them credit for it

6.       Software Piracy- Stealing software for profit

7.       PC- Personal Computer

8.       CPU- Central Processing Unit

9.       Monitor- The computer screen

10.    Modem- The circuitry that changes the signals that allows your PC to communicate to the Internet

11.     Word Processing- Using a program to type a document (text).

12.   Microsoft Word- A specific word processing program

13.   Mouse- A small device attached to the computer that you use to maneuver around the desktop.

14.    Keyboard- A rectangular device attached to the computer that has buttons on it.

15.    CD-ROM- An electronic device that allows the user to use CD-ROM’s and CD’s

16.    RAM- Random Access Memory

17.    ROM- Read-Only Memory

18.    Floppy Disk- A small portable storage device

19.     Icon- A small picture or image on the computer that a user can “click” on to open an object, folder, or program.

20.    Cut & Paste- The process of moving an object or text from  one place to another.

21.    Opening- retrieving a previously saved document/project

22.    Saving- naming and placing a document/project into memory

23.    Folder- the place/location where information is stored

24.    Software- programs

25.    Hardware- The physical equipment that composes the computer (CPU)

26.     Font- The visual style of text

27.     Formatting (document)- editing/changing items in a document/project

28.     Formatting (Disk)- preparing a disk to be used with a specific program, or computer format (IBM vs. MAC)

29.     Desktop- the screen on the monitor that has the start button and allows you access to your computer files and programs

30.     Toolbar- usually a gray strip of color, which contains buttons to edit or modify a project.

31.     Snail-mail- The mail you get through your postal service at home

32.       E-mail- Electronic Mail

33.      Chat Room- A location on the Internet where you can have one or more conversations through typing on your keyboard.

34.      Cursor- The blinking line that shows you where text will appear when you type.

35.      WWW- World Wide Web

36.      URL- Universal Resource Locator

37.      ISP- Internet Service Provider

38.      Hyperlinks- A cross reference (either underlined or blue) that takes you to a related document or location when clicked

39.      Forwarding- Taking E-mail you have received and sending it on to someone else.

40.    Attachments- Files or documents connected to an E-mail.

41.    Row- Boxes of information in a horizontal line

42.      Column- Boxes of information in a vertical line

43.      Header/Footer- Printed information placed in either the top margin or bottom margin of a document, usually repeated on every page.

44.      Data- Information gathered or compiled in the form of facts, figures, characters, or words.

45.      Spreadsheet- A table of values and information arranged in rows and columns.

46.      Tutorial- A program that instructs the user of a system or software package by simulating the capabilities of the system/software.

47.      Microsoft Excel- A specific Spreadsheet program.

48.      @ - The symbol used in E-mail addresses that stands for “at”.

49.      ă - The “copyright” symbol.

50.      Web Browser- A program, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, which allows the user to access hypertext links to different sites on the WWW.

51.      Install- Adding software or peripherals.

52.      Multimedia- A computer application that combines text, graphics, full-motion video, and/or sound into an integrated package.

53.      Import- To bring data or a file from one program/system to another.

54.      Export- To send data created in one program to a second program.

55.      Text- Data in the form of words and sentences (not including graphics or charts).

56.      Microsoft Publisher- A specific multimedia publishing program.

57.      Search Engines- A program that allows you to perform searches for data on the Internet.

58.      Home Page- The first screen containing information that you see when you “enter” the Internet.

59.      Cell- One box or unit for entering information within a spreadsheet.

60.      Reload/Refresh- To renew the image on a display screen.

61.      Presentation Software- Programs that enable you to create a “document” in which you can visually share an idea.

62.      Microsoft Power Point- A specific presentation program

63.      Scanner- A device that converts images and text printed on paper into digital information that can be stored and processed as a computer file.

64.      Digital Camera- A photographic device that turns the pictures captured into digital images to be stored as a computer file.

65.      Cite- To quote by way of authority, or proof.

66.      Laser Disc- Optical disk: one on which programs are recorded for playback on a television.

67.      LCD Projector- (liquid-crystal display) a peripheral that takes digital information and displays it onto a screen.

68.      Gigabytes- (Abbreviated G or GB) A unit of measurement of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes.

69.      Megabytes- (Abbreviated MB or meg) A unit of measurement of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 kilobytes.

70.      Troubleshooting- To investigate and brainstorm possible resolutions to a problem then narrow them down to find the correct solution.

71.      Templates- A pattern or model that is used as a starting point for creating a document.

72.      Query- A request to a database for information.

73.      Graphics- The display and manipulation of pictorial information by computers.

74.      Programming- The process of writing a set of instructions that a computer can understand and execute.

75.      LAN- Local Area Network

76.      Transitional Effects- In MS Power Point, the changes that occur between each slide during a presentation.

77.      Microsoft Access- A specific database management system.

78.      Database- An organized collection of information that can be searched, retrieved, changed, and sorted using a database management system.

79.      Http- (abbreviation for: hypertext transfer protocol) A client-server code used in the World Wide Web to direct the transfer of data.

80.      HTML- (abbreviation for: hypertext markup language) A coding system or language used in the World Wide Web to format text and set up hyperlinks between documents.