Keyboarding Definitions

CD-RomA CD-Rom is a compact disc used as a read-only memory device for a computer system. Read-only means you cannot make any changes.

Hard CopyInformation from a computer that is physically printed out; a paper copy

KeyboardA device used to input information (letters and numbers) into a computer

Disk

An object used to store information by making some type of change to a rotating disk (CD)

CPUCENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT;THE BRAINS OF THE COMPUTER WHERE MOST CALCULATIONS TAKE PLACE

Computer

AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR STORING AND PROCESSING DATA.

SOME TYPES OF COMPUTERS INCLUDE:MAINFRAMES, DESKTOP AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS, TABLETS, AND SMARTPHONES.

Laser Printer

A personal computer printer that uses non-impact (keys don’t strike the paper) photocopier technology.

Scanner

A scanner is an input device that scans documents and images, which can be imported into a computer.

SOFT COPY

A legible version of a piece of data that is not printed; an unprinted digital file

VIRUS PROTECTION SOFTWARE

Software that is designed to prevent viruses, worms and Trojan horses from getting onto a computer as well as remove any malicious software code that has already infected a computer.

QWERTYThe standard layout on English-language typewriters and keyboards, having q, w, e, r, t, and y as the first keys from the left on the top row of letters.

This key arrangement was created by Christopher Latham around 1874

FUNCTION KEYS

A button on a computer keyboard which a software can assign a particular function. For example, F1 is usually the “help” function.

DOUBLE SPACE

Each line is followed by a line without words. There is one empty space between each line. To do this, hit “enter” twice at the end of a line.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator – an address to a resource on the Internet.

BROWSER

A software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web

Major web browsers are Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge (new)

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol – the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.

SEARCH ENGINE

A software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web.

Monitor

A DISPLAY SCREEN USED TO PROVIDE VISUAL OUTPUT FROM A COMPUTER