Across
- 1. (Gross Words A Minute) the number of keystrokes a typist can make in a timed period
- 5. The slant of the characters in a font.
- 6. Programs that tell the computer what to do.
- 9. input, processing, output, and storage.
- 11. software A program that finds and removes viruses from a computer.
- 13. Spacing the type of spacing where you would manually press the enter key two times and a blank line would be between each keyed line
- 15. a handheld device that is often used in conjunction with a desktop or other PC.
- 17. card The equipment inside a computer that creates the image on the screen.
- 19. A disk for storing computer information. It looks like an audio CD.
- 20. stationary that contains a company's name, address, phone/fax number and email address
- 22. a specific computer record; it could contain data such as text (eg essay.doc), or a program such as paint.exe.
- 24. randomaccess memory
- 25. a supporting document in a report; it is usually placed after the title page and before the first page of the report
- 27. specific size and style of type within a type family
Down
- 2. The overall lightness or darkness of a typeface design, or the gradations of lightness to darkness within a font family.
- 3. The first 6 letters on English-language keyboards are Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The first 6 letters on French-language keyboards are A-Z-E-R-T-Y.
- 4. All hard disks and floppy disks have to be electronically prepared for use by a process called formatting.
- 5. The default printing orientation for a page of text in which the height of the page is greater than the width. (same as portrait orientation)
- 6. most powerful computer used to do things like predict hurricanes and navigate satellites.
- 7. "What You See Is What You Get." With a WYSIWIG program if you print a document it looks the same on paper as it looks on the screen.
- 8. the message of the letter or memo
- 10. Spacing the type of spacing where you would manually press the enter key one time and no blank lines are between each keyed line
- 12. software controls the operation of a computer.
- 14. Line the name of the person sending the letter
- 15. An on-screen symbol, usually an arrow, that shows the current position of the mouse.
- 16. disk The main disk inside a computer used for storing programs and information. It is hard because it is metal. See floppy disk
- 18. Equipment for converting paper documents to electronic documents that can be used by a computer.
- 21. memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
- 23. Central Processing Unit. This is a PC's heart or "brains"
- 26. bound Report multi-page reports that are bound or stapled on the left side of the pages; the left margin is set wider to allow space for binding