Basic Computer Skills

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  1. 2. TURNS ON A COMPUTER
  2. 6. TO CHANGE SOMETHING TO MAKE IT PERSONAL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
  3. 10. A PLACE TO TYPE ON A COMPUTER
  4. 12. KEY THAT ALLOWS SPECIAL SHORTCUTS (EX: "THIS KEY"+Z= UNDO)
  5. 13. INDICATES WHERE THE MOUSE IS ON A PAGE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CURSOR
  6. 15. KEY THAT MAKES A LETTER CAPITAL OR ALLOWS THE TOP CHARACTER ON THE NUMBER KEYS (EX: @, !)
  7. 21. A DROP DOWN MENU THAT OFFERS MANY CHOICES OF WHERE TO GO NEXT ON A WEBPAGE (OFTEN SHOWN AS THREE DOTS OR THREE LINES AT THE TOP OF A PAGE)
  8. 22. KEY THAT MAKES A SPACE
  9. 25. AN AREA OF THE COMPUTER WHERE YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE THE COMPUTER TO BE SPECIFIC FOR YOUR USE
  10. 26. NO SOUND
  11. 28. CLICKING THIS BUTTON ON THE MOUSE/TOUCHPAD OPENS A DROP DOWN MENU
  12. 30. A PLACE TO PLUG IN AN EXTERNAL DEVICE
  13. 31. MENU THAT IS HIDDEN UNTIL YOU CLICK IT
  14. 32. A PLACE TO MOVE THE CURSOR ON A LAPTOP
  15. 36. A FOLDABLE/PORTABLE COMPUTER
  16. 38. MAKES ALL LETTERS CAPITAL LETTERS UNTIL YOU PRESS IT AGAIN
  17. 39. PROGRAMS USED BY A COMPUTER
  18. 41. ACTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO OPEN A MENU
  19. 43. MAIN AREA OF A SCREEN BEHIND ICONS AND OPEN PROGRAMS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DESKTOP
  20. 45. THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER
  21. 47. SELECT TEXT TO CHANGE OR DELETE
  22. 48. PROCESS OF ENTERING A USERNAME AND PASSWORD TO GIVE YOU ACCESS TO A COMPUTER OR WEBSITE
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  1. 1. MOVES THE CURSOR
  2. 3. A PLACE TO STORE INFORMATION/FILES ON THE INTERNET
  3. 4. CIRCLE BUTTONS THAT ONLY ALLOW ONE CHOICE FROM A LIST
  4. 5. TO GET A NEWER VERSION, INCREASES SECURITY AND FIXES BUGS
  5. 7. CURSOR THAT SHOWS YOU CAN INSERT OR CHANGE TEXT
  6. 8. A PLACE TO STORE INFORMATION/FILES ON A COMPUTER
  7. 9. A PLACE TO STORE INFORMATION/FILES ON A PORTABLE STICK
  8. 11. KEY THAT DELETES CHARACTERS TO THE LEFT OF THE CURSOR
  9. 14. KEY THAT MAKES A NEW LINE
  10. 16. MOVES THE CURSOR
  11. 17. THE LOUDNESS OF THE SOUND COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS
  12. 18. A SMALL, TOUCH SCREEN COMPUTER THAT RESEMBLE A LARGE SMARTPHONE
  13. 19. SHOWS THE COMPUTER IS WORKING AND YOU SHOULD WAIT
  14. 20. CURSOR THAT INDICATES YOU WILL OPEN A LINK
  15. 23. A PLACE TO MOVE FILES THAT ARE NO LONGER NEEDED
  16. 24. ACTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO PICK UP A FILE OR FOLDER ICON
  17. 27. MAIN AREA OF A SCREEN BEHIND ICONS AND OPEN PROGRAMS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BACKGROUND
  18. 29. A CLICK-HOLD-RELEASE TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO MOVE FILES OR WINDOWS
  19. 33. SQUARE BOXES THAT ALLOW YOU TO SELECT MILTIPLE OPTIONS FROM A LIST
  20. 34. AN ACTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO OPEN A FILE OR FOLDER
  21. 35. ACTION THAT MOVES THE PAGE UP OR DOWN (YOU CAN CLICK THE ARROWS OR DRAG THE BAR ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW)
  22. 37. A PICTURE OF A FILE OR FOLDER
  23. 40. WIRELESS WAY TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET
  24. 42. SCREEN THAT SHOWS INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTER
  25. 44. THE BLINKING LINE THAT WRITES OR DELETES LETTERS
  26. 46. KEY THAT MOVES THE CURSOR TO THE NEXT TAB STOP