Computer Terminology

3rd Grade

TECOSBy: Kathy Landman

Lynn Fanning Elementary

CPU

• “Central Processing Unit”

• The CPU is the brains of your computer

• It is the most important element of a computer system.

Tool Bar

• The toolbar a series of buttons in a computer program that give the user an easy way to select desktop applications, or Web browser (internet) functions. Toolbars are usually displayed as either a horizontal row or a vertical column around the edges of the page.

Spreadsheet

• A spreadsheet is a sheet of paper or computer screen that shows numbers or other data in rows and columns.

Slide

• A slide is a page in a PowerPoint presentation. For example, this page is a slide.

Insert

• To place an object between two other objects. Inserting characters, words, paragraphs and documents is common in word processing.

Search Box• A blank box appearing on a Search Engine

or Search Directory which allows you to type in words or terms. The Search Engine or Search Directory will then look for the information you requested.

Login

• The process of identifying yourself on a computer usually by entering a username and/or password.

• For example, when we login to the computer to take AR tests, we type in: – Username: lfsstudent– Password: student

Word Processing

• The creation, input, editing, and production of documents and text by means of using computer systems.

Network

• A group of connected computers that allow people to share information and equipment.

• All Madison County Schools are in a network.

Folder

• A folder is the name of a collection of related files that can be retrieved, moved, or deleted as one item.

Thank You

• Graphics = Microsoft Office

• Definitions = Some definitions taken from Webopedia (http://www.webopedia.com/)