lesson 1 word terms

Lesson 1 word terms

1. Auto correct -an automatic feature in software that corrects common spelling and capitalization errors, and can replace certain designated characters with special symbols
2. Clipboard – an area of the computer’s memory reserved by windows to temporarily store text and other objects that have been cut or copied from a file
3. Copy – a command that duplicates a selected data
4. Cut – a command that removes selected data
5. Document – in word, a file of any length that contains text and/or other objects. Letters, resumes, memos, and reports are examples of common documents
6. Edit – to make changes to document
7. File – a collection of data or information saved and stored under a name
8. File type – The kind of data stored in a file. Most modern operating systems use the filename extension to determine the file type though some store this information elsewhere in the file system. The file type is used to choose an appropriate icon to represent the file in a GUI and the correct application with which to view, edit, run, or print the file.
9. Find – a command that searches for specified text and or formatting in a document.

10. Grammar Checker – An editing tool that reviews the grammar used in a file, highlights possible errors, and suggests one or more ways to fix the error.

11. Insertion Point – A blinking vertical line that shows your current position in a document.

12. Insert Mode – A method of inserting text into a file by pushing existing characters to the right instead of overwriting them.

13. Overtype Mode – A method of inserting text into a file by overwriting existing characters with new ones.

14. Paste – a command that inserts text or an object from the clipboard into a document.

15. Placeholders – In word, formatted text within a template file that you can replace with your own text.

16. Replace – A command that searches fir specified text and/or formatting in a document and replaces it with new text and/or formatting that you specified.

17. Save – To store a document on a disk as a named file.

18. Spelling Checker – An editing tool that reviews the spelling in a file, highlights possible misspelled words, and suggests one or more replacements.

19. Template – A file that contains basic formatting, text, and/or formulas that you can customize to create a new file.

20. Thesaurus – In word, a language tool that provides definitions and a list of synonyms for a selected word.

verb sentences

act-tom cruse is an act
active –my dog is active
add –I add numbers
analyze –I analyze dead people
answer –I answer question
approximate –my shoes were approximate
ask –I asked questions
apply –I applied for the job
Carry –I carried the football
Calculate- I calculated the numbers
Choose –I choose her
Classify –I classify number
Collect –I collect football and shoes
Communicate –I communicate with people
Compare –I compare clothes
Connect –I connected the dots
Construct –I am very constructive
Contrast –I contrast sports
Convert –I converted classes

Week #7 Terms

Carry - to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.

Calculate - to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.

Choose - to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.

Classify - to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.

Collect - to gather together; assemble: The professor collected the students' exams.

Communicate - to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.

Compare - to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.

Connect -
to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.

Construct - to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.

Contrast - to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.

Convert- to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.