1. Keyboarding Definitions

2. CD-Rom A 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.

3. Hard Copy Information from a computer that is physically printed out; a paper copy

4. Keyboard A device used to input information (letters and numbers) into a computer

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

6. CPU CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT; THE BRAINS OF THE COMPUTER WHERE MOST CALCULATIONS TAKE PLACE

7. Computer AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR STORING AND PROCESSING DATA. SOME TYPES OF COMPUTERS INCLUDE: MAINFRAMES, DESKTOP AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS, TABLETS, AND SMARTPHONES.

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. QWERTY The 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

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

14. 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.

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

16. 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)

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

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

19. Monitor A DISPLAY SCREEN USED TO PROVIDE VISUAL OUTPUT FROM A COMPUTER