6th Grade Technology Terms - 2nd Trimester

The arrangement of text or graphics relative to a margin. 

A program in which you do your work

Electronic illustrations that can be inserted into a document.

The act of giving an instruction to your Mac

Duplicating a section of a document (or graphic) and placing it in a buffer (clipboard) until it is pasted somewhere else.

A graphical user interface used as a storage place for any program or file in the operating system.

A command that forces the computer to quit whatever program or operations it is running.

The overall organization and look of a document, graphic image, or any type of production. Elements such as font; bold, italic, and underlined text; spacing; and borders are all part of it.

The condition of a computer when the computer does not respond to commands; one kind of crash

A computer storage device that is permanently placed inside a computer.

To select by clicking once on an icon or by highlighting text in a document.

A peripheral (external) device that is connected to a computer and used to transfer information into the computer. 

In word processing, the short flashing marker which indicates where your next character or graphic will begin or be placed.

Using a special combination of keys in place of using the mouse.

In printing from a computer, to print sideways on the page.

A way of specifying vertical space between lines on a document; i.e. single spacing, double spacing, or 1.5 line spacing.

To exit a personal computer system, end a session for a defined user on a shared computer, or exit a network.

The temporary holding area where data is stored while it is being used or changed; the amount of RAM a computer has installed.

The line of options across the top of a window that displays the names of available menus, such as File, Edit, and View.

The TV-like screen that lets you see your computer output.

The peripheral through which information from a computer is communicated to the outside world. The peripheral through which information from a computer is communicated to the outside world.   

A range of graphically displayed choices, such as colors or collections of tools, that can be selected in an application.

To insert text, or other material, from the clipboard or copy buffer.

What a computer does to the information you give it.

A document that helps to organize data in rows and columns of cells. Each cell can contain words, a number or a formula.