Wednesday, October 27, 2010

attachment

11. is a file that you can connect to using and attach button incase you would like to send something

argument

10. a value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

application software

8. a software that a user uses to perform a certain or multiple tasks related to the subject

tools on microsoft word hometab

clipboard: paint
format painter
font: font
font size
bold
italic
underline
strikethrough
subscript
change case
grow font
shrink font
text highlight color
font color
clear formatting
paragraph: bullets

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

animations

8. an order of images either of 2D or 3D artwork or model in order to create an illusion or movement

anchor

7. an HTML tag that links to other subjects or topics of interest

american psychological association (APA)

6. is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the U.S.that includes around 152,000 members

alignment

5. adjusting the parts of something in a straight order

avtiveX controls

4. small programs that add dynamic and interactive features to a web page

active cell

3. a cell that you are currently working on

absolute cell reference

2. a specific cell reference in a formula that doesn't change if copied elsewhere.

VS MP2 3D pie chart

1. a three dimensional circular graph that has radii extending form the center of the circle that is set to a certain angle to represent a specific percentage of an item

Lab 3 Word Art

          In this lab, I copied and pasted a word art image of my name from Microsoft Word to Microsoft Powerpoint. We created the image on word by first looking for the insert tab on the ribbon, selecting on Word Art. Then, we selected our dessired design and we typed our name in the dialogue box. We tested their various diffrent types of colors and warps for the image. Once the imag was put on the document, we experimented with its shadows and positions of the shadows as well as 3D effects. Then we highlighted over the text and copied it to Microsoft Powerpoint.

Lab 2 Common Skills

                Yesterday, we learned how to copy and paste sentences on both Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. In order to do so, you are supposed to highlight a certain sentence and then press ctrl + c to copy the sentence. You then are supposed to ctrl + v to paste on your destination for the sentence to be at.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

my computer

81.) my computer- an application that comes with the windows XP and is used to see the contents of the hard disk drive and the computers removable storage devices

multitasking

80.) multitasking- to execute multiple programs at once

multimedia software

79.) multimedia software- is a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, still images, animation, videos, and interactivity put together in a software

MS-DOS

78.) MS-DOS- an operating system developed for personal computers

move

77.) move- to go or proceed from one to another

mouse buttons

76.) mouse buttons- the left and right clicks on a mouse and the wheel in between that lets you scroll up and down on a page

mouse

75.) mouse- is a pointing device that detects two-dimensional motions relative to its surface

motherboard

74.) motherboard- is the central printed circuit board in any modern computer and hols many of the components of a computer.

modem

73.) modem- an electronic equipment used to connect computers by a telephone line

minimize

72.) minimize- to make something small

minicomputers

71.) minicomputers- smaller than a mainframe computer but larger than a microcomputer and is the smallest single-user system

microprocessors

70.) microprocessors- an integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs both the processing and controls the system

microcomputer

69.) microcomputer- a personal computer that is based on a microprocessor and is designed to be used by one person at a time

menu bar

68.) menu bar- is a region in the computer where the computer menus are housed.

menu

67.) menu- a list of commands provided by the computer for the user to operate with

memory

66.) memory- data that is saved, remembered and kept in storage for later use

maximize

65.) maximize- to make something as large as possible

mainframe computers

64.) mainframe computers-powerful computers used by large organizations for a bulk amount of data

main memory

63.) main memory- storage area inside a computer that is used as a scratch pad for programs in order to load and use data

log on

62.) log on- to enter a computer

log off

61.) log off- to exit a computer

local area network (LAN)

60.) local area network (LAN)- a local computer network used for communication between other computers

linking

59.) linking- the URL on a webpage

language translators

58.) language translators- translates between 2 different languages

keyboard

57.) keyboard- is an input device that is used to type in information using a set of keys

internet explorer

56.) internet explorer- a kind of web browser that was made by microsoft

internet

55.) internet- a computer network that consists of world wide network and allows you to access into anything

instruction cycle (I-cycle)

54.) instruction (I-cycle)- the time required to execute the fastest instructions on a processor

input devices

53.) input devices- and peripheral device or hardware piece that is used to provide data and control signals to a computer or an information processing unit

impact printers

52.) impact printers- a type of printer that strikes the paper in order to form images

icons

51.) icons- Greek word meaning "image" or a small pictogram that represents its application

hardware

50.) hardware- the physical parts of a computer

hard disk drive

49.) hard disk drive- device that stores digital data on rigid discs

hackers

48.) hackers- a programmer that breaks into other computer systems to damage, change or steal files

graphics software

47.) graphics software- editing software that allows you to edit images on a computer

graphical user interfaces (GUIs)

46.) graphical user interface (GUIs)- this allows multiple ways to interact with technologies other than the computer

Saturday, October 9, 2010

fragmented files

45.) fragmented files- files that are broken up into small fragments scattered over hard disk

Friday, October 8, 2010

folders bar

44.) folders bar- a bar at the left of a window of a folder that is opened and shows the list of other files that has been saved into the computer