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Applied Skills 6th Grade Exam Review
These flashcards will help you study for your Computer Hardware Quiz and Applied Skills Final Exam!
25 cards·by mrddean
technologyreviewhardwarevocabulary
The central processing unit or the "brains" of a computer.
CPU
The physical working parts or "guts" of a computer.
Hardware
Any machine or device that feeds data into a computer (Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner).
Input Device
Any machine or device capable of representing information from a computer (Printer,
Monitor, Speakers).
Output Device
Random Access Memory or temporary memory stored on computer chips that can be accessed
randomly.
RAM
The mechanism that reads and writes data to a hard disk and stores large amounts of computer
data.
Hard Drive
These devices could be both an Output & Input Device.
Floppy Disc Drives or Flash Drives
Shortcuts on your desktop that quickly open a program or application.
Desktop Icons
A saved Word Document has this extension.
.doc or .docx
A saved PowerPoint Presentation has this extension.
.ppt or .pptx
A saved Excel Spreadsheet would have this extension.
.xls or .xlsx
A type of internet scam where the "scam" is sent to thousands of people in hopes of scamming a few
of them.
Phishing
A system of interlinked documents, sites, and pages mostly accessed with an Internet
Browser.
World Wide Web
Sending sexually explicit photos or messages via cellphones, electronics, and/or the
Internet.
Sexting
Harassing or threatening someone using cell phones, electronics, and/or the Internet.
Cyberbullying
Information that can be used to identify you or steal your identity online (Your Full Name,
Your Address, or Credit Card Numbers).
Private Information
Information about yourself that cannot be used to identify you or steal your identity
(Favorite Team or Favorite Color).
Personal Information
The area in an Excel Spreadsheet where a column and a row meet or intersect.
Cell
Information arranged vertically in an Excel Spreadsheet.
Column
Information arranged horizontally in an Excel Spreadsheet.
Row
This button on your keyboard will quickly show your Slide Show in PowerPoint.
F5 Key
A selection of text, that when clicked, will open another slide, page, or Internet site.
Hyperlink
This feature in PowerPoint changes the way your slideshow moves/changes from slide to slide.
Slide Transition
This type of list would be used when you want to organize information without any type of order.
Bulleted List
This type of list would be used when you want to organize information in a specific numbered
order.
Numbered List