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WordProcessing

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A feature that automatically advances text to the next line without pressing the enter key

Word Wrap

A source that gives you words that would be better to use than a

common word

Thesaurus

A series of columns and rows in which data is entered or formatted

Table

Measures the height of characters approximately 1/72 of an inch

Point Size

A designed and formatted document on which new

documents are based

template

The cell in which you can enter the data.

Active cell

A function that automatically adds the values in the cells directly above

or to the left of the active cell.

Auto Sum

Calculates the result in a cell

Formula

Takes value or values, performs an operation, and returns result to

the cell

Function

Value, cell reference, range, or text that acts as an operand in a

function formula.

argument

Category of data that make up records

field

In a database, a field that uniquely identifies each record in

a table

Primary Key

In a database, a list of information about one person or one thing

record

a structured way to tell a database to retrieve data from

one or more database tables that meet certain criteria

query

Objects that use data from tables and/or queries to create a

presentation-quality printout

report

The electronic preparation and sending messages, documents, and

images

Electronic mail

The electronic transmission of lessons over geographical

distances

Distance learning

A central connecting device in a network that joins

communications lines together in a star configuration

hub

A privately maintained computer network that can be accessed

only by authorized users.

Intranet

The rules that govern the communication of electronic

devices

protocol

Also called random access memory

memory

Controls the way computer parts work together

System software

A document in which a linked object is inserted

destination

A file that becomes part of the current file but is a separate

object that can be edited

Embedded file

A feature that compacts and compresses all presentation

elements into a single compressed file that fits on a

floppy disk

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