Computer Vocabulary

The bar at the bottom of the screen that shows all open programs.

• Notification Area

• Task Bar

• Quick Launch

First screen that you see on the monitor when you switch on your computer is called the.

• Desktop

• Icons

• Start Button

• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Tux Paint

• Excel
• Explorer
• Google Chrome
• Word

Which page setup looks like this?

• landscape
• portrait

The way letters and words look

• dialogue box
• cursor
• clicking
• font

Click and drag across a word or sentence so you can make changes to it.

• italics
• highlight
• icon

Symbols or pictures that you can click on to perform an action

• icon
• italics
• highlight

What is the row where your fingers should always start and end when typing?

• End row
• Home Row
• Middle row
• QWERTY row

What is this called?

• Cursor
• Mouse
• Pointer
• Clicker