3rd Grade Vocab Lib/Tech CD

A hardware device of a computer system that controls the arrow cursor on a computer. It is an input device.

• Menu

• Modem

• Mouse

• Save

Words arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet.

• Author

• Search Engine

• Illustrator

• Alphabetical

A fictional story that includes magic, magical creatures or lands. May begin with "Once upon a time..." It may end with "and they lived happily ever after."

• Fairy Tale

• Nonfiction

• Legends

• Website

The bolded words at the top of a dictionary page, telling you the first and last word on that page. Helps you to quickly skim and scan in order to find the word you are looking for.

• Technology

• Guide Words

• Maximize

• Username

The screen where information from the computer shows up. This is an output device.

• Mouse

• Monitor

• Modem

• Cursor

A set of keys/buttons used to type information into a computer. This is an input device.

• Illustrator

• Internet/www

• Text

• Keyboard

An arrow or blinking line that tells you where on the screen you are working.

• Cursor

• Mouse

• Modem

• Dictionary

Computer software used to search data for specified information.

• Internet/www

• File

• Username

• Search Engine

A place on the Internet where you can get information, see pictures or videos, find maps, and learn new things.

• Application

• Icon

• Website

• Text

A communications system that connects computers and database all over the world via the World Wide Web.

• Cursor

• Internet/www

• Technology

• Monitor