Can Your Understand Computer Lingo?

• soft copy – copy filed on a computer
• hard copy – copy printed; you can hold it in your hand
• access – you can open and/or view the file
• application – program that prepares documents such as Word, Excel, Access, Power Point
• network – connection of computers for two reasons: to communicate and to share resources such as printers, scanners, and hard drives
• RAM – random access memory – temporary memory measured in megabytes
• Backups – saving files in more than one place
• Pixels – dots that make up images on the screen
• Cursor – locator on your screen
• Menu – selection of choices
• E-mail – electronic mail
• Internet – global connection of computers not owned by anyone