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2              Glossary
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             Address bar is where you type the                     Educational website is a website

             address of a website to visit it.                     which contains educational material
             Antivirus software is a programme                     that is useful for students and

             we use to protect our computers                       teachers.
             from viruses.                                         Favourite is a way of saving a

             App (short for application) is                        website address for later use.
             a programme we use to work on                         Firewall is a programme we use to

             a computer.                                           protect our computers from hackers
             Backspace key is the key you use to                   and malicious software.

             delete letters and words on the left                  Font is the size, colour, or style of
             of a cursor.                                          your text.

             Binary Code is a coding system                        Formula is a set of instructions
             which uses the digits ‘1’ and ‘0’                     we use in a spreadsheet to make

             to represent letters, numbers, or                     calculations.
             characters in a computer.                             Internet is a network of technologies

             Bookmark is a way of saving a                         all over the world.
             website address for later use.                        Internet browser is an app which

             Cell is a box in a spreadsheet grid.                  allows us to search the internet.

             Cell reference is the name of a cell                  Keyboard is the part of a computer
             in a spreadsheet. A cell reference is                 we use to type letters and numbers.
             made up of the letter of the column                   Label is a spreadsheet cell, which

             and the number of the row.                            contains a word.
             Cursor is the arrow or pointing hand                  Menu is a list of things we can do in

             that moves on the screen when we                      an app.
             move our mouse.                                       Operating system is a programme

             Delete is to remove or erase                          that lets you run other programmes
             something.                                            or applications on your computer.

             Delete key is the key you use to                      Presentation is a group of slides
             delete letters and words on the right                 that have text, audio, pictures, and

             of a cursor.                                          videos. We use a presentation to

                                                                   help us share ideas with others.


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