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Alignment is the position of
your text on the page.
AutoSum is a feature
used in spreadsheets to
automatically add the ‘Sum’
function.
Backdrop (in Scratch) is
the background of the
programme we create.
Bar chart is a graph that
uses bars to show and
compare values.
Block (in Scratch) is an
instruction which tells the
computer what to do.
Many blocks form a script,
which is a computer
programme.
Cell format is the way
we change a cell/text’s
appearance without
changing the number/text
itself in a cell.
Cloud storage is the space
we use online to store and
access our files.
Computing is when a
computer makes different
calculations.
Copy is to make two of the
same items.
Cut is to remove something
from one place and move it
to another place.
Data is information that can
be stored in a computer.
Event (in Scratch) is a block
that starts the script.
Find and Replace means
to look for a word or set
of words and put another
word or set of words in their
place.
Footer is the lower part of
a document which contains
information.
Formula is a command in
a spreadsheet that makes
specific calculations.
Header is the upper part of
a document which contains
information.
If statement is a computer
command that uses a
logical test to choose
between two possible
results.
Input is anything that goes
‘in’ the computer. Typing on
the keyboard or clicking the
mouse is considered input.
Move is to transfer
something from one place
to another.
Online storage space is
where you can store and
access your files online.
Output is anything that
comes ‘out’ of the
computer. Sounds that
come out of speakers or
what you see on a screen is
considered output.
Page numbering is the
process of numbering the
pages of a document.
Paste is to put something copied
or cut from one place to another.
Pie chart is a graph that shows
values as slices of a circle.
Programme is a set of
instructions that tell a computer
to carry out a task.
Run is to carry out a programme
on the computer.
Script is a set of instructions
used to make the computer do
different things.
Search is what we do when we
look for a specific file or word.
Segment is a piece of a pie
chart.
Speech recognition software
is a programme that uses a
microphone to identify the words
we say, using them as commands
to control a computer.
Sprite is an image on the screen
which can be controlled by
a computer programme.
Sum is a function used in
spreadsheets that calculates
the total value of numbers in
a specific group of cells.
Variable is the form data takes
when stored in a computer.
Voice commands are words
we speak into the microphone
of a computer to control what
a computer does.
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