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Year 8 LAC Words

Topic: E-Safety

Internet – The Internet is made up of millions of computers around the world. They are connected together to exchange data.
E-Safety – This involves being careful and staying safe when using any form of information technology
Chat Room - A chat room is a place on the internet where people with similar interests can meet and communicate together by typing messages on their computer
Cyber Bullying – Cyber bullying means to try to hurt someone’s feelings by using technology such as the internet, email, chat rooms and text.
E-mail - Email or electronic mail is a way of sending messages over the internet
Search Engine – Sites that help you try to locate the information you need. For example; Google
Homepage – The first page you see when you log onto a site
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) – The unique address that you see when you log on to a site
WWW – World Wide Web
Hyperlink – A connection between one page and another
Web Site – A collection of web pages

Topic: Using Microsoft Word

ICT – Information Communication Technology
Microsoft Word – A word processing software
Computer - This is the main part of the system. All other devices are linked to the computer processor.
Monitor - This device allows us to view the work we carry out on the computer.
Keyboard - Called the QWERTY keyboard, this is the device we use to type text, numbers and punctuation
Mouse - This pointing device is used to make choices, move around and draw on the screen.
Printer – a device that produces a paper copy of the information on your screen
Speakers – A device that lets you hear sounds generated from the computer.
Scanner – A device that takes a picture of an image, and records it as a digital file for use with a computer
Caps Lock – When you press this on your keyboard, everything you type will be in capital letters
Spacebar – This is pressed to create a space between words
Delete – If you highlight your text and press delete on your keyboard this will clear the highlighted text
Return – You can press return to make a new line