Computer terminology

Computer terminology:

Desktop

• A name given by Microsoft to the Opening Screen on your computer where programs are displayed

Dos

• Dos is an old operating character-based system

Excel

• A program for Spreadsheets and Accounting use

Fonts

• A font is a collection of letters, numbers, symbols that have a particular design
• The font and sizes that you use depend on the fonts available in your computer programs
• Font type: Select by clicking the drop down button to select your type face
• Font size: Select by clicking the drop down button to select your font size

Amadeus ,Sabre ,Galileo ,Abacus

• Your Reservation system (CRS) providers used to book Air, Hotel & Car sectors

Hardware

• A name given to computing equipment such as computers, printers, CD Burners etc

Internet

• Is operated by an ISP (Internet Service Provider). This could be Telstra, Optus, AOL, TPG, One- Stream etc

Mouse

• A hand device that moves an on-screen pointer or insertion point and re-positions the cursor.
• This may be used for clicking on-screen buttons, icons and menus
• The left click is the main operating switch
• The right click may list alternative courses of action
• A double click (two quick consecutive clicks) may be used to open a selected program

Ms Office

• This is a Microsoft Suite of Software that comes in various packages. The latest version is ‘MS Office 2010’

Ms Word

• The Microsoft Word Processing package that normally comes with your Computer

Print Preview

• Allows you to see your selected document on-screen prior to printing a hard copy

Print

• This function allows you to turn your document into a hard copy on your selected printer

Ms Publisher

• A Microsoft pro-gramme for preparing flyer's, brochures, posters etc

Save

• Stores on-screen information in the computer. Your first save requires you to name the document and maybe the folder or directory in which it is to be stored