Monday, May 12, 2008

System Vocabulary

Central Processing Unit- the part of the computer that executes instructions, controls the flow of data, and performs the arithmetic and logic decision

Expansion Slot-a part of the motherboard that allows the connection of circuit boards with the addtional ports

Flash Memory- a type of removable memory commonly used in small hand-held devices

Graphical User Interface- a design for the part of an operating system in which the user typically operates a mouse to point and click on graphics icon representing files

Hard Drive- a nonremovable storage device used to hold software and data on a computer

Hardware- the physical parts of a computer system including input, output, storage, and other devices

Input Device- any device that accept data from the user such as keyboard or muse

Linux- an operating system based on Unix that permits any programmer to improve upon it and is available as freeware

MacOS- the operating system pf the Macintosh line of computer systems

Mainframe- a computer system used by large organization that can support many users and large databases

Minicomputer- a computer system smaller and less powerful than a mainfrmae but capable of supporting multiple users for a small to medium sized organization

Motherboard- the main circuit board containg a computer's central processing unit (CPU), memory, and expansion slots

Operating system- the software program that oversees and controls everything that happens while a computer is turned on

Output Device- a part of the computer system that displays information to the user such as a monitor or a printer

Platform- the combination of hardware and operating system that defines the types of programs and devices your computer will suppport

Professional Workstation-a computer system smaller than a minicomputer but more powerful than most personal computers

Random Access Memory- a computer's primary working memory that temporaily stores information while the computer is turned on

Read-Only Memory- the part of the computer that stores information even when the computer is turned off

Supercomputers- a computer that is faster and more powerful than a mainframe

Syntax- the structurefor entering functions and command including spelling punctation and acceptable keywords

System Software- the software neccessary to operate and maintain a computer system

System Unit- the case that holds the main internal circuitary of a computer system including the motherboard, disk drives, and power supply

User Interface- the visual portion of operating system software that determines the manner in which user interact with the computer

Utility Program- a program tha assists the user in maintaining and improving the operating system

Virus- a program designed as a prank that replicates itself from one computer to another

Windows- the common name of the family of operating systems with graphical user manufactures by Microsoft Corp.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Career Intrests

#1 on my job subscription that they match me with was Dance Instructor
The entry level salary $15,000-70,00 a year
No education just your experiences in dancing
#2 on my job subscription that they matched me with is a Combat Engineer
The entry level $19,000-70,000 a year
You need a high school diploma to be a combat engineer

Monday, March 17, 2008

Monday, February 25, 2008

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Powerpoint Vocabulary #3

animated object- an object such as a picture, text, or other graphic that appears by itself during a powerpoint presentation
animated text- text that displays on a powerpoint slide one line or bulleted point at a time.
animation- a sound or visual effect added to a powerpoint presentation to make the presentation more intresresting.
bit-mapped image (bitmap)- an image made from a series of small dots; it amy have a bmp., ong., jpg., or gif. file extension.
embed- to insert a source file into a destination file; any changes made later to the source file are not reflected in the destination file.
footer- a line of text that appears at the bottomof each page in a file, containing information such as the document's name, a page number, or the date.
header-a line of text that appears at the top of each page in a file containing information such as document's name, a page number, or the date
link- the connection between a source file and destination file, or between two tables; any changes made later to the source file are reflected in the destination file.
slide master-a hidden slide in every powerpoint presentation that stores design templates specifictation-such as placeholder sizes and position, bullet styles, font styles and sizes, and background color- for all slides but the title slide. The slide master can be used to make changes to an entire presentation
title master- a hidden slide in every powerpoint presentation that stores design template specifications-such as placeholder sizes and position, font styles and sizes, and background color-for any slide that uses the title slide layout
transition- the way in which one slide replaces another during a powerpoint presentation

Friday, February 1, 2008

553 Annual Awards


489-493 New Employee Orientation summary

I learned how to choose different templates, and choose different colors for them. I also know how to add pictures to my presentation. Thats it!

486-488 General Org. Info. summary

I learned how to scrrenshot 6 slides at one time. By going to print, handouts, slides, 6, and print preview. I also learned how to go to paint and copy and paste it, and paste it on my blog.

483-484 Membership Information summary

I learned how to create a new folder and a subfolder for the recent folder. I also learned how to swich from outline view to slide view. You also could change the typing on the outline and it change on the slide.

479-482 Marketing NARCE summary

I learned how to switch from slide sorter and back to the normal view. I also learned how to resize the panes on the slides. I learned how to zoom in on the pictures and zoom out.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Vocabulary

Presentation- is a formal or an informal report, usually given orally sometimes called a "speech" or a "talk".
Thumbnails- are the slides tab contains small size view
Spiltter Bars- horizontal or vertical bars
Title Slide-The first slide in the presentation.
Title- Main Topic of any slide
Placeholder- A preset location reserving space for a slide element.
Title Area- A placeholder for the slide's title.
Text Area- A placeholder for a subtitle or a numbered or bulleted list.
Object Area- is reserved for objects.
Rich Text Format- A file format with the extension .rtf that enables text to be transferred and read by different applications.
AutoContent Wizard- A tool to help you create a presentation easily with preprogrammed text/layouts/designs
Boilerplate text- your slides can be automatically prepared for you which is standard text that is appropriate for that type of presentation.

Marketing NARCE

I remembered that you can use the home key to go to the 1st slide. You also can use the end key to go to the last slide. I also remembered that there is a outline tab on Powerpoint. I didn't know that there was a place you can go to see all the slides at one time.