Computer Terms For Middle School

Fill in the blank: Keys on a keyboard that move the cursor left or right, up or down are called _________.

• Arrow Keys

• Function Keys

• Number Keys

• Control Keys

Fill in the blank: Key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the left one space at a time and, on some keyboards and with most word processing software, deletes characters is called _________.

• Backspace/Delete Key

• Enter Key

• Shift Key

• Tab Key

Fill in the blank: An extra copy of a file or document is called a _________.

• Backup

• Shortcut

• Template

• Archive

Fill in the blank: The smallest unit of information that a computer can hold is called a _________.

• Bit

• Byte

• Word

• Nibble

Fill in the blank: The program you use to look for files, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer, is called a _________.

• Browser

• Spreadsheet

• Compiler

• Database

Fill in the blank: To highlight a section or whole document and leave it unaffected but make a duplicate and put it in another place is called _________.

• Copy

• Delete

• Move

• Format

Fill in the blank: Usually a small arrow on the screen that moves when you move the mouse and is used to make a selection is called a _________.

• Cursor

• Monitor

• Keyboard

• Printer

Fill in the blank: The small blinking line that shows you where your next typed letter or number will go is called a _________.

• Caret or Insertion Point

• Cursor Arrow

• Scroll Bar

• Taskbar

Fill in the blank: Any information stored by a computer, such as files, E-mails, video games, songs, pictures, etc., is called _________?

• Data

• Hardware

• Network

• Processor

Fill in the blank: To erase something on a computer, you _________.

• Delete

• Copy

• Print

• Save