Sunday, November 28, 2010

selection

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selection- a group of things that you can choose from

select query

imgres.jpgselect query- will result in elements from the column of all the rows of the table being shown

section

section- a part of the computer that only has one thing

scroll bars

imgres.jpgscroll bars- the bars that are vertical and horizontal that allows you to move up down left or right 

screen tip

imgres.jpgscreen tip- something that appears on the screen to help you open print etc

Sans serif fonts

imgres.jpegSans serif fonts- when the end of the letter is not all fancy

rotation handle

rotation handle- when you are able to rotate the picture using the box that surrounds itimgres.jpg

right aligned

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right aligned- when all the text is typed from right to left

rich text format

imgres.jpgrich text format- a propietary document file with published specification by microsoft corporation 

ribbon

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ribbon- on microsoft office on the top where all the editing tools are

reviewing pane

imgres.jpgreviewing pane- helps you edit the text

restrict permissions

imgres.jpgrestrict permissions- to grant people access while resticting their ability to edit copy and print

reports

imgres.jpgreports- documents which present focused, salient content to a specific audience 

replace

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replace- to put back into a former position or place

repeat

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repeat- to do or say something more than once

relative cell reference

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relative cell reference- cell references that change and adjust when copied or using autofill

relationship

relationship- a cross cultural comparison

Relational database

imgres.jpgRelational database- matches data by using common characteristics found within the data set

Referential integrity

imgres.jpgReferential integrity- a database concept that ensures that relationships between tables remain consistent

redo

imgres.jpgredo- to do over again

records

imgres.jpgrecords- one of the simplest data structures, consisting of 2 or more variables stored in consecutive memory positions

record

record- data storage device that store data

Rsquared value

imgres.jpgRsquared value- a statistical term saying how good one term is at prediciting another 

quick style gallery

imgres.jpgquick style gallery- a gallery of different styles for color, words, arrows, tables etc 

Sunday, November 21, 2010

quick access toolbar

quick access toolbar- a customizable toolbar that contains a set of commands that are independent of the tab 

queries

queries- a request for information from a database

properties

properties- properties are read and written like fields, but property reads and writes are usually translated to get and set method calls

programs

programs- a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task for a computer

print queue

print queue- displays information about documents that are waiting to print

print driver

print driver- a piece of software that converts the data to be printed to the form specific to a printer

primary key field

primary key field- allows no row having null

present value

present value- a value on a given date of a future payment or series of future payments

portrait

portrait- a painting photograph sculpture or other artistic representation of a person

portable document format

portable document format- an open standard for document exchange

point

point- when you put the mouse over something in word

plaintext format

plaintext format- contents of an ordinary sequintial file readable as textual material without much processing

place holders

place holders- words that can refer to objects or people whose names are unknown or irrelevant

pixel

pixel- a single point in a raster image

pie chart

pie chart- a chart in the shape of a pie

paste options

paste options- in word you sometimes see a clipboard with a drop down list everytime you paste a text

Paste

Paste- when you copy an image or text and put it somewhere else

Parenthetical citation

Parenthetical citation- a tool in MLA style that enables students to cite works within the text of the paper

one to one relationship

one to one relationship- they occur when there is exactly one record in the first table that corresponds to exactly one record in the related table

one to many relationships

one to many relationships- an attribute of data transmission frome a single sender to many recievers

ole object

ole object- linking and embedding objects together

office button

office button- the button located in the upper left corner in microsoft office which allows you to print save open etc.

objects

objects- a thing being or concept

object linking and embedding

object linking and embedding- a technology developed by microsoft that allows embedding and linking to other documents and other objects

numbered list

numbered list- a list whose items are numbered with various styles

null

null- a quintity of no importance

notes pane

notes pane- it allows you to type notes about the presentation

normal view

normal view- displays a document with dotted lines representing where each page ends

non printing characters

non printing characters- used to display information that is replace by whit space in the printing process