Vocabulary MODULE 4

MODULE 4

UNIT 13 The Operating System

application software

operating system

system software

utility

word processing

user-friendly

accessible, to access computer system

desktop

icon: document/folder/programme/hard drive icon

folder

menu bar

scroll bar

dock

drop-down (pull-down) menu

to run a programme

to launch a programme

user interface

to facilitate interaction with the computer

toolbar

to drag to another location

Unit 14 Word Processing

word processor

formatting/standard toolbar

increase/decrease indent

to insert

header – footer

hyperlink

italic/bold/plain text

drawing tools

align left/right

bullets

columns

undo

cut

paste

Unit 15 Spreadsheets and database

spreadsheet

worksheet

graph

to update

to search

to sort

relational

query function

security devices

database packages

numerical or alphabetical order

to have direct access to a database