Sawmill Valley Public School's
*Computer Speak*


When we use computers, it is important to understand the meanings of common computer terms. Our students are learning how this new vocabulary applies to the use of computers.

They found out that lots of the new computer jargon words are *old* words used in new ways.

It was fun to think about what these expressions might have meant in the past and how the meanings have changed.


Pick an underlined computer term from the table below and see old and new meanings for *computer speak*.

    bubblejet
 surfing the net  
motherboard 
 spell checker 
    byte
 bold
disk drive
 drag the mouse
drag the mouse 2
 mouse pad
spacebar
 enter key  
     tools
   RAM memory
  hard drive
 joystick
   software and hardware
enter key
    home keys
  memory
 esc key
 computer menu
   motherboard2
   login

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