IBPS RRB Officers Selection Exam: Computer Terminology a to B
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| Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) | A set of rules and guidelines that are set up to regulate Internet use and to protect the user |
| Active Cell | In a spreadsheet, the cell you are working in. The cell is identified by a thick dark border. |
| Alignment | The way in which text lines up across a page. The text can be right-aligned, centered, left-aligned, or fullyaligned (justified) . |
| Animated Clip Art | A moving clip art graphic |
| Anti-Virus | An application or program designed to scan or search disks or hard drives for viruses and repair files that it finds |
| Application or Software Computer program | Software that allows you to perform a task or solve a specific problem. Programs that allow you to accomplish certain tasks such as write letters, analyze numbers, sort files, manage finances, draw pictures, and play games. |
| Arrow Keys | The keys on the keyboard used to move the cursor up, down, left, or right. |
| Ascending Order | One of two ways to sort a database. Numbers are arranged from smallest to largest. Text is arranged in alphabetical order (A to Z) (See Descending) |
| Attachments | A file you add to an email when you send it to someone else |
| Backup system | A way of storing data in more than one location. |
| Baud Rate | The speed at which data signals are sent and received by a modem. The higher the baud rate the faster data is transferred |
| Bold | A style of text that makes a letter or word darker and thicker to stand out in a document. |
| Bomb | A type of virus designed to activate at a specific date and time on your computer |
| Browser | Software needed to be able to view information on the internet (See Internet Browser) |
| Button Bar or Toolbar | A horizontal strip of buttons near the top of a window which provides shortcuts for common commands. Some programs allow the user to hide or display the bar, and customize the buttons. |
| Buttons | A hot spot used in multimedia applications to navigate from one place to another or to activate elements such as sound and animation. |
| Byte | A unit of storage usually made up of eight bits. It represents one character-a letter, digit, or symbol. |