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COMPUTER GLOSSARY PROJECT ASSIGNMENT
Use a word processor to create a small glossary of computer terms - at least
twenty-five. You must include the following among the twenty-five:
| Application Program |
Back-Up Copy |
Drag-and-Drop |
File |
| Folder |
Internet |
Plagiarism |
Point Size |
| Server |
Uniform Resource Locator |
Word Wrap |
World Wide Web |
The rest must be terms from chapters 10, 0, and 1 of our text book,
Computer Confluence. You may look up terms in any (reputable)
reference you choose, including the glossary in the back of the book.
However, in the glossary you create for this assignment you must give
definitions of the terms that are in your own words. Making your own
(accurate, of course) definitions is a nice way to increase your understanding
of the terms.
THE FORMAT OF YOUR GLOSSARY
Adhering to the formatting rules below is very
important.
It is an aid to clear communication and it demonstrates your mastery of the
use of your word processor.
- Appropriately use such things as indentation, tabs, hanging paragraphs,
underlining, boldface, and so forth, in order to make the glossary
optimally attractive and usable.
- The entries of the glossary must be in
alphabetical order
- Print the glossary on standard 8-1/2 inch by 11 inch paper.
- For the main part of the document, use a font size from 10 to 12 point.
- In a header that appears on all the pages, enter
- your name,
- your class identifier (CS 4000), and
- the due date.
I will demonstrate in class how to create headers and footers. Space the
content of your header so that, on every page of your review, there is at
least 3/8 inch of vertical space between the bottom of the last line of
the header text and the top of the first line of text on the rest of the
page.
Make the font style (e.g. courier or helvetica) of the
header the same as that of the main text.
Make the font size of the header two sizes smaller
than the size of the main text.
- Double-space the main text and single-space the header.
- Place a centered title at the top of the first page (but below your
header).
There must be at least 3/8 inch of vertical space between the bottom of
the last line of the header and the top of the title.
There must be at least 3/8 inch of vertical space between the bottom of
the last line of the title and the top of the first line of text beneath
the title.
Make the font style (e.g. courier or helvetica) of the
title the same as that of the rest of the main text.
Make the font size of the title two sizes larger
than the size of the rest of the main text.
- Justify the left margin (only).
- Set the
- left and right margins to 1-1/4 inches.
- top and bottom margins to 1-1/2 inches. (Here, "top margin" means
the distance from the top edge of the paper to where the first line
of main text goes. Thus the header is inside the top
margin. Similarly, the bottom margin is the distance from the
bottom edge of the paper to where the last line of the main text
goes, and the footer is inside the bottom margin.)
- Number all the pages.
Put the page numbers in a footer that appears on all pages.
Space the content of your footer so that there is at least 3/8 inch
between the bottom of the last line of text in the main document and the
top of the first line of text in the footer.
Make the font style and font size of the footer the same as that
of the header.
THE DUE DATE OF THE GLOSSARY ASSIGNMENT
Check the
class schedule
for due dates.
HOW TO TURN IN AN ASSIGNMENT
Turn in the assignment in class on the due date or on any class day before the
due date. Put your paper on the 'counter' in front of me before class starts.