CCC keyboard Shortcuts Abbreviations and Terminological Study

Keyboard

Detail knowledge about keyboard button and the function of each key is a must for a student for examination, practical and day to day work. Without knowing keyboard functions, it is nearly impossible for a user to complete his/her work smoothly and effectively.

Here, keyboard buttons and their functions are discussed-

F1-F12 : Functions key : These keys act according to operating system. Mainly we use these keys for printing, Saving, repeat last action etc.
Tab	Tab key	Tab key is used the cursor forward/ set point.
Shift	Shift key	Used for upper case of alphabet.
Caps Lock	Caps Lock	It also used for upper case of alphabet.
Alt	Alt (AlterNet) key	Is is located both side of spacebar. It used with another key as discussed in key board shortcuts.
Backspace	Backspace key	Used to delete and alphabet/character before the current position
Delete	Delete key	It is used to delete the alphabet/character after the current position.
Enter	Enter key	This key is used as return key. It is used for next line. Several other uses are discussed in next heading (key board shortcuts).
Prt Scrn	Print Screen key	Used to print screen image.
Scroll Lock	Scroll Lock key	It used to stop the scrolling of the text temporally.
Pause	Pause key	It used to stop the action of the program being run temporarily .We can able to work after pressing pause than again.
Insert	Insert key	This key allows text to be inserted.
End	End	Used to return End of the line.
Home	Home key	Used to return to the beginning of the page
Page Up	Page up key	Used to move up of the page.
Page down	Page down key	Used to move down of the page.
Num lock	Num lock key	It is used to use the numbers on the keypad after num lock off enable the keys other functions such as using the keypad as an arrow pad etc.
Esc	Esc key	It is used to cancel action in the progress.
Space bar	Space bar key	Located in the middle of the alt key and used for blank space.
Note: it is advisable to practice above Shortcuts keys.

Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are very important shortcuts keys are used in MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. Some important Shortcuts keys and their descriptions are given below. It is advisable that these keys should be practiced.

Microsoft word shortcuts keys and description

Shortcuts keys	Description of shortcuts keys	Shortcuts keys	Description of shortcuts keys
CTRL + A	Select all the content of the MS word of document Page.	CTRL + T	It create a hanging indent of the line or text
CTRL + B	Bold the highlighted selections.	CTRL + U	Underlining the highlighted text.
CTRL + C	Copy selected text.	CTRL + V	Paste the selected text/word/line coped earlier.
CTRL + E	Aligns the line/selected text to the center.	CTRL + X	Cut selected text.
CTRL + F	Open find box	CTRL +Y	You can redo the last action performed
CTRL + G	Go to	CTRL +S	Save
CTRL + H	Replace	CTRL +Z	You can undo the last action
CTRL + I	Italic highlighted selection	CTRL +1	Single space line of the text
CTRL + J	Aligns the line/selected text for justifying	CTRL +2	Double space lines spacing of the text.
CTRL + L	Insert the hyperlink	CTRL +5	One and half line spacing of the text.
CTRL + L	Aligns the line/selected text to left of the screen	CTRL + Shift +L	Quickly create a bullet point.
CTRL + M	Indent the paragraphs	CTRL + Shift +F	Quickly change the font.
CTRL + N	Blank new document	CTRL + Shift + >	To increase the font size of the selected text or line
CTRL + O	Open window	CTRL + Shift + <	Increase selected font +1 pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts
CTRL + P	It is used for print. It opens the print dialog box.	CTRL + Shift +L	Quickly create a bullet point
CTRL + R	Aligns the line/ selected text to right of the screen	CTRL + Shift +F	Change the font
CTRL + T	It creates a hanging indent of the line or text.	CTRL + Shift +D	Used to insert current date.
CTRL + [	Decrease selected font	CTRL + Shift +T	Used to insert current time
CTRL + ]	Increase selected font	ESC	To cancel the current task
CTRL + Home	Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.	F1	Used for help
CTRL + Delete	To delete the word to the right of the cursor	F4	It is used to repeat the last action
CTRL + Home	To move the cursor to the beginning of the document	F5	To open the find, replace and go to
CTRL + End	To move the cursor to the end of the document	F7	It is used for spell and grammar check of selected text.
CTRL + Shift*	Used to show non-printing characters	F12	To open SAVE AS dialog box.
		CTRL + Shift +F12	Print the document

Microsoft excel shortcuts keys and description

Shortcuts keys	Description of shortcuts keys	Shortcuts keys	Description of shortcuts keys
=	Start of formula	Shift + Tab	Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection
CTRL + D	Fill down	Tab	Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection
CTRL + R	Fill to the right	Shift + enter	Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection
F2	Edit the active cell	Enter	Complete a cell entry and move down in the selection
Backspace	Edit the active cell and then clear it, or delete the preceding character in the active cell	CTRL +enter	Fill the selected cell range with the current entry
F3	Paste a name into a formula	Shift + home	Selected from the insert point to the beginning of the entry
CTRL + D	Fill down	Shift + F2	Edit a cell comment
CTRL + R	Fill to the right	CTRL + A	Display the formula palette after you type a valid function name in a formula.
F2	Used for edit the active cell	Shift +F9	Calculate the active worksheet
F3	Paste a name into a formula	CTRL + B	Apply or remove bold formatting.
F9	Calculate all sheets in all open workbooks.	CTRL + I	Apply or remove italic formatting.
CTRL + F3	Define a name	CTRL + W	Close the active workbook window
CTRL + F5	Restore the active workbook window	Alt + Enter	Start a new him in the Same cell.
CTRL + F6	Switch to the next workbook window	F4	Repeat the last action CTRL + y can be used for this action
CTRL + F7	Carryout out the move command (workbook icon menu, menu bar)	Enter	Complete a cell entry
CTRL + 1	Display the style command	Delete	it is used to delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or delete the selection
CTRL + F8	Carryout the size command (workbook icon menu, menu bar)	CTRL + delete	Delete text to the end of the line
CTRL + F9	Minimize the workbook window to an icon	Tab	Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection
CTRL + F10	Maximize or restore the workbook window	Shift +tab	Complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection

Ms power point shortcuts key and description

Shortcuts keys	Description of shortcuts keys	Shortcuts keys	Description of shortcuts keys
CTRL + A	Select all the content of the ms word page open	CTRL + T	it create a hanging indent of the line or text.
CTRL + B	Bold the highlighted selections.	CTRL + U	Underlining the highlighted text.
CTRL + C	Copy selected text	CTRL + V	Paste the selected text/word/line coped earlier.
CTRL + E	Aligns the line/selected text to the center	CTRL + X	Cut selected text
CTRL + F	Open find box	CTRL +Y	You can redo the last action performed.
CTRL + I	Italic highlighted selection	CTRL +Z	You can undo the last action
CTRL + J	Aligns the line/selected text for justifying	CTRL + N	Used to open new slide.
CTRL + K	Insert hyperlink	CTRL + F6	Used to open next window.
CTRL + L	Aligns the line/selected text to left of the screen	F5	It is used slide begin.
CTRL + M	Indent the paragraphs.	B	It used during slide show: black screen show/hide.
CTRL + A	It used for mouse pointer to arrow.	H	It
CTRL –P	It is used for mouse pointer to pen during slide show. It is used for print also.	CTRL – H	It is used during slide show to the pointer and button temporary.
CTRL + L	It is used to hide pointer and button	S	It is used to stop or restart automatic slide show.
CTRL + P	It opens the print dialog box.	T	It is used to set the timing during rehearsing.
CTRL + R		F7	It is used to check spelling and grammar.
CTRL + R		CTRL + F6	It is used to switch to the next presentation slide.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations are also important for knowledge and competitive examination. Some important abbreviations are given below:

ABR	Area Boarder Router	ABR	Area Boarder Router
ADC	Analog-To- Digital Converter	ARC	Advanced Risk Computer
ADB	Apple Desktop Bus	ASF	Active Streaming Format
ADE	Automatic Design Engineering	ASP	Active Server Page
ADO	Active X Data Objects	ATP	At Attachment
ADSI	Active Directory Service Interfaces	ARPA	Advanced Research Agency Addressing
AGP	Accelerated Graphics Port	AVI	Audiovisual Interleaving
AIF	Application Integration Feature	ASG	Abstract Semantic Graph
AJAX	Asynchronous Java Script And XML	ASIC	Application Specific Integration Circuit
ALGOL	Algorithmic Language	ASP	Application Service Provider
ALU	Arithmetic And Logical Unit	ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment’
BAR	Base Address Register	BFD	Binary File Descriptor
BASIC	Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code	BGP	Border Gateway Protocol
BBS	Bulletin Board System	BIN	Binary
BCD	Binary Coded Decimal	BMP	Bit Map
BCR	Bar Code Reader	BIOS	Basic Input Output System
BMP	Basic Multilingual Plane	BOF	Beginning Of File
BRAN	Broadband Radio Access Network	BOOTP	Bootstrap Protocol
CAL	Common Application Language	BPI	Bytes Per Inch
CAE	Common Application Environment.	BPS	Bits Per Second
CAD	Computer Aided Design	CAI	Computer Aided Instruction
CAL	Computer Aided Learning	CLR	Common Language Runtime
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing	CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CAT	Computer Aided Translation	CNC	Computer Numerical Control
CAQ	Computer Aided Quality Assurance	COLBOL	Common Business Oriented Language
CC	C Compiler	COM	Component Object Module
CPN	Central Processing Node	COMAL	Common Aglarithmic ‘Language
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access	CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CDOT	Centre For D	CSI	Common System Interface
CDR	Compact Disc Recordable	CSS	Cascading Style Sheets
CDRom	Compact Disk Read Only Memory	CT	Computerized Tomography
CDRW	Compact Disk Rewritable	CTCP	Client-To-Client Protocol
CDR/W	Compact Disk Read/Write	CD	Compact Disk
COBOL	Common Business Oriented Language	CTS	Clear To Send
CGA	Colour Graphic Array	CU	Central Unit
CGI	Common Gateway Interface	CUA	Control User Access
DAA	Date Access Arrangement	DIVX	Digital Video Access
DB	Database	DNS	Domain Name System
DBA	Database Administrator	DOS	Desk Operating System
DBMS	Database Management System	DPMI	Does Protected Mode Interface.
DCE	Data Communications Equipment	DRAM	Dynamic Ram
DDS	Digital Data Storage	DVD RW	DVD Re Writeable.
DDS	Distributed Data Server	DTP	Desktop Publishing
DIM	Device Interface Module	DVR	Digital Video Recorder
DHTML	Dynamic HTML	EIO	Electronic Id Card
DLC	Data Link Control	EASI	Embedded All-In-One System Interface
DTR	Date Terminal Ready	ERP	Error Recovery Procedure
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc	EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EDD	Enhanced Disk Drive	EUC	End-User Computing
EFF	Electronic Frontier Foundation	FS	File System
EFI	Extensible Firmware Interface	FSB	Front Side Bus
EGA	Enhanced Graphics Array	FSF	Free Software Foundation
FCS	Frame Check Sequence	GDI	Graphical Device Interface
FDC	Floppy Disk Drive Controller	GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
FDD	Floppy Disk Drive	GPU	Graphics Processing Unit
GB	Gigabit	HTML	Hypertext Markup Language
GB	Gigabyte	HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
GDA	Global Document Annotation	HSTP	High-Speed Transport Protocol
HDA	Had Disk Assembly	IHV	Independent Hardware Vender
HDD	Hard Disk Drive	IFSMGR	Instable File System Manager
HDLC	High Level Data Link Control Procedures	IS	Information System
HHD	Hybrid Hard Drive	ISDN	Integrated Service Digital Network
HID	Human Interface Device	ISO	International Organization For Standardization
ICM	Image Colors Management	IVV	Independent Verification And Validation
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol	IM	Instant Messaging
ICM	Image Compression Manager	I/O	Input/Output
IE	Internet Explorer	IP	Internet Protocol
IDT	Internet Development Toolbox	ISP	Internet Service Provider
IGRP	Interior Gateway Routing Protocol	IT	Information Technology
JAM	Java Administration Server	ITU	International Telecommunication Union
J2CE	Jarad Cryptographic Edition	IP SEC	Internet Protocol
JDS	Java Desktop System	JCP	Java Community Process
JMX	Java Management Extension	JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
KB	Kilobyte	JS	Javascript
KBPS	Kilobit Per Second	JFC	Java Foundation Classes
LA	Laboratory Automation	KBPS	Kilo Byte Per Second
LAN	Local Area Network Key Process Area	KPA
LBP	Laser Beam Printer	LBA	Logical Block Display
LPT	Line Printer	LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
MAC	Media Across Control	LIFO	Last In First Out
MAN	Metropolitan Area Network	LU	Logical Unit
MAOS	Multi Application Operating System	MMX	Multi-Media Extension
MB	Megabit/ Megabyte	MNG	Multiple-Image-Network Graphics
MBR	Master Boot Record	MPEG	Motion Pictures (Coding) Experts Group
MIDP	Mobile Information Device Profiles	MMU	Memory Management Unit
MICR	Magnetic Ink Character Recognition	MMX	Multimedia Extension
MIDI	Music Instrument Digital Interface	MPM	Multi-Programming Monitor
MIMO	‘Multiple-Input Multiple Output’	MPU	Micro Processor Unit
MIPS	Million Instructions Per Second	MODEM	Modulator-Demodulator
NCS	Network Computer System	MUI	Multimedia Use Interface
NET PC	Network Personal Computer	MVS	Multiple Virtual Storage
NFS	Network File System	MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
NIO	New I/O	NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol
OAM	Operation And Maintenance	NPI	Network Provider Interface
OCR	Optical Character Reader	OMR	Optical Mark Reader
P2P	Peer-To-Peer	OLAP	On-Line Analytical Processing
PAN	Personal Area Network	PCP	Printer Control Protocol
PAP	Password Authentication Protocol	PCT	Private Communication Protocol
PC	Personal Computer	PDC	Primary Domain Computer
PIC	Peripheral Interface Controller	POP	Point Of Presence
PAIH	Public Access Internet Host	POP3	Post Office Protocol 3
QAM	Quadrature Amplitude Modulation	PSM	Printing System Manager
QFA	Orrick File Access	PSTN	Public Switched Telephone Network
QFP	Quoted For Permanence	PSN	Packet Switching Network
RAM	Random Access Memory	ROM	Read Only Memory
RARP	Reverse Address Resolution Protocol	REFAL	Recursive Functions Algorithmic Language
RLN	Remote Lan Node	REG	Register
RWM	Read Write Memory	RTL	Register Transfer Language
SAN	Storage Area Network	SLIP	Serial Line Internet Protocol
SATA	Serial Ata	SMBIOS	System Management Bios
SBIN	Super User Binary	SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SBP-2	Serial Bus Protocol-2	SNTP	Simple Network Time Protocol
SDK	Software Development Kit	SQL	Structure Query Language
SEO	Search Engine Optimization	SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access
TB	Terabyte	TTF	True Type Font
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol	TTS	Text-To-Speech
TDMA	Time Division Multiple Access	TTY	Teletype
UI	User Interface	URL	Uniform Resource Locater
VB	Visual Basic	USB	Uniform Serial Bus
VBA	Visual Basic For Application	VM	Virtual Memory
VBS	Visual Basic Script	VMS	Video Memory System
VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network	VPN	Virtual Private Network
VGA	Video Graphic Array	VSAM	Virtual Storage Access Method
VGCT	Video Graphics Character Table	VT	Video Terminal
WAN	Wide Area Network	WWW	World Wide Web
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol	WOL	Wake On Line
WINFS	Window Future Storage`	WSDL	Web Services Description Language
WMP	Windows Media Player	WGS	Work Group System
.ZIP	Compressed File	XUL	Xml User Interface Language
ZIP	Tone Information Protocol	YTD	It Is Used For Year To Date
ZSL	Zero Shot Lan	ZISC	Zone Construction Set Computer

Computer Terminologies

Access Time	Across time means the performance of a hard drive or other storage device how long it takes to locate a file.
Active Program or window	St means application or window running on the monitor.
Alert	A message that appears onscreen, usually to tell you Something went wrong.
Application	Application is another term for software program; basically A program you use on a computer like word, Turbo tax, Outlook, etc.
Background	Part of the multitasking capabilityL program can own and perform tasks in the background while another program is being used in the foreground.
Bandwidth	Bandwidth measurement the data transmission speed from one computer to another.
Bit	The smallest piece of information used by computer. It used to drive from “binary digit”.
BIOS	Basic input/output system. This term is used to refer to ROM BIOS chip inside the computer which manages the computer boot up process.
Backup	A copy of a document/file makes for documentatation purposes for future use.
Boot	To start up a computer.
Bootstrap Loader	Bootstrap loader is a program that manages a computer boot up process.
Bug	It is a programming error that causes a program to behave in an unexpected way.
Bus	Bus is an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted between components in a computer.
Burn	It is a process CD or DVD means to write data files to it using a special piece of hardware.
Clipboard	A portion of memory where the temporarily stores information, it is called a copy buffer because it is used to hold information for example if we cut any text for paste in MS word we find that the cut text temporarily stores in clipboard.
Command	The act of giving an instruction to your Mac either by menu choice or keystroke.
Compiler	A program the converts programming code into a form that can be used by a computer.
Control Panel	A program that allows you to change setting in a program or change the way a Mac looks and/or behaves.
CMOS	A type of computer chip which is able to operate with a very small amout odf electricity from a battery.
CPU	Central Processing Unit, the processor “brain” of the computer. The CPU is the place where all the computer calculations take place.
Cursor	A pointer, which is controlled by the mouse.
Database	It is an electronic list of information that can be sorted and/or searched.
Digitize	To convert linear/analog data into digital data this can be used by the computer
Disk Drive	The machinery that writes the data from a disk and/or writes data to a disk.
DSL	Digital subscriber Line is type of high speed data compression which runs over telephone lines.
Ethernet	It is a protocol for high-speed communication and file transfer across a network.
Expansion Slot	It is a connector inside the computer which allows one to plug in a printed circuit board to provide new or enhanced features.
Floppy	A 3.5, 5.25 and 8 inch square disk which holds data
Folder	An electronic subdirectory which contains files.
Hard-drive	Hard drives is a central storage space for your computer which defines as C/D/E drive.
Highlight	To select by clicking once on an icon/file/folder/text document. To highlighted word double click and for paragraph triple click is required.
Icon	It is graphic symbol used for file or folder.
Insertion Point	In word processing/presentation document, the blinking indication which indicates where you’re next typing will begin. You can insert any word on that point.
Installer	Installer is software used to install a program on your hard drive.
IP address	IP means Internet Protocol address are assigned to each and every computer on a TCP/IP network.
ISP	(Internet Service Provider)
Keyboard shortcuts	It is combination of keystrokes that performs some function.
Landscape	It is a printing from under page layout; it used to print sideways on the page
Menu	A list of program commands listed by topic.
Menu Bar	A horizontal bar across the top of the screen.
Mother Board	The green board inside of a computer that allows all of the internal computer components to interact, it routes data to and from all the ot her parts, of computer
NIC	Network Interface Card. This is a part of the computer that allows it to talk to other computers (aka, a network) via a network “protocol” or language like TCP/IP.
Optical Disk	A high-capacity storage medium that is read by a laser light
Operation System	It is system software that controls the computer. The operating systems are Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, Unix, and Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard.
Peripherals	An add-on components to your computer like printers, mice, keyboards, scanners, monitor, etc.
Processor chip	This is the brain of the computer which does all the calculations and task processing for example “Intel” chip or the “Xeon” chip.
RAM	Random Access Memory. It is the memory that allows you to hold and run a program
Reset switch	It is a switch used to restarts the computer.
ROM	Read only Memory that can be accessed and read, but not written to.
Routine	A series of instructions written to complete a specific but limited computing task.
Scroll Bar	A bar at the bottom contains the scroll box and allows scrolling.
Server	A machine dedicated to sending and receiving data from other computers (on a network).
Software	Software is files that contain instructions for a computer.
TCP/ IP	Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol on which the internet run .
Title Bar	The horizontal bar at the top of a window which represent the name of file/folder.
Upload	It is used to send a file from one computer to another through a network.
Virtual Memory	Using part of your hard drive as through it were “RAM”.

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