C-D

CALL NUMBER
a special number that helps you locate a book in a library

CD (or CD-ROM)
compact disc which can be in a computer to play games or save work (or sometimes on a device for listening to music)

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (Sequence of Events)
the order in which things happen

CITE
to list your sources (where you got the information)

CLUSTERING METHOD (also called MAPPING or WEBBING)
a way to take notes that uses a circle with lines coming out from it
(a good program for this is KIDSPIRATION)

COMPARISON
to look for both similarities and differences between two or more things

CONCLUSION
a judgment made at the end of careful study and thought

CONTRAST
to look for differences between two or more things

CPU
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor.

CREDIBLE
something that you can believe because it's true

CURRENT EVENTS
things that have happened recently

CURSOR
A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.

DATA
information

DATABASE
A database is an organized collection of information.

DISK DRIVE

A part of the computer that operates the disks that store information.

DOUBLE CLICK
Click two times fast together, usually to open something like a program.

DOWNLOAD
To download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk.
You can download many kinds of files from the Internet, including images and software