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AMS Tech Terms
AMS Tech Terms Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WWW | world wide web or Internet |
| The “i” in Apple products | Internet capable |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disc or a high-capacity optical disc that looks like a CD, |
| PC | personal computer |
| Part of computer that allows you to type in info | keyboard |
| Allows you to open and close windows and move the cursor | mouse |
| The part that allows you to view what you are doing. | monitor |
| The part that allows you to get a hard copy of what is on the monitor. | printer |
| This part works with the computer, takes a picture, and then allows you to download it to your computer. | webcam or digital camera like Photobooth |
| A small picture that may open a program or start a command. | icon |
| The choice of print you choose to do your word processing in is called the… | font |
| If you add clip-art to your word processing document, it is called a … | graphic |
| When the word processor automatically takes the text to a new line it is called… | wrapping text or word wrap |
| What simple 3-word procedure to you use if you want to duplicate something? | highlight, copy, paste |
| .edu | education domain |
| .com | commercial organization (business) domain |
| .net | network domain |
| .org | organization domain (nonprofit) |
| .mil | military domain |
| .gov | government domain |
| .int | international domain (like Unitied Nations) |
| .biz | commericial business |
| When 2 or more computers communicate with one another, you have a … | network |
| What two kinds of disks hold computer data and programs? | CDs and DVDs |
| A disk that holds more info than a CD is… | DVD |
| The term that refers to checking out websites on the Internet is called… | surfing or browsing |
| What information must you never give out, unless you have your parent or guardian’s permission? | personal information like address, telephones, birthdate, personal photo, credit card nummbers |
| What two keys do you use to toggle between programs? (on a Mac) | command – Tab |
| Domain | the address identifying a specific site on the Internet |
| Html | hyper text markup language (code…with all the odd letters and symbols) |
| RAM | eandom access memory |
| ROM | read only memory |
| SPAM | sending particularly annoying messages (or mail) |
| Snail mail | the ol’ post office way of sending mail |
| URL | uniform resource locator (the web address in the browser, for example) |
| HTTP | hyper text transfer protocol (what you see on the URL) |
| electronic mail | |
| Jpeg | joint photographic experts group |
| png | portable network graphic |
| PSD | photoshop document |
| TIFF | tagged Information File Format |
| Command-s | save |
| Command-c | copy |
| Command-x | cut |
| Command-v | paste |
| Command-tab | shows open programs |
| Command-q | quit programs |
| Netiquette | proper online conduct |
| Hyperlink | text or image that links to something else |
| Attribution | to give credit to someone |
| Web 2.0 | the Read/Write Web |
| Bookmark or Favorite | a way to mark your favorite web sites |
| Browser | a program used to access the Internet (like Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer) |
| Search Engine | a program used to access certain info (like Google or Yahoo) |
| Hard Drive | the part of the computer that stores all the information and software |
| Byte | a set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computer's memory |
| Kilobyte | 1,000 bytes or 1024 bytes |
| Megabyte | 1,000,00 bytes or one million bytes |
| Gigabyte | 1,000 megabytes or one billion bytes |
| Basic | a computer programming language |
| Java | a popular computer programming language |
| Multimedia | the integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, audio, video, etc. |
| Command-Space Bar | Opens the Spotlight Menu |
| Esc | Clears the Spotlight search field |
| Esc-Esc | Quits i the Spotlight Menu |
| Command-option- esc | Force program to close |
| WWW | world wide web or Internet |
| The “i” in Apple products | Internet capable |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disc or a high-capacity optical disc that looks like a CD, |
| PC | personal computer |
| Part of computer that allows you to type in info | keyboard |
| Allows you to open and close windows and move the cursor | mouse |
| The part that allows you to view what you are doing. | monitor |
| The part that allows you to get a hard copy of what is on the monitor. | printer |
| This part works with the computer, takes a picture, and then allows you to download it to your computer. | webcam or digital camera like Photobooth |
| A small picture that may open a program or start a command. | icon |
| The choice of print you choose to do your word processing in is called the… | font |
| If you add clip-art to your word processing document, it is called a … | graphic |
| When the word processor automatically takes the text to a new line it is called… | wrapping text or word wrap |
| What simple 3-word procedure to you use if you want to duplicate something? | highlight, copy, paste |
| .edu | education domain |
| .com | commercial organization (business) domain |
| .net | network domain |
| .org | organization domain (nonprofit) |
| .mil | military domain |
| .gov | government domain |
| .int | international domain (like Unitied Nations) |
| .biz | commericial business |
| When 2 or more computers communicate with one another, you have a … | network |
| What two kinds of disks hold computer data and programs? | CDs and DVDs |
| A disk that holds more info than a CD is… | DVD |
| The term that refers to checking out websites on the Internet is called… | surfing or browsing |
| What information must you never give out, unless you have your parent or guardian’s permission? | personal information like address, telephones, birthdate, personal photo, credit card nummbers |
| What two keys do you use to toggle between programs? (on a Mac) | command – Tab |
| Domain | the address identifying a specific site on the Internet |
| Html | hyper text markup language (code…with all the odd letters and symbols) |
| RAM | eandom access memory |
| ROM | read only memory |
| SPAM | sending particularly annoying messages (or mail) |
| Snail mail | the ol’ post office way of sending mail |
| URL | uniform resource locator (the web address in the browser, for example) |
| HTTP | hyper text transfer protocol (what you see on the URL) |
| electronic mail | |
| Jpeg | joint photographic experts group |
| png | portable network graphic |
| PSD | photoshop document |
| TIFF | tagged Information File Format |
| Command-s | save |
| Command-c | copy |
| Command-x | cut |
| Command-v | paste |
| Command-tab | shows open programs |
| Command-q | quit programs |
| Netiquette | proper online conduct |
| Hyperlink | text or image that links to something else |
| Attribution | to give credit to someone |
| Web 2.0 | the Read/Write Web |
| Bookmark or Favorite | a way to mark your favorite web sites |
| Browser | a program used to access the Internet (like Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer) |
| Search Engine | a program used to access certain info (like Google or Yahoo) |
| Hard Drive | the part of the computer that stores all the information and software |
| Byte | a set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computer's memory |
| Kilobyte | 1,000 bytes or 1024 bytes |
| Megabyte | 1,000,00 bytes or one million bytes |
| Gigabyte | 1,000 megabytes or one billion bytes |
| Basic | a computer programming language |
| Java | a popular computer programming language |
| Multimedia | the integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, audio, video, etc. |
| Command-Space Bar | Opens the Spotlight Menu |
| Esc | Clears the Spotlight search field |
| Esc-Esc | Quits i the Spotlight Menu |
| Command-option- esc | Force program to close |
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