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Technology Vocab 7
TSDE Vocabulary 7 - Internet Usage & Hardware/Software
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spam | irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients |
| software piracy | the copyright infringement of software refers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer software |
| social media | websites and applications used for social networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) |
| search | to look for specific information on the internet or computer |
| search engines | any of a number of giant databases on the Internet which store data on websites and their corresponding URLs that search, gather and identify information based on keywords, indices, titles and text |
| TCP/IP | the programming protocols invented by individuals in the U.S. Department of Defense to carry messages around the internet; Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| URL | the address that defines the route to a file on the web or any other internet facility; Universal Resource Locator |
| video conferencing | teleconferencing in which still or moving pictures can be transmitted along with voice and text |
| virtual reality interfaces | the hardware and programming used to create the illusion of three-dimensional objects for on-screen virtual reality environments |
| virtual | with regard to memory, virtual refers to temporarily storing information on the hard drive; virtual memory is controlled automatically by the operating system |
| web page | one document on the World Wide Web; it is usually a file written in Hypertext Markup Language, stored on a server |
| web page layout | text, graphics, video and sound files in web format |
| website | each website is identified with a host name and is composed of one or more related pages |
| World Wide Web | the section of the Internet that allows access to text, graphics, sound, and even video; WWW |
| anti-virus | an application designed to search for viruses and repair files on a computer |
| applications | programs that allow you to accomplish certain tasks such as write letters, analyze numbers, sort files, manage finances, draw pictures, and play games |
| alias | a file that points to another item, such as a program, document, folder, or disk; when an alias is opened, the original item that the alias points to is opened; this helps in the organizing and accessing of files; alias is purely a Mac term |
| client/server | a term denoting the technology relationship between two types of computers, the client (normally your Mac or PC) and the server; when surfing the internet, you are the client, and the pages you are reading come from the server |
| CPU | the hardware that most people consider the "brain" of the computer; it takes instructions from software, makes calculations, and helps run the show; Central Processing Unit |
| disk | a round, flat, magnetic medium used to storing data |
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