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Computer Tech
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Slide Sorter | The view that shows all slides in mini version of all slides. |
| Slide Layout | How the placeholders are arranged on a slide. |
| Animation | How objects moves/appears on a slide. |
| Transition | How the slide changes to the next slide. |
| Graphics | A picture. |
| Electronic mail | |
| Spam | unsolicited emails |
| Attachment | connecting a file to an email message |
| Internet | Networks connecting millions of computers around the world to thousands of servers |
| World wide web | A subset of the internet. Consists of interconnected pages. |
| Internet service provider | Provides internet access for a fee |
| Web browser | Need it to VIEW the internet |
| URL | Website address |
| Domain | What group the website belongs to. |
| Hyperlink | Gives you access to a webpage when you click on it |
| Search engine | Use this when you don’t know the URL |
| Search operators | Narrows key search results |
| .com | Commercial |
| .edu | 4 year colleges |
| .mil | military |
| .gov | government |
| .net | network service providers |
| .int | international government |
| Freeware | Copyrighted software that is free |
| Shareware | Free trial period |
| All Right Reserved | The creator owns all right to the software and says what the buyers can do |
| Creative Commons | Provides flexibility and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators |
| Database | a collection of information that is organized so that its contents can easily be accessed, managed, and updated. |
| Table | Where you SETUP the database; decide what information to include |
| Form | Where you ENTER information into the database |
| Query | Just like when you ask a question you are searching for information, a Query SEARCHES for information in the database |
| Report | Displays information from the database |
| Computer Hardware | parts of a computer you can touch |
| Input devices | keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner |
| Output devices | monitor, printer, speakers, projector |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit-processes program instructions |
| RAM | Random Access Memory-holds program instruction temp. |
| Bytes order | Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, terabyte |
| Hertz | the processing speed of the CPU |
| Operating system software | controls overall functions of computer |
| Types of application software | excel, web browsers, Word, email, etc. |
| Multitask | being able to use more than one program at a time |