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Computer Vocabulary
Computer literacy vocabulary for middle school
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bandwidth | The total frequency range on the available carrier for the transmission of data, |
| Bookmark | A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. |
| Browser | Web browsers are built on the concept of hyperlinks on which a user can click with a mouse to jump from page to page, document to document, or even site to site. Browsers can download files, display graphics, play audio and video files. |
| Domain | A group of workgroups within the same company or organization that governs the ability of all the computers to communicate with other groups of computers both within and outside of the organization |
| Download | The act of transferring files or a program from one computer to another computer, or something transferred to a computer |
| A message sent from one computer to another over the Internet, using a set webmail server address | |
| File Extension | A short series of letters and/or numerals at the end of a personal computer filename, used to indicate the type of file and the software that will be required to operate or open it |
| Hard Drive | The primary computer storage device and used to store files on the computer |
| Internet | A connected group of computer networks allowing for electronic communication |
| IP Address | A decimal number that defines the routing information of the Internet user. The address is composed of four sets of numbers, each separated by a decimal point |
| Copyrighted Software | Software protected by law from being used without payment |
| Directory | A simulated file folder on a disk where information can be stored |
| Malware | Malicious computer software that interferes with normal computer functions or sends personal data about the user to unauthorized parties over the Internet |
| Netiquette | Etiquette practiced or advocated in electronic communication over a computer network; exhibiting good manners |
| Public Domain Software | Non-copyrighted software that is free for anyone to copy and use |
| Shareware | Copyrighted computer software that is developed and made available to individual end users for free on a trial basis |
| Software | Programs and routines for a computer or the program material for an electronic device which make it run. |
| Spyware | A software program that secretly gathers personal information and sends it without the user's knowledge from a computer when it is online. |
| Upload | To transfer a file copy from a local computer to a remote computer over a network |
| URL | The definition of URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator, the address of a website on the Internet. |
| Virus | A type of intrusive malware that replicates itself and inserts copies of itself in legitimate programs, where it carries out unwanted and often damaging operations |
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