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Tech Terms
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an acronym for Frequently Asked Questions | FAQ |
| a destructive computer program that invades by means of a normal program and damages | computer virus |
| memory stick-portable place to save files | flash drive |
| a section of the computer where data is stored before being used | buffer |
| the digital version of an image, a photograph, or a picture displayed on a monitor screen | graphics |
| three-letter extension that tells a user that a document was saved in Word | doc |
| Carbon copy or Confidential Copy—send a copy of an email to another person | cc |
| a system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a LAN | ethernet |
| picture fonts | dingbats |
| background color of a picture, text box or diagram | fill |
| graphics, pictures, sometimes called click-art | clip art |
| Central Processing Unit | CPU |
| activities used in classroom instruction to teach the benchmarked standard | curriculum standard |
| the windows-generated look of the computer before programs are opened with icons, taskbar, and clouds | desktop |
| spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft | excel |
| where often-used websites are saved on an internet browser | favorites |
| a unit of space | byte |
| a software program that lets you complete a task | application |
| a website extension that identifies the site as a commercial site | .com |
| to set the details or structure of a system | configure |
| a form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship” | copyright |
| a diagram that organizes information on a topic for the user | graphic organizer |
| a set of letters/numbers that are of a given look and appearance | font |
| either hard or floppy | disk |
| vertical arrangement of cells | columns |
| a programmable machine designed to automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations | computer |
| a memory section of the hard drive that holds information while the CPU is working on it | cache |
| an icon on the desktop that can hold multiple programs | folder |
| the intersection of a row and a column | cells |
| moving from a general level to a detailed level | drill down |