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Tech Terms
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Question | Answer |
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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 |