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comp. vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Buffer | The buffer is a section of the computer where data is stored before being used. This buffering allows time for an application to fix differences in bit rates among other things. It creates a space of time for compensation. |
| c++ | A popular programming language |
| configure | to set the details or structure of a system (e.g., operating system) |
| curriculum standard | activities used in classroom instruction to teach the benchmarked standard |
| domain | A group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the "domain name". The last component of this is the top-level domain. |
| environmental probe | computer peripheral that senses environmental data and communicates reading directly into the computer for recording and storage (e.g., pH sensor, humidity sensor) |
| export | To save data or pictures in a form other programs can read |
| FAQ | An acronym for Frequently Asked Questions |
| graphing calculator | a hand-held calculator that, in addition to performing calculations and functional operations, can graph functions and relations |
| HTML | The coding language used to create internet documents. An acronym for HyperText Markup Language |
| hypertext | This is a markup language that allows for non-linear transfers of data. The method allows your computer to provide the computational power rather than attaching to a mainframe and waiting for it to do the work for you |
| intranet | A world-wide network of computer networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer. |
| java | A program that recreates information so it can be read by most computers |
| login | To attach to a computer. It has also come to represent your User ID command. |
| network | This a system that sends and receives data |
| overwrite | Destroy (data) or the data in (a file) by entering new data in its place |
| router | a device that forwards data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network |
| software | This is a program, the actual code the computer reads. All other stuff is hardware. A floppy disc is hardware |
| switch | is a computer networking device that connects network segments |
| link | To connect one page on the internet to another |
| jumpdrive | Memory stick—portable place to save files |
| down drop arrow | The black arrow next to a tool that provides selections within a tool |
| cache | A memory section of the hard drive that holds information while the CPU is working on it |
| Clipboard | A windows program that saves information you copy, to be pasted into a program later |
| gif | An image format, an acronym for Graphical Interchange Format |
| hourglass | The picture showing that the computer is “thinking” before it performs your command |
| icon | Symbols or illustrations on the desktop or computer screen that indicate program files, documents, or other functions. |
| indent | To use the tab key to start writing or typing a short distance in from the margin |
| URL | A standard address on the world wide web. An acronym for Uniform Resources Locator |
| Virus | A program designed to damage files, usually delivered via the internet to unsuspecting users |
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