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Computer Terms - 5th
Harnett County Schools - 5th Grade Computer Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Animated clip art | A moving clip art graphic. |
| Anti-virus | An application designed to search for viruses and repair files on a computer. |
| Branching | Adding hyperlinked text within a multimedia presentation to navigating through a presentation. |
| Design | The look of a presentation or document. |
| Filter | To narrow down the information within a database by searching for a specific items. |
| Firewall | Technology that prevents users from visiting inappropriate web sites, and protects the network from unauthorized users. |
| Hacker | An unauthorized person who secretly gains access to computer files. |
| LAN (Local Area Network) | Capable of transmitting data at very fast rates, much faster than data can be transmitted over a telephone line. |
| Median | The “middle number” of a set of numbers; a function in a spreadsheet. |
| Menu | A horizontal menu that appears on top of a window. Usually each option in a menu bar is associated with a pull-down menu. |
| Mode | Number repeated more often than any other. |
| Music | An MP3, MIDI or audio file. |
| Network | A system of connected computers that allows the sharing of files and equipment. There are two types of networks: local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN). |
| Presentation | Multimedia software that creates highly stylized images for slide shows& reports. |
| Range | The difference between the largest and smallest value. In spreadsheets, a set of connected cells. |
| Virus | A computer program designed to damage computer files. |
| Wireless | Computer network where there are no physical wired connections between sender and receiver. |
| Worm | A computer file designed to do damage that goes through a computer and possibly a network. |