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Technic Vocab 2

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What is a GPS (Global Positioning System) GPS is a satellite navigation system used to determine ground position
What is a LAN (Local Area Network) A LAN is a computer network limited to a small area such as an office building, university, or even a residential home.
What is LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) LCD's are super thin displays that are used in laptop computer screens and flat panneled monitors.
What are Light Emitting Diodes (LED's) An LED is an electronic device that emits light when an electrical current is passed through it.
What is a NETBIOS NetBIOS provides an interface between the computers operating systems and it adds support for networking including the ability to recognize other devices to a network.
What is a RSS Feed RSS is a method of providing website content such as news stories or software updates in a standard XML format.
What is a Cookie A cookie is data sent to your computer by a Web Server that records your actions on a certain website.
What is a Skyscraper It is a banner that goes up and down instead from left and right
What is a Banner Ad It is a popup on a website that you can choose to click on or not.
What is a Firewall A computer firewall limits the data that can pass through it and protects a networked server or client machine form damage by unauthorized users.
What is a Node Any system or device connected to a network.
What is a Keyword are words or phrases that describe content. They can be used as metadata to describe images, text, documents, database records, and Web pages.
What is Piracy When someone installs and uses commercial software without paying for the program.
What is Freeware Like shareware, freeware is software you can download, pass around, and distribute without initial payment.
What is an Open Source When a software program is open source it means the programs source code is freely available to the public. Unlike Commercial software, open source programs can be modified and distributed by anyone.
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