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tech vocab 2
Technology Vocab 2
Question | Answer |
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Open Source | When a software program has its source code is freely available to the public |
Freeware | Software you can download, pass around, and distribute without initial payment, and it is copy righted. |
Piracy | Install and use commercial software without paying for it. |
Keyword | words or phrases that describe content |
Nodes | system or device connected to a network/ folder or file on your hard drive - leaf |
Firewall | limits the data that can pass through it |
Banner | advertising; long, rectangular image |
Skyscraper | advertising; tall and narrow |
Cookie | data sent to your computer by a server that records your actions on the website |
RSS | method of providing websites content such as news stories or software updates |
NetBIOS | Network Basic Input/Output System - interface between the computers operating system and the hardware |
LED | Light-Emitting Diode - electronic device that emits light when a current passes through it |
LAN | local area network - computer network limited to a small area such as an office building |
GPS | Global positioning system - used determine ground position and velocity. |
LCD | Liquid crystal display - duper-thin display used on laptops and flat panel monitors |