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Vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Open Source | Freely available to the public, commercial software, and modified and contributed by anyone. |
| Freeware | Software you can download pass around and distribute without any intial payment. Copy righted. |
| Piracy | When someone installs and uses commercial software without paying for the program. |
| Keyword | Words or phrases that describe content in internet searches. |
| Node | Any system or device connected to a network |
| Firewalls | Limits the data that can pass through it and protects a networked server or client machine from damage by unauthorized users |
| Banner | A long, rectangular image that can be placed just about anywhere on a web page. Horizonal |
| Skyscraper | Another prevalent form of web advertising; tall and narrow. Vertical |
| Cookie | Data sent to your computer by a web server that records your actions on a certain web page |
| RSS Feed | "Really Simple Syndication" a method of providing website content such as news stories or software updates in standard XML format. |
| Net BIOS | "Network Basic Input/Output System" provides an interface between the computer's operating system and the hardware. |
| LED | "Light-emittibng Diode" an electronic device that emitts light when an electrical current is passed through it. |
| LCD | "Liquid Crystal Display" super thin displays that are used in laptop computer screens and flat panel monitors. |
| LAN | "Local Area Network" A computer network limited to a small area such as an office building, university, or even a residential Home |
| GPS | "Global Positioning System" a satelite navigation system used to determine ground position and velocity. |