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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADSL | ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) |
| Cookie | Cookies are small text files placed on a user's device by web browsers to store information like login sessions, site preferences, and shopping cart contents |
| Driver | A computer driver is a specialized software component that enables the operating system (OS) to communicate with, control, and utilize hardware devices or peripherals |
| encryption | the process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access. |
| Firewall | a part of a computer system or network which is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication. |
| URL | the unique address used to locate web pages, files, or resources on the internet, acting like a postal address for digital content |
| AUP | An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a set of rules, restrictions, and guidelines outlining how an organization's network, website, or computer resources can be used. |
| Domain | A domain name is a user-friendly, memorable address for a website (e.g., google.com) that translates complex IP numerical addresses into a readable format, acting as its online identity. Types include Top-Level Domains (TLDs) |
| freeware | Freeware is proprietary software provided at no cost, allowing users to download, install, and use it without payment, though it typically remains copyrighted and closed-source. |
| Hyperlink | hyperlink is a clickable element—text, image, or button—that connects to another webpage, file, or location, enabling navigation via HTML |
| piracy | when a person steals another persons data |
| boolean logic | Boolean logic is a branch of mathematics and computing operating on variables with two values: TRUE (1) or FALSE (0). Developed by George Boole in the 1800s, it uses three fundamental operations—AND, OR, and NOT |
| pictogram | a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000 BC. |
| probeware | Probeware is scientific hardware—sensors and probes—that interfaces with computers, tablets, or calculators to collect, visualize, and analyze real-time data in education. |
| server shareware | Shareware is proprietary software that is distributed for free on a trial basis, allowing users to test functionality before paying for a full license. It is not free software (freeware) |
| public domain | noun the state of belonging or being available to the public as a whole, and therefore not subject to copyright. |
| search engines | a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the internet. |
| worm | A computer worm is a type of malicious software (malware) that self-replicates and spreads independently across networks without needing a host program or human activation. |
| WYSIWYG | WYSIWYG ("What You See Is What You Get") is an editor allowing users to create and edit digital content visually, ensuring the final output resembles the editing interface |
| Averkey | An AVerKey (or AVerKey) is a line of external PC/Mac-to-TV scan converters produced by the AVerMedia Group, designed to allow users to simultaneously display their computer screen on a television or projector |
| cold boot | A cold boot is the process of starting a computer from a completely powered-off state, initializing hardware and loading the operating system from scratch |
| ISP | short for internet service provider. |
| listserv | an application that distributes messages to subscribers on an electronic mailing list |
| function | is a built in formula |
| COUNT | counts cells with numbers |
| IF | returns a result based on a condition |
| Countif | counts cells that meet one condition |
| Countifs | count cells that meet more thhen one condition |
| SUMIF | adds numbers that meet one condition |
| Sumifs | adds numbers that meet more then one condition |