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What do you know?
Computer and Internet Vocab.
Question | Answer |
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The part of the computer with letter and number buttons that you use for typing. | Keyboard |
What you use to move the arrow around the computer screen. | Mouse |
The arrow or little flashing line on your computer screen that points to things. | Cursor |
The computer screen where you see words, pictures, and videos. | Monitor |
A small computer that is easy to move and carry. | Laptop |
A world wide system of millions of computers that are connected together in a network. | Internet |
The world that connects computers with the Internet. | Cyberspace |
Just like your home address, this group of letters and numbers take you computer to a specific place on the Internet. | Internet Address |
This is just another way to say Internet address. | URL |
A place you visit on the Internet that has stuff to see and read. | Web Site |
Messages you can exchange back and forth with a friend through a special program. | Instant Messaging |
A place to "talk to typing" to other people in the chat room. | Chat Room |
A letter you send through cyberspace. | |
A place on the Internet where you can post information for other people to see, usually about a specific topic-like the one in your classroom or home. | Bulletin Boards/Message Boards |
A name you choose to use for yourself when you're on the Internet. | Username |
Your username in a chat room. | Screen Name |
Junk mail sent to your e-mail box that is usually advertising something. | SPAM |
A hidden computer program that sneaks into your computer through e-mail or the Internet. | Virus |
A secret word only you and your parents should know. | Password |