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Tech Terms
Review Technology Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Information that may be in the form of text documents, images, audio clips, or software programs | Data |
| a specific location within a spreadsheet and is defined by the intersection of a row and column | Cell |
| a document that stores data in a grid of horizontal rows and vertical columns | Spreadsheet |
| consist of just a keyboard and monitor,with a connection to another computer | Terminals |
| the physical parts of a computer and related devices | Hardware |
| a horizontal group of values within a table | Row |
| countless networks and computers, allowing millions of people to share information | Internet |
| used for short-range connections between desktop and laptop computers, PDAs, digital cameras, scanners, cellular phones, and printers | Bluetooth |
| software that runs on a computer | Program |
| a term that means the data on the disc is "read-only", and cannot be altered or erased | CD-Rom |
| the primary user interface of a computer. When you boot up your computer, it is displayed once the startup process is complete | Desktop |
| the integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, audio, video, etc. | Multimedia |
| "computer screen" or "display" | Monitor |
| a data storage device | Disk |
| describes the page layout or style of text in a word processing document | formatting |
| the ability to gain unauthorized access to other computers | Hacking |
| allows users to be part of a virtual community; provides users with simple tools to create a custom profile with text and pictures | Social Networking |
| the brains of a computer | CPU |
| set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computer's memory | Byte |
| the computer's ability to process and store data | Memory |
| an example of this is 12 point Times New Roman-the style of your text | Font |
| the process used for creating moving images by using computer graphics | Animation |
| the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network | Texting |
| second generation of the World Wide Web | Web 2.0 |
| an internal or private network that can only be accessed within the confines of a company, university, or organization | Intranet |
| a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or a new section within the current document | Hyperlink |
| the smallest unit of computer data | Bit |
| a legal means of protecting an author's work | Copyright |
| general term that describes computer programs | Software |
| "Web Log", this term refers to a list of journal entries posted on a Web page | Blog |
| the address of a specific Web site or file on the internet | URL |
| vertical group of values within a table | Column |
| a text field near the top of a Web browser window that displays the URL of the current webpage | Address |
| being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, especially the standards of a profession | Ethical |
| used in spreadsheets; allows users to enter functions into cells so that mathematical calculations are done automatically | Formula |
| an input device that scans documents such as photographs and pages of text | Scanner |
| a Web site that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own Web browser | Wiki |
| when a multimedia file can be played back without being completely downloaded first | Streaming |