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Study Island Vocab 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (what you see is what you get) | WYSIWYG |
| World Wide Web | WWW |
| a computer file designed to do damage that goes through a computer and possibly a network | WORM |
| keyboarding skills to produce documents | Word processing |
| address URL (Uniform Resource Locator | Web |
| something that messes up the network | Virus |
| damaging computer files or networks intentionally | Vandalism |
| term for a number in a spread sheet | Value |
| first part of an email address | User name |
| a way to find words that better suit a sentence and gives it variety | Thesaurus |
| words on a page | Text |
| act of sending and receiving information electronically | Telecommunication |
| columns and rows in a document | Table |
| a graphic organizer used to plan a digital project | Storyboard |
| a computer that doesn’t rely on other computers to work | Stand Alone Computer |
| A way to organize analyze and caculate data | Spreadsheet |
| Arranging information in a specific order | Sort |
| A written program that lets you do something | Software/Application |
| try to remember the URL use subject directories be sure to use good keyword strategies | Search Strategies |
| protecting all computer related stuff from unauthorized users | Security |
| choosing text by clicking and draging it over | Select or Highlight |
| an offsight computer that stores everything (games) | Server |
| software that can be tried before you purchase | Shareware |
| software that looks for information | Search Engine |
| to look for specific info on the internet | Search |
| to save a document with a new name | Save As |
| horizontal divisions in a spreadsheet | Row |
| open a saved document | Retrieve |
| A collection of related fields and entries | Record |
| software written and then donated to the public. | Public Domain |
| computer-assisted data collection tools | Probeware |
| a hardware device used to make a paper copy of what is created on the computer | Printer |
| to insert the last information that was viewed | Paste |
| a code for security protection | Password |
| the way a document is formatted to print | Page Set Up |
| boolen searching uses specific words to aquire results | Or |
| ways to protect personal information from others | Online Safety |
| internet information availible to a computer user | Online Resources |
| right hand side of the keyboard where the numbers are | Numeric Keypad |
| a presentation that doesnt follow a straight pattern | Non-Linear |
| system connected computer | Network |
| a combination of text, pictures, sounds ect. | Multimedia |
| a tool used to point and click on a computer | Mouse |
| the screen | Monitor |
| ><≥≤≠= | Math Symbols for Searching |
| connecter from one place to another | Links |
| a straight pattern | Linear |
| The blank stuff between text in a document | Line Spacing |
| a tool used to display trends and compare data | Line Graph |
| having the horizontal layout | Landscape |
| what you put to name a column | Label |
| a refrence to describe specific content | Keyword |
| the hardware device used to enter letters into a computer | Keyboard |
| a picture thats shrunk | JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) |
| WWW | Internet |
| tab key | Indent |
| clip art or graphics on the computer | Illustration |
| special text that takes you from one place to another | Hyperlink or Hypertext |
| a computer directly connected to the internet | Host |
| The keys you use to line your fingers on the keyord | Home Row |
| The welcome screen | Home Page |
| choosing text by clicking and draging it over | Highlight or Select |
| the stuff you can touch or plug in | Hardware |
| software written and then donated to the public. | Freeware |
| page layout | Format |
| shape and style of text | Font |
| technology that prevents users from visiting inappropriate Web sites | Firewall |
| a set of related records in a database | File |
| a place in a database record | Field |
| the thing where you put in info | Enter Bar |
| to change it | Edit |
| sending and recieving mail but not im |