Question | Answer |
Wireless technology to transfer data | BLUETOOTH |
a CD or DVD writer; can be internal or external | BURNER |
Use of web services to perform functions that were traditionally performed with software on an individual computer, i.e. Flicker, Picasa, Google Docs, Picnik) | CLOUD COMPUTING |
An optical storage medium made of molded polymer for electronically recording, storing, and playing back audio, video, text, and other information in digital form; also CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW | COMPACT DISK (CD) |
An optical disk with a capacity of 47 Gb or more that can hold a full-length commercial movie; also DVD-ROM, DVD-D+\-R,DVD=\-RW, Blu ray | DIGITAL VIDEO DISK (DVD) |
Program used to create vector graphics; provides fir freehand as well as geometric shapes | DRAWING SOFTWARE |
A plug-and-play portable storage device that uses flash memory and is lightweight enough to attach to a key chain; also known as a pen drive, keychain drive, thumb drive, jump drive | FLASH DRIVE |
Sometimes called "flash ram"; is solid-state memory that can be erased and reprogrammed; gets its name because the microchip is organized so that a section of memory cells are erased in a single action or "flash" | FLASH MEMORY |
A unit of storage measuring roughly one billion bytes | GIGABYTE (GB) |
Software designed to edit, manipulate or modify digital photographs | IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE |
A free-standing electronic system that allows transactions or provides information, such as DVD Rental, ATM, gift registry, photo development, etc. | KIOSK |
A unit of storage measuring roughly one million bytes | MEGABYTE (MG) |
Storage device that records data by burning microscopic holes in the surface if the disk with a laser | OPTICAL STORAGE |
Programs used to create bitmap images; useful in creating original art because they provide the tools used by artists (such as brushes and pens) | PAINTING SOFTWARE |
A still camera used for simple operations | POINT-AND-SHOOT CAMERAS |
An input device that converts hard copy, such as photos and documents, to a digital copy | SCANNER |
Camera that has a detachable lens | SLR (a single lens flex) CAMERA |
A unit of storage measuring roughly one trillion bytes | TERABYTE (TB) |
A connection port used to connect various outside devices, i.e. flash drives, USB cables | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) PORT |