Questions | Answers |
Alias | A file that points to another item, such as a program, document, folder, or disk. |
Byte | A unit of space. It is also used to represent a series of seven or eight ASCII code digits representing a character. |
Dingbats | Picture fonts |
Environmental Probe | computer peripheral that senses environmental data and communicates reading directly into the computer for
recording and storage (e.g., pH sensor, humidity sensor) |
HTML | The coding language used to create internet documents. An acronym for HyperText Markup Language |
ISP (Internet Service Provider) | A group that provides access to the internet. An acronym for Internet Service Provider |
MPEG | A format for viewing digital video files. An acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group |
ROM | Read Only Memory. Readable memory that cannot be corrupted by accidental erasure. ROM retains its data when the computer is
turned off. |
Telecommunications | includes all types of electronic communication services, including satellite, fiber-optic, computer-based
transmission, telephone, and radio |
Terabyte | (TB) It's about a trillion bytes. Actually it's 2 to the 40th power or 1,009,511,627,776 bytes. |
Trademark | is a word, name, symbol, or device which is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish
them from the goods of others |
Ethernet | a system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a LAN, with protocols to control the passing of information
and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems |
FAQ | An acronym for Frequently Asked Questions |
GIF | An image format, an acronym for Graphical Interchange Format |
.com | A website extension that identifies the site as a commercial site |
.edu | A website extension that identifies the site as an educational institution, usually a college or university |
.org | A website extension that identifies the site as a non-profit, non-governmental organization |
Buffer | The buffer is a section of the computer where data is stored before being used. This buffering allows time for an application to
fix differences in bit rates among other things. It creates a space of time for compensation. |
Cache | A memory section of the hard drive that holds information while the CPU is working on it |
CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory) | a storage media that is able to store up to 660MB of information (e.g., text, graphics,
audio, and full-motion video) |
Chevron | Double arrows at end of tool bar that allow you to show buttons on two rows |
Configure | to set the details or structure of a system (e.g., operating system) |
Copyright | a form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic,
and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished |
Curriculum Framework | serves as a bridge between standards and the classroom and provides curriculum content, organization, and
presentation |
Curriculum Standard | activities used in classroom instruction to teach the benchmarked standard |
Desktop Publishing | the use of a computer to produce documents for publication |
Dialog Box | A box that contains a message, often requesting more information or allowing you to select among options |
Domain | A group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the "domain name". The last component of this is the top-level
domain. |
Drill down | Moving from a general level to a detailed level |
Extension | The three-letter extension that tells a user that a document was saved in Word |
Graphic Applications Software | one of a number of types of computer software that enables the user to create or manipulate
illustrations, graphs, drafting products, and a variety of other images |
Hypertext | This is a markup language that allows for non-linear transfers of data. The method allows your computer to provide the
computational power rather than attaching to a mainframe and waiting for it to do the work for you. |
Intranet | a local or restricted communications network, especially a private network created using World Wide Web software |
Java | A program that recreates information so it can be read by most computers |
Jump drive | Memory stick—portable place to save files |
Macro | A series of actions that occur following one key stroke |
Master-slave | The relationship between a dominant drive and the secondary one |
Mouse-over | To “float” the cursor over a command until some information shows |
Netiquette | Proper manners on the internet |
Numbered outline | An indented list using numbers/ letters to organize information |
Overwrite | Destroy (data) or the data in (a file) by entering new data in its place. |
Photo-manipulation | the ability to alter a scanned photo image |
Platform | computer hardware and the operating system that runs on it (e.g., a Macintosh computer or Windows-based PC) |
Presentation Hardware/Software | computer hardware/software designed to support presentations involving multimedia (e.g.,
PowerPoint) |
Spyware | is a type of malware (malicious software) installed on computers that collects information about users without their knowledge. |
Standard | a description of what students should know and be able to do at the highest level of generality (e.g. concept) |
Trademark | is a word, name, symbol, or device which is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish
them from the goods of others |
URL | A standard address on the world wide web. An acronym for Uniform Resources Locator |