Term | Definition |
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. |
Byte | A unit of space. It is also used to represent a series of seven or eight ASCII code digits representing a character. |
Cache | A memory section of the hard drive that holds information while the CPU is working on it |
C++ | A popular programming language |
Cells | The intersection of a row and a column in Excel—where data can be inserted |
Chevron | Double arrows at end of tool bar that allow you to show buttons on two rows |
Content Standard | a description of what students should know and be able to do within a particular discipline or content domain |
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 |
Dialog Box | A box that contains a message, often requesting more information or allowing you to select among options |
Digital | Your CD player is digital. It is a series of small samples of data playing together very quickly (30,000 times a second). Digital recording of information means representing the bits of data through ones and zeros. |
Dingbats | Picture fonts |
Domain | A group of computers whose host names share a common suffix, the "domain name". The last component of this is the top-level domain. |
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) |
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 |
Extension | The three-letter extension that tells a user that a document was saved in Word |
Footer | Information that appears at the foot of every page—usually the name, page number and document title |
GIF | An image format, an acronym for Graphical Interchange Format |
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 |
Fill | Background color of a picture, text box or diagram |
Database | One or more large structured sets of persistent data, usually associated with software to update and query the data. |
Content Standard | a description of what students should know and be able to do within a particular discipline or content domain |
Doc | The three-letter extension that tells a user that a document was saved in Word |
FAQ | An acronym for Frequently Asked Questions |
Graphic organizer | A diagram that organizes information on a topic for the user |
Application | A software program that lets you complete a task, such as writing a paper, creating a poster, designing an image, or viewing a Web page. |
Benchmark | a translation of a standard into what the student should know and be able to do at developmentally appropriate levels (i.e., grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) |
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) |
Desktop Publishing | the use of a computer to produce documents for publication |
Drill down | Moving from a general level to a detailed level |