Term | Definition |
+ | It is also used to represent a series of seven or eight ASCII code digits representing a character. |
C++ | A popular programming language. |
Chevron | Double arrows at end of tool bar that allow you to show buttons on two rows. |
Dingbats | Picture fonts. |
Drill down | Moving from a general level to a detailed level. |
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). |
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. |
Hits | The number of matches made by a search engine like Google in a search. |
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. |
Macro | A series of actions that occur following one key stroke. |
Master-slave | The relationship between a dominant drive and the secondary one. |
Netiquette | Proper manners on the internet. |
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). |
Buffer | 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. |
Cc | Carbon copy or Confidential Copy—send a copy of an email to another person. |
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. |
Domain | A group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the "domain name". The last component of this is the top-level domain. |
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. |
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. |
Hour Glass | The picture showing that the computer is “thinking” before it performs your command. |
Input Device | A peripheral used to transfer data from the outside world into a computer system. Some input devices are operated directly by the user, e.g. keyboard, mouse, touch screen, joystick, digitising tablet, microphone. |
Java | A program that recreates information so it can be read by most computers. |
Jump Drive | Memory stick—portable place to save files. |
Presentation Hardware/Software | Computer hardware/software designed to support presentations involving multimedia (e.g., PowerPoint). |
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. |
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. |
Curriculum Standard | Activities used in classroom instruction to teach the benchmarked standard. |