Tech Apps Vocabulary - Part 2 (words 16-30)
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| File Extension | the suffix at the end of a file name that indicates what type of file it is.
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| Firewall | technology that prevents users from visiting inappropriate web sites, and protects the network from unauthorized users.
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| Hard Drive | The main storage area inside a computer used for storing programs and information. It is hard because it is metal.
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| Memory | A place to temporarily store information being used by the computer. Contents are lost when the computer is powered off. (RAM)
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| Multimedia | any presentation or program that combines two or more types of media, such as graphics, sound, video, animation, and/or text.
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| Taskbar | The bar that is normally along the bottom of the screen containing all active windows, your start button, and clock.
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| URL | address of a website on the internet (“Uniform Resource Locator”).
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| USB | An external connector between a computer and other devices (Universal Serial Bus).
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| Virus | A small, unauthorized program that can damage a computer.
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| Bit | an electronic signal which is either on (1) or off (0). It is the smallest unit of information the computer uses.
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| Byte | a group of 8 bits strung together that means something to the computer.
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| Kilobyte | a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, about a thousand bytes.
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| Megabyte | a unit of measure equal to 1, 048, 576 bytes, about a million bytes.
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| Gigabyte | a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, about a billion bytes.
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| Terabyte | a unit of measure equal to 1,099,511,627,776 bytes, about a trillion bytes.
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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