Computer Apps 2 terms
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| Alias | A file that points to another item, such as a program, document, folder, or disk.
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| Byte | A unit of space. It is also used to represent a series of seven or eight ASCII code digits representing a character.
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| Dingbats | Picture fonts
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| 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)
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| HTML | The coding language used to create internet documents. An acronym for HyperText Markup Language
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| ISP (Internet Service Provider) | A group that provides access to the internet. An acronym for Internet Service Provider
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| MPEG | A format for viewing digital video files. An acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group
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| ROM | Read Only Memory. Readable memory that cannot be corrupted by accidental erasure. ROM retains its data when the computer is
turned off.
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| Telecommunications | includes all types of electronic communication services, including satellite, fiber-optic, computer-based
transmission, telephone, and radio
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| Terabyte | (TB) It's about a trillion bytes. Actually it's 2 to the 40th power or 1,009,511,627,776 bytes.
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| 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
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| 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
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| FAQ | An acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
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| GIF | An image format, an acronym for Graphical Interchange Format
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| .com | A website extension that identifies the site as a commercial site
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| .edu | A website extension that identifies the site as an educational institution, usually a college or university
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| .org | A website extension that identifies the site as a non-profit, non-governmental organization
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| 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.
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| Cache | A memory section of the hard drive that holds information while the CPU is working on it
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| 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)
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| Chevron | Double arrows at end of tool bar that allow you to show buttons on two rows
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| Configure | to set the details or structure of a system (e.g., operating system)
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| 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
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| Curriculum Framework | serves as a bridge between standards and the classroom and provides curriculum content, organization, and
presentation
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| Curriculum Standard | activities used in classroom instruction to teach the benchmarked standard
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| Desktop Publishing | the use of a computer to produce documents for publication
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| Dialog Box | A box that contains a message, often requesting more information or allowing you to select among options
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| Domain | A group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the "domain name". The last component of this is the top-level
domain.
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| Drill down | Moving from a general level to a detailed level
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| Extension | The three-letter extension that tells a user that a document was saved in Word
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| 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
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| 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.
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| Intranet | a local or restricted communications network, especially a private network created using World Wide Web software
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| Java | A program that recreates information so it can be read by most computers
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| Jump drive | Memory stick—portable place to save files
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| Macro | A series of actions that occur following one key stroke
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| Master-slave | The relationship between a dominant drive and the secondary one
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| Mouse-over | To “float” the cursor over a command until some information shows
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| Netiquette | Proper manners on the internet
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| Numbered outline | An indented list using numbers/ letters to organize information
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| Overwrite | Destroy (data) or the data in (a file) by entering new data in its place.
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| Photo-manipulation | the ability to alter a scanned photo image
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| Platform | computer hardware and the operating system that runs on it (e.g., a Macintosh computer or Windows-based PC)
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| Presentation Hardware/Software | computer hardware/software designed to support presentations involving multimedia (e.g.,
PowerPoint)
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| Spyware | is a type of malware (malicious software) installed on computers that collects information about users without their knowledge.
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| Standard | a description of what students should know and be able to do at the highest level of generality (e.g. concept)
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| 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
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| URL | A standard address on the world wide web. An acronym for Uniform Resources Locator
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