8th Grade Terms #2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
A specific named location on a storage medium that contains related documents. | FOLDER |
The way the letters and characters look on your screen. | FONT |
Special keys programmed to issue commands to a computer. | FUNCTION KEYS |
One billion bytes of information. | GB |
Printed information that exists physically and is a more permanent form of output. | HARDCOPY |
A type of storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information. | HARD DISK |
Electric, electronic, and mechanical components contained in a computer. | HARDWARE |
Wireless network that provides Wi-Fi Internet connections to mobile computers and other devices. | HOT SPOTS |
A small graphic image or picture that represents a program, program task, or a document. | ICON |
Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions into a computer. | INPUT DEVICE |
The world's largest network, a worldwide collection of networks that links together millions of businesses, government agencies, education institutions and individuals. | INTERNET |
A business that provides access to the internet usually on a subscription basis. | ISP |
One thousand bytes or characters of information. | KILOBYTE |
One million bytes or characters of information. | MEGABYTE |
Temporary storage place for data, instructions, and information consisting of one or more chips in the motherboard in the computer. Sometimes called the primary storage. | MEMORY |
Type of memory card capable of storing between 1 and 16 GB of data. | MEMORY STICK |
A list of commands or options displayed on your screen that allow you to perform tasks. | MENU |
A telecommunications peripheral device that allows computers to communicate with one another via conventional telephone lines. | MODEM |
A circuit board which contains most of the major electronic components of the computer. | MOTHERBOARD |
A "pointing" device that allows you to move your text cursor and to point and click icons and menu options. | MOUSE |
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Sueanne Hill
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