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This is an extra copy of a file or
document.
Backup
A website on which an individual or group of
users record opinions, information, etc,
Blog
Any letter, number, symbol, or space that can be typed on a computer.
Character
Any information stored by a computer. It can
be files, E-mails, video games, songs, pictures, etc
Data
This is a picture or an image
Graphic
This is the program you use to browse
files. A web browser will browse internet files, like
Firefox or Internet Explorer.
Browser
This is the process where you copy
something from another computer or the Internet,
and save it on your computer
Download
Usually a small arrow on the screen that
moves when you move the mouse. The cursor is
used to make a selection.
Cursor
This is the screen that appears if you are
not browsing the Internet, reading a file, or playing
a game. Your icons are on this screen.
Desktop
This is simply a way to send a message
from one computer to another.
This means to make a copy of data
onto a CD. It is called “burn” because it actually
heats up the CD.
Burn a CD
When you click on an icon, it is a
shortcut to a file or program.
The address of documents and resources on
the internet.
URL
This is a small symbol or picture that
represents a program or other things.
Icon
a portable data storage device
Flash Drive
This is a secret code to protect your data and can keep others from accessing your computer.
Password
To do this, you click on something
and hold the button down. This will move the object
you clicked on and will leave it where you let go of
the button.
Drag and Drop
The owner’s legal right to
reproduce, display, transmit, perform, and modify a
work as well as the right to publicly perform a
sound recording by digital transmission.
Copyright
This is an abbreviation for Frequently Asked
Questions.
FAQ
You have to do this to get access to a
computer. You just type in a certain name or code.
Login
This is all the instructions for the
computer or a program designed to do different
things. Examples are: Microsoft Word, Internet
Explorer, and Windows.
Software
The bar beside the Start button that
shows what programs are open.
Task Bar
Group of internet servers linking computers around the world.
WWW
This is the data that a computer stores.
Long term memory must be saved to the hard
drive.
Memory
This is a picture that pops up when
you are not using your computer.
Screensaver