Hardware
Internet Terms
Internet Terms 2
Keyboard Terms
Files and Storage
100
CPU
What is the central processing unit? (The computer's "brain")
100
Link (AKA hyperlink)
What is a piece of text that opens a new webpage when clicked on?
100
Browser
What is a program used to access the internet?
100
Ctrl-C
What is Copy?
100
Attachment
What is a file sent in an email message?
200
Hard drive
What is the computer's storage or long-term memory?
200
Download
What is copying a file from the internet to your computer?
200
Ctrl-V
What is Paste?
200
USB
What is a small external hard drive that plugs into the USB port? (AKA Universal Storage Bus, flashdrive, thumbdrive, stickdrive)
300
RAM
What is Random Access Memory? (AKA the computer's working or short-term memory)
300
Phishing
What is a misleading email designed to trick you out of your personal information?
300
Upload
What is copying a file from your computer to the internet?
300
Ctrl-F
What is Find?
300
Cloud Storage
What is online storage?
400
HDMI
What is High-Definition Multimedia Interface? (AKA a cord that lets you mirror your computer screen on a TV)
400
Domain name
What is the part of a web address that identifies the website?
For example:
- bit.ly/cpubasics
- mail.google.com
400
IP address
What is a unique address that identifies a device on the internet?
400
Ctrl-X
What is Cut?
400
What is a file that stores an exact image of a document? (AKA Portable Document Format file?)
500
Motherboard
What is the computer's circuit board, which connects all the hardware components?
500
Cookie
What is a piece of data a website stores on your computer to help it remember your information?
500
Captcha
What is a super-annoying program designed to make sure a computer user is a human, not a robot?
500
Ctrl-Shift-N
What is Open a New Incognito Window?
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500
GIF
What is a compressed image file that could be either animated or static?
