What is the message that appears on screens? Usually to tell you that something went wrong.
Alert (Alert Box).
100
What is a byte?
A piece of computer information made up of 8 bits.
100
What is a card?
A printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer.
100
What is a server?
A central computer dedicated to sending and recieving data from other computers.
100
What is an electronic subdirectory which contains files?
A folder.
200
What is a program in which you do your work?
An Application.
200
What is the term to start up a computer?
To Boot.
200
What is an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory?
CD-ROM.
200
What is the process in which you write a file into a disk?
To save.
200
What is font?
A typeface that contains the charaters of an alphabet or some other letterforms.
300
What is the definition of an access time?
The performance of hard drive or other storage devices- how long it takes to locate a file.
300
What is a copy of a file or diskyou make for archiving purposes?
A backup.
300
What is a command?
The act of giving an instruction to you Mac.
300
What is a bar at the bottom or right side of a windowthat contains the scroll box and contols scrolling?
The Scroll Bar.
300
What is the generic word for an application, document, control panel, or other computer data?
A file.
400
What is the definition of an application menu?
Lists running applications, on the right side of the screen header.
400
What is a bit?
The smallest piece of information used by a computer.
400
What is something that is seldom used modifier key on the Mac?
A control key.
400
What is a software?
Files on disk that contain instructions for a computer.
400
What is the breaking up of a file into many seperate locations in memory or on a disk called?
A fragmentation.
500
What is the application or window at the front (foreground) on the monitor?
Active Program or window.
500
What is an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted between components in a computer.
( Hint: Its also the same word as a kind of transportation)
A bus.
500
What is a program that allows you to change settings in the program or change the way a MAc looks and/or behaves?
A Control Panel.
500
What is a program designed to look like an electronic ledger?
A spreadsheet.
500
What is a system error which causes the cursor to lock in place?