Acronyms
CPU
What is central processing unit
GB
What is Gigabyte
software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy-to-use way
What is a Browser
any physical device you are able to see and touch
What is Hardware
unsolicited junk email sent to large numbers of email addresses. Usually promotes some product or service and may be pornographic
What is Spam
to transfer a file from a local computer to a remote server
What is a upload
LAN
What is Local Area Network
RAM
What is random access memory
software program commonly used to compress larger files into smaller ones for easy sharing and downloading
What is WinZip
in a graphical user interface, a small, pictorial, on-screen representation of an object such as a document, program, folder or disk drive
What is an Icon
software add-on that allows an installed program to perform additional features
What is a Plug-in
software utility or hardware device that limits outside network access to a computer or local network by blocking or restricting ports
What is a Firewall
BIOS
What is Basic Input/Output System
GHz
What is Gigahertz
destructive software program containing code capable of gaining access to computers or networks
What is a Virus
A large computer that allows connections to many other computers and performs tasks for them
What is a Server
A generic term for any program, operational system or app in computer.
What is Software
a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or section of a document. They can be found on nearly all web pages
What is a Hyperlink
GUI
What is Graphical User Interface
OS
What is Operating System
program that helps to block and prevent spyware and other malware infections on a computer
What is Anti-virus
To transmit data (such as a video) that can be opened before is completely dowloaded
What is Streaming
A group of computer systems and other computing hardware devices that are linked together through communication channels to facilitate communication and resource-sharing among a wide range of users
What is a Network
A term for a computer programmer that DEVELOPS computer apps
What is developer?
DSL
What is Digital Subscriber Line
JPEG
What is Joint expert photographers group?
The unique set of numbers that identify uniquely every computer or device in the internet
What is IP address
The smallest unit of memory in computers. Think about mega_____ and giga______
What is Byte
hardware device designed to take incoming segments of data, analyze them and direct them to the appropriate locations on a network
What is a Router
location where information is stored that is currently being utilized by the operating system, software program, hardware device or the user
What is Memory
GIF
What is Graphic Interchange Format
HTTP
What is HyperText Transfer Protocol
software program or script available through the Internet that searches documents and files for keywords and returns the results of any files containing those keywords
What is a Search Engine
process of taking data from one server and store it in your computer
What is download
the process of taking one or more files and shrinking the overall size, making them into smaller files, to enable easier downloading and sharing
What is Compression
the name of the original military computer network that later gave rise to the internet
What is Arpanet