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CPU

What is central processing unit

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GB

What is Gigabyte

100

software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy-to-use way

What is a Browser

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any physical device you are able to see and touch

What is Hardware

100

unsolicited junk email sent to large numbers of email addresses. Usually promotes some product or service and may be pornographic

What is Spam

100

to transfer a file from a local computer to a remote server 

What is a upload

200

LAN

What is Local Area Network

200

RAM

What is random access memory

200

software program commonly used to compress larger files into smaller ones for easy sharing and downloading

What is WinZip

200

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

200

software add-on that allows an installed program to perform additional features

What is a Plug-in

200

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

300

BIOS

What is Basic Input/Output System 

300

GHz

What is Gigahertz

300

destructive software program containing code capable of gaining access to computers or networks

What is a Virus

300

A large computer that allows connections to many other computers and performs tasks for them

What is a Server

300

A generic term for any program, operational system or app in computer.

What is Software

300

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

400

GUI

What is Graphical User Interface

400

OS

What is Operating System

400

program that helps to block and prevent spyware and other malware infections on a computer

What is Anti-virus

400

To transmit data (such as a video) that can be opened before is completely dowloaded

What is Streaming

400

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

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A term for a computer programmer that DEVELOPS computer apps

What is developer?

500

DSL

What is Digital Subscriber Line

500

JPEG

What is Joint expert photographers group?

500

The unique set of numbers that identify uniquely every computer or device in the internet

What is IP address

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The smallest unit of memory in computers. Think about mega_____ and giga______

What is Byte

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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

500

location where information is stored that is currently being utilized by the operating system, software program, hardware device or the user

What is Memory

600

GIF

What is Graphic Interchange Format

600

HTTP

What is HyperText Transfer Protocol

600

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

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process of taking data from one server and store it in your computer 

What is download

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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

600

the name of the original military computer network that later gave rise to the internet

What is Arpanet

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