Chat is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer.
What is a chat?
100
A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.
What is a cursor
100
The Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other.
What is Internet
200
Binary means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.
What is binary?
200
A cable is a long, rubber-coated bundle of wires, with plugs on either end, that connects computer parts.
What is a cable?
200
A chip is a tiny piece of silicon with electronic circuits. The chip is the most important part of the computer.
What is a chip?
200
A database is an organized collection of information. It is like a box of 3x5 cards that you can search, sort and analyze rapidly with a database program.
What is database
200
a way of sending messages from one computer to another
What is e-mail
300
A bit is an electronic signal which is either on (1) or off (0). It is the smallest unit of information the computer uses.
What is a bit?
300
A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information.
What is CD-ROM?
300
A computer is an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output)
What is a computer?
300
The hard disk is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information
What is hard disk/hard drive
300
To download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk.
What is download
400
A browser is a software program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.
What is a browser
400
A cell is the "box" where a column and a row intersect, in a spreadsheet.
What is a cell?
400
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor.
What is a CPU?
400
A part of the computer that operates the disks that store information.
What is disk drive
400
RAM, also called memory, is temporary storage space on chips in your computer. RAM stands for Random Access Memory.
What is RAM
500
The Web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more.
What is World Wide Web (WWW)
500
A kilobyte is a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, which is about a thousand bytes.
What is kilobyte
500
A round, floppy piece of plastic that you put into a computer to store information. It is in a hard square cover for protection.
What is floppy disk (diskette)
500
HTML, known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages
What is HTML
500
In a database, a field holds exactly one type of information about an item or subject. It is like one line written on an index card in an index card file