Vocabulary 1
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Vocabulary 3
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Vocabulary 5
100
The maximum amount of data that can travel a communications path in a given time, usually measured in seconds.
What is Bandwidth?
100
A saved link to a Web page that has been added to a list of saved links. Microsoft Explorer denotes these as "favorites."
What is a bookmark?
100
To load and initialize the operating system on a computer. Basically, this is starting up your computer.
What is boot?
100
A fragmented file or folder is split into many pieces and scattered over the storage capacity on your hard drive. This means that it takes a lot longer to load and process files. A regular __________ will ensure that files are stored more logically and will help speed up processes.
What is defragment?
100
When you download a web page, the data is temporarily stored on your computer. The next time you want that page, instead of requesting the file from the web server, your web browser just accesses it from here so the page loads quickly.
What is cache?
200
Term used to describe what rights a user has on a network or system such as an Internet Service Provider. This will usually detail what "privileges" the user has.
What is Account?
200
The unit used to measure the speed of a computer's processor.
What is Megahertz?
200
A piece of programming code inserted into other programming to cause damage.
What is a virus?
200
An electronic space, typically a website or a section of an ISP where people can go to communicate in real time. These are generally devoted to a particular interest or topic.
What is a chat room?
200
A set of interconnected networks, which allow computers in different locations to exchange information. This includes services such as the World Wide Web, electronic mail, file transfer protocol (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers.
What is Internet?
300
A piece of code or data created by a web server that it stores on a user's computer. It is used to keep track of the user's patterns and preferences.
What is a Cookie?
300
A document sent with an email message. You can attach many types of files to an email but you should be wary of attaching large files as those can take a lot of time to download.
What is an attachment?
300
The microprocessor that performs many functions and calculations that make your computer run. This is also referred to as the CPU or the processor.
What are chips?
300
A type of software that creates indexes of databases or Internet sites based on the titles of files, keywords, or the full text of files. The major ones are Yahoo, Google and Bing.
What are search engines?
300
Usually referred to as a computer's "memory" -- meaning that it stores information that is used by running programs and applications. More lets you run more applications at the same time without degrading your system's performance.
What is RAM?
400
A highlighted word or image within a website or document that will take you to a reference point or site when you click on it.
What is a link?
400
Basically a private, internal Internet specific to an organization or group.
What is Intranet?
400
A set of computers on a network that are managed as a unit. On the Internet, this is defined by an IP or URL address.
What is a domain?
400
Indicates the number of dots (or pixels) that make up an image on a screen or printer. It is denoted in dpi (dots per inch). The higher the resolution, the finer and smoother the images appear when displayed at a given size.
What is resolution?
400
The string of characters you type into a browser to access a website or other resource on the Internet.
What is URL?
500
Use of email addresses to send unsolicited messages for the purpose of marketing.
What is spam?
500
A moving picture or pattern that appears on your screen when you have not moved the mouse or pressed a key on the computer for a specified period of time.
What is a screen saver?
500
A software program that allows you to surf the Web. The most popular are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
What is a browser?
500
A type of communication where a single wire can carry more than one type of signal at once, from audio to video frequencies.
What is Broadband?
500
The reduction in the size of a file. This type of program will save a file differently so that it takes up less memory and can be downloaded or sent over the Internet more quickly.
What is compression?
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