Tech Terms
An electronic signal that is either on or off and represented by a 1 or 0.
What is a bit.
This term includes the operating system and programs you purchase from an office supply store.
What are the types of software.
The part of the hardware of your computer that stores all your programs and files.
What is the hard drive.
A way of sending messages from one computer to another.
What is e-mail.
The program you would use to create a document like a letter or report.
What is Word.
The address on a website located on the world wide web.
What is URL or Uniform Resource Locator.
Name an example of software that is represented by an icon on the desktop of your computer in the lab.
What is chrome...
The program you would use to make a slide show.
What is Power Point.
Receiving information from another person's computer over a network and saving it on your own hard drive.
What is download.
The operating system used in the computer lab.
What is Windows XP.
The name of the web 2.0 program we used to create our wordle.
What is etherpad.
A collection of web pages designed to let anyone who accesses to modify or contribute content.
What is a wiki.
The blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character goes.
What is the cursor.
The name of two different operating systems.
What is Windows and Mac.
The name of the program we logged in to with our own username and password to upload our avatar slide.
What is student google docs.
A box where a column and row intersect in a spreadsheet.
What is a cell.
A software program that allows you to explore the World Wide Web.
What is a browser
The name of the browser you use in the computer lab.
What is Internet Explorer.
The perceived second generation of web development and design that includes social networking sites and, video sharing site, wikis and blogs.
What is web 2.0.
The program you would use to create a spreadsheet.
What is Excel.