Tech Terms
An electronic signal that is either on or off and represented by a 1 or 0. It is the smallest unit of data.
What is a bit.
This term includes the operating system and programs you can purchase from an office supply store or online.
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 email.
A program for word processing and document creation.
What is Word.
The address of 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.
What is iReady?
The operating system used on student computers.
What is Windows 10 or 11.
The part of hardware that performs instructions for a computer.
What is the processor.
The name of a program used to create documents in different formats.
What is Microsoft Word.
A collection of web pages designed to let anyone who accesses modify or contribute content.
What is a wiki.
The name of two different operating systems.
What is Windows and Mac OS.
The temporary storage space on your computer.
What is RAM or Random Access Memory.
The name of the program we use to communicate and collaborate.
What is Teams.
Cloud storage that we use at school to protect your files and access them across all your devices.
What is a OneDrive.
The name of a browser you use at school.
What is Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge?
The part of a computer that ties the computer’s components together at one spot and allows them to talk to each other.
What is the motherboard.
A group of slides that you create either from scratch or from a template that contains information you want to share.
What is a PowerPoint presentation?