Computer Tech Terms

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  1. 2. Computing refers to applications and services offered over the Internet.
  2. 3. File a type of computer file that runs a program when it is opened. This means it executes code or a series of instructions contained in the file.
  3. 6. regard something as being caused by (someone or something)
  4. 7. a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom
  5. 9. e-mail was originally developed for sending simple text messages
  6. 10. "Dots per Inch." DPI is used to measure the resolution of an image both on screen and in print.
  7. 11. This term originally referred to a clever or expert programmer, it is now more commonly used to refer to someone who can gain unauthorized access to other computers.
  8. 13. (in a network) a desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining information and applications from a server.
  9. 15. range of frequencies within a given band
  10. 18. Name: unique name that identifies a website.
  11. 19. a small piece, part, or quantity of something.
  12. 20. These are the little text-based faces and objects that you often see in e-mail and online chat.
  13. 22. a program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web.
  14. 23. process that uses digital noise to smooth out colors in digital graphics and sounds in digital audio.
  15. 25. "Frequently Asked Questions," FAQ is a text file that is created to answer common questions a user may have about a certain software program or that a newcomer to a Web site might have regarding the site.
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  1. 1. Page This is the starting point or front page of a Web site.
  2. 2. an auxiliary memory from which high-speed retrieval is possible.
  3. 4. it is used to describe the virtual world of computers.
  4. 5. the coding or scrambling of information so that it can only be decoded and read by someone who has the correct decoding key.
  5. 6. technology introduced by Microsoft in 1996.
  6. 7. the predecessor to the Internet.
  7. 8. a compact disc used as a read-only optical memory device for a computer system.
  8. 12. small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser.
  9. 14. Compression: is used to reduce the file size of one or more files.
  10. 16. American standard code for information interchange: a computer code for representing alphanumeric characters.
  11. 17. is another name for a folder.
  12. 18. This is the process in which data is sent to your computer.
  13. 21. "Graphical User Interface," and is pronounced "gooey."
  14. 23. is a data structure that stores organized information.
  15. 24. a hit is a request made to a Web server.