Computer Terms

4. A device that makes it possible for your computer to communicate with other computers on the internet.
6. Central processing unit; the brain of the computer; controls the other elements of the computer
10. A small picture that represents a program, a document, a hardware device, or a website.
11. large computer network linking smaller computer networks world wide.
12. An electronic communication tool for sending and receiving messages.
13. Programs that run the computer.
15. A computer program that can damage your computer.
16. Drive A device (usually within the computer case) that reads and writes information, including the operating system, program files, and data files
20. Data that is entered into a computer for processing.
21. An audio, output device worn on the head.
24. computer components that you can see and touch, the physical parts of a computer
25. A portable, battery powered computer.
27. An electronic device designed to accept data and perform mathematical and logical operations at a high speed.
28. or junk email sent to multiple users on a computer network.
30. a box that lets all of your wired and wireless devices use the Internet connection your modem provides at once and also allows them to talk to one another without having to do so over the Internet
31. disk Flat, round, portable, storage device for computer data.

1. a word, phrase, picture, icon, etc, in a computer document on which a user may click to move to another part of the document or to another document
2. A computer program designed to block viruses and inappropriate websites.
3. network A website where people connect with friends and/or people with similar
4. A output device with a screen for viewing data from your computer
5. The portion of a program that you can hear.
7. Information coming out of the computer.
8. A palm-sized, input device that controls the cursor.
9. An input device with letters, numbers, and other symbols
14. or thumb drive—Pocket-sized portable computer hard drive and data storage device.
17. Drive A device that reads and/or writes information on a disk
18. An indicator on your screen controlled by the mouse, it can be seen as an arrow, hand, or an uppercase I.
19. A software program that enables a person to find and read files on the World Wide Web. Examples: Google Chrome or Internet Explorer.
22. An output device that produces a paper copy.
23. Facts, figures, images, or statistics that can be entered into a computer.
26. An input device that converts a hard copy to electronic format.
29. A system of computers hooked together to share programs and information.