Computer Terms

4. This kind of internet connection is much faster than dial up internet access. You can also watch tv on it.
5. A program that you use to view pages on the internet.
8. Give the file a name and/or store the file in a certain place.
11. To make a change to existing data.
12. Allows you to move around through your document.
13. Place where you put files and folders that you want to delete or get rid of.
14. The main chip on the computer that makes everything go.
16. To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk.
18. Allows you to organise files and other folders.
19. The most widely used operating system for personal computers from Microsoft.

1. A file or program that can be uploaded to your computer from the internet or disk. This file or program is uploaded without your knowledge and is intended to do damage to your computer.
2. The name of the arrow that tracks across the screen as you move the mouse around.
3. WWW stands for the World Wide....
4. A general-purpose machine that processes data according to a set of instructions that are stored internally either temporarily or permanently.
6. Instructions that tell the computer what to do.
7. Abbreviation for Internet Service Provider.
9. When you send a letter to someone.
10. To select an object by pressing the mouse button when the cursor is pointing to the required menu option, icon or hypertext link.
12. To quit all applications and turn off the computer.
15. Abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, which is an address on the World Wide Web.
16. To move an object on screen in which its complete movement is visible from starting location to destination.
17. Your computer or application no longer works correctly and so you "lose" all the work you've done since the last time you saved.