computer vocab

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Across
  1. 2. known as unsolicited bulk email (UBE), junk mail, or unsolicited commercial email (UCE), is the practice of sending unwanted email messages, frequently with commercial content, in large quantities to an indiscriminate set of recipients.
  2. 4. drive: The primary computer storage device, which spins, reads and writes one or more fixed disk platters.
  3. 9. small text file (up to 4KB) created by a website that is stored in the user's computer either temporarily for that session only or permanently on the hard disk
  4. 10. 1. an instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity.
  5. 12. system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.
  6. 13. a way to organize computer files.
  7. 16. is a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as a mechanical lever or electronic switch.
  8. 18. student with disciplinary or other special duties during school hours.
  9. 19. The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide.
  10. 20. is an input device that is most often used with a personal computer.
  11. 25. To restart a computer
  12. 26. object on a computer that stores data, information, settings, or commands used with a computer program
Down
  1. 1. the abbreviation for central processing unit. Sometimes referred to simply as the central processor, the CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place.
  2. 2. File server: a computer and storage device dedicated to storing files. Any user on the network can store files on the server. Print server: a computer that manages one or more printers, and a network server is a computer that manages network traffic.
  3. 3. software program that runs against a Web server or other Internet server and enables a user to navigate the World Wide Web (WWW) to access and display data.
  4. 5. television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera.
  5. 6. the working surface of a desk
  6. 7. is an image that represents an application, a capability, or some other concept or specific entity with meaning for the user
  7. 8. :electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
  8. 11. The primary computer storage device, which spins, reads and writes one or more fixed disk platters.
  9. 14. systems: software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals.
  10. 15. to download is to receive data from a remote system, typically a server such as a web server, an FTP server, an email server, or other similar systems.
  11. 17. operating system (OS) or application environment that is installed on software, which imitates dedicated
  12. 21. is a type of malicious software program ("malware") that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code.
  13. 22. flash drive: An external hard disk drive or optical disc drive that plugs into the USB port. See portable hard drive
  14. 23. is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over, for example, telephone or cable lines.
  15. 24. Wide web