S.T.E.M. UNIT 2 VOCABULARY
Across
- 4. A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen
- 6. Uniform Resource Locator; a location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet; a Web address
- 8. A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks
- 10. The programs and other operating information used by a computer
- 11. To browse the Internet; look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
- 15. Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages
- 16. The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
- 17. The imparting or exchanging of information or news
- 19. To copy data from one computer system to another or to a disk
- 20. Search Logic Combining words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT and NEAR (otherwise known as Boolean operators) to limit, widen, or define your Internet search
Down
- 1. The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system
- 2. Computer programs with a user interface
- 3. An international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links
- 5. A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data
- 7. World Wide Web; a system of interlinked hypertext documents contained on the Internet
- 9. Camera Camera that records and stores digital images
- 12. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
- 13. (Electronic Mail) To communicate electronically on the computer
- 14. Processing Unit The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions
- 18. (Central Processing Unit) The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions