Technologies

2. the bar that spans the bottom of the screen and contains the Start button on the left side and the systray on the right.
4. a social networking website that was originally designed for college students, but is now open to anyone 13 years of age or older
5. refer to a variety of computing concepts, but it usually refers to running multiple operating systems on a single machine
7. a line of desktop and laptop computers developed by Apple
10. a Linux service for maintaining the integrity of nodes in a high-availability (HA) cluster
11. used to describe the maximum oscillation rate of an electronic signal.
13. a "zipped" or compressed file
14. the person in charge of maintaining a Web site
15. "spies" on your computer
17. a way for the Windows operating system to run with the minimum system files necessary
19. a mobile operating system developed by Apple
20. Kilobits Per Second

1. allows access to all kinds of "widgets" that show the time, weather, stock prices, phone numbers, and other useful data.
3. based on the Java syntax, it is a scripting language, and therefore cannot be used to create stand-alone programs
6. an Internet-based discussion about a particular topic.
8. Search Engine Results Page
9. to a clever or expert programmer, it is now more commonly used to refer to someone who can gain unauthorized access to other computers.
12. a URL that links to a specific news story or Web posting
16. Audio Interchange File Format
18. Geographic Information Systems