Technology Terms

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Across
  1. 2. A point within a network that interconnects with other networks
  2. 4. currently connected to a network or to the Internet.
  3. 6. A set of interconnected networks that allow computers in different locations to exchange information. The Internet includes services such as the world wide web, electronic mail, file transfer protocol (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers
  4. 10. refers to unsolicited email messages sent for marketing purposes
  5. 12. A piece of code or data created by a web server and stored on a user's computer.
  6. 14. a standard or set of rules that computers and other devices use when communicating with one another.
  7. 16. A measure of computer processor storage and real and virtual memory
  8. 17. a microprocessor that performs many functions and calculations that make your computer run
  9. 18. refers to a software program that has been developed to do harm to other computers.
  10. 19. the most common way of connecting computers on a network with a wired connection.
  11. 21. a way of sending messages over the internet.
  12. 22. a saved link to a particular Web page
  13. 23. the method by which users access and save or "pull down" software or other files to their own computers from a remote computer via the Internet
  14. 24. o load and initialize the operating system on a computer
  15. 25. A software program that allows you to surf the web
  16. 28. a type of email fraud in which the perpetrator sends out emails that appear to come from a legitimate service or reputable company, such as a bank or an email service provider
Down
  1. 1. the number of distinct pixels that make up the display on a computer monitor. It is denoted in DPI (dots per inch)
  2. 3. a website's text and information, as opposed to its design and structure
  3. 5. measures designed to protect your computer, device or network from cybercrime
  4. 7. the smallest unit of measurement in computing
  5. 8. a device that allows computers to transmit information to each other via ordinary telephone lines
  6. 9. the maximum amount of data that can travel a communications path in a given time
  7. 11. the brains of your computer. It is responsible for performing calculations and tasks that make programs work
  8. 12. he reduction of the size of a file
  9. 13. a barrier that acts as a security system to protect trusted computer systems and networks from outside connections and untrusted networks, such as the Internet
  10. 15. to archive and compress them into one file of smaller size using a program
  11. 20. a piece of programming code inserted into other programming to cause damage
  12. 21. the process of converting electronic data to an unrecognizable or encrypted form, one that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized parties
  13. 23. a set of computers on a network that are managed as a unit
  14. 26. a computer that handles requests for data, email, file transfers, and other network services from other computers.
  15. 27. a technology that allows computers and other devices to communicate via a wireless signal