Vocabulary Lesson 2 David Branham

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Across
  1. 1. bits per second
  2. 2. In computer user interfaces, a cursor is an indicator used to show the current position for user interaction on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device
  3. 5. The word wireless is dictionary defined as "having no wires".
  4. 7. The Internet's system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses.
  5. 9. A router is a device that forwards data packets along networks.
  6. 10. A scanner is an input device that scans documents and images, which can be imported into a computer.
  7. 16. a unit of information equal to one billion
  8. 18. In computing, virtualization means to create a virtual version of a device or resource, such as a server, storage device, network or even an operating system where the framework divides the resource into one or more execution environments.
  9. 19. A local-area network (LAN) is a computer network that spans a relatively small area.
  10. 22. Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and pronounced jay-peg. JPEG is a lossy compression technique for color images.
  11. 23. Also known as page and Web page. A document that serves as a starting point on a Web site.
Down
  1. 1. Also known as Web browser.
  2. 3. URL is the abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator. It is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.
  3. 4. A 3D printer is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) device that creates three-dimensional objects. Like a traditional printer, a 3D printer receives digital data from a computer as input.
  4. 6. Encryption is the most effective way to achieve data security.
  5. 8. A firewall is a network security system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.
  6. 11. A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages. The instructions in a computer program.
  7. 12. A computer network or data network is a telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.
  8. 13. The term "format" has several meanings, related to 1) disk formatting, 2) page formatting, and 3) file formats. 1)
  9. 14. In decimal systems, kilo stands for 1,000, but in binary systems, a kilo is 1,024 (2 to the 10th power).
  10. 15. software is used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations.
  11. 17. The most widely used local area network (LAN) technology. Defined as the 802.3 standard by the IEEE, the Ethernet access method is used to connect computers in a company or home network as well as to connect a single computer to a modem for Internet access.
  12. 20. Computer hacking refers to the practice of modifying or altering computer software and hardware to accomplish a goal that is considered to be outside of the creator's original objective.
  13. 21. The data is usually text, a numeric value, or a formula. The entire spreadsheet is composed of rows and columns of cells.
  14. 22. Java was designed to have the look and feel of the C++ language, but it is simpler to use than C++ and enforces an object-oriented programming model.