"Vocabulary Lesson #2"
Across
- 1. movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user, for example showing where typed text will be inserted.
- 5. web page set as the default or start-up page on a browser.
- 6. unit of memory or data equal to 1,024 (210) bytes.
- 10. process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.
- 13. arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
- 14. (in relation to Excel spreadsheet)- Individual cells are usually identified by a column letter and a row number.
- 18. to the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including virtual computer hardware platforms, storage devices, and computer network resources.
- 19. Printing-the action or process of making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many thin layers of a material in succession.
- 21. is used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations.
- 23. device for examining, reading, or monitoring something, in particular.
- 24. format for compressing image files.
- 25. refer to a common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance.
Down
- 2. power tool with a shaped cutter, used in carpentry for making grooves for joints, decorative moldings, etc.
- 3. term "format" has several meanings, related to 1) disk formatting, 2) page formatting, and 3) file formats. 1
- 4. instructions.
- 7. computer networking, or other communication using radio signals, microwaves, etc
- 8. system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems.
- 9. return the IP address of the Web server associated with that name.
- 11. program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web.
- 12. is a computer network that spans a relatively small area.
- 15. unit of information equal to one billion (109) or, strictly, 230 bits.
- 16. address of a World Wide Web page.
- 17. is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.
- 20. part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.
- 22. 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.