Basic Computer Terms

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Across
  1. 4. a small symbol or picture that represents a program or other things.
  2. 5. an abbreviation for Frequently Asked Questions.
  3. 6. The address of documents, web pages and resources on the internet
  4. 10. This is the screen that appears if you are not browsing the Internet, reading a file, playing a game or have any windows open. Your icons are on this screen.
  5. 11. To do this, you click on something and hold the button down, then move the object you clicked on and will leave it where you let go of the button
  6. 12. You have to do this to get access to a computer. You just type in a certain name or code.
  7. 13. Software that was written to do bad stuff to your computer
  8. 16. When you click on the mouse this way, you are given a menu of options.
  9. 18. Any information stored by a computer. It can be files, E-mails, video games, songs, pictures, etc.
  10. 19. the program you use to browse web pages like Firefox, Chrome or Edge.
Down
  1. 1. the first page you see when you open your browser.
  2. 2. an extra copy of a file or document
  3. 3. a picture or an image
  4. 7. where the data is that a computer stores. The more of this, the more data the computer can do and hold.
  5. 8. This is an abbreviation for "sending particularly annoying messages"; it stands for unwanted e-mail.
  6. 9. Group of internet servers linking computers around the world.
  7. 11. This is the process where you copy something from another computer or website to your computer.
  8. 14. This is all the instructions for the computer, or a program designed to do different things. Examples are: Microsoft Word, Skype, Chrome, and Windows.
  9. 15. The bar beside the Start button that shows what programs are open.
  10. 17. Usually a small arrow on the screen that moves when you move the mouse. It is used to make a selection. Sometimes it is flashing and tells you where your typing will start.