COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY #2

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Across
  1. 2. A piece of hardware that lets computers transmit information along telephone lines. It converts signals to a form compatible with another device.
  2. 7. Software that you can download, usually a try out period and then payment.
  3. 8. A common kind of cyberattack, usually through email, where the culprit impersonates a trusted entity or organization to deceive users and obtain sensitive data.
  4. 9. Visiting newsgroups without posting messages.
  5. 11. A collection of webpages that are grouped together and usually connected in various ways.
  6. 12. Stands for Universal Resource Locator - the address for any website
  7. 13. A device that connects two local area networks.
  8. 16. A network that connects in a small, local area such as a home or office. Commonly referred to as a LAN.
  9. 19. Web sites that search for information for you. Google, Yahoo are examples.
  10. 22. Refers to malicious software that has the intent to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to hardware and software systems, devices, and networks.
  11. 23. International network of smaller computer networks – contains the world wide web.
  12. 25. Describe how long a website or computer has been operating or not operating.
  13. 26. This is a file type that displays images online.
Down
  1. 1. Sending information from your computer to another computer.
  2. 3. An operating system is software that manages computer hardware and provides services for computer programs.
  3. 4. An acronym for an internet service provider. It's a company that provides internet connections and services to people or organizations.
  4. 5. On line manners, the proper way to behave on the Internet.
  5. 6. A file containing images and pictures.
  6. 10. Mail sent the old fashioned way through the postal service.
  7. 12. A UI includes display screens, website menus and other parts of a website that visitors can view and manipulate.
  8. 14. Sending Particularly Annoying Messages – junk mail.
  9. 15. A computer program that causes disruptions to a system by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code.
  10. 17. When computer is connected to the Internet.
  11. 18. A network that reaches across a large geographical area, either connecting many LANs or individual devices over long distances. Commonly referred to as a WAN.
  12. 20. Refers to the physical parts of a computer.
  13. 21. A group of computers joined together to form one big computer by data carrying cables.
  14. 24. Also known as hypertext links – text or images that will take you to other sites when clicked on.