Across
- 3. a link from a file or document to another location (such as a website address) or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.
- 5. a small, unauthorized program that can damage a computer
- 6. a specific computer record. It could contain data such as text (e.g. essay.doc), or a program such as paint.exe.
- 8. initials that stand for World Wide Web. The Web is one of the services available on the Internet. It lets you access millions of pages through a system of links. Because it is "world-wide," it was originally called the World Wide Web or WWW.
- 10. a mobile phone that includes a palmtop computer or PDA and also gives access to Internet and email
- 11. a copy of files from a computer's hard disk, usually made on some external medium such as CD-ROM or flash drive. A backup is made in case the hard disk file(s) are erased or damaged.
- 12. a self-contained program or piece of software; an application,
- 14. a way of communicating wirelessly over short distances between electronic devices (for example computer and mobile telephone)
- 16. PDF is an abbreviation that stands for Portable Document Format. It's a versatile file format created by Adobe that gives people an easy, reliable way to present and exchange documents - regardless of the software, hardware, or operating systems being used by anyone who views the document.
Down
- 1. International network of computers that you connect to by telephone line. Two popular services of the Internet are the World Wide Web and electronic mail.
- 2. a system for communicating without wires over a computer network
- 4. a program like Firefox or Internet Explorer. You use it to view or browse the Internet.
- 7. when downloadable to a mobile device
- 9. the basic software that manages a computer (for example, Windows 10, OS X, Unix, iOS).
- 13. a sub-division of a computer's hard disk into which you put files
- 15. messages sent from one computer to another. You can see email on the screen or print it out.