Tech Terms and Acronyms

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Across
  1. 4. A computer that handles requests for data, email, file transfers, and other network services from other computers
  2. 7. Portable document format
  3. 8. A document or other file that is sent along with an email
  4. 10. a device that allows computers to transmit information to each other
  5. 12. The method by which uses access and save or "pull down" software or other files to their own computer from a remote computer via the Internet
  6. 14. General term for a software programme that has been designed to harm other computers
  7. 17. Can't stop laughing
  8. 18. A software program that allows you to surf the web
  9. 21. Referring to the storing and accessing of date and programmes over the Internet instead of another type of hard drive
  10. 22. Short-range wireless communication technology
  11. 24. A way of sending messages over the Internet
  12. 25. Today I learnt
  13. 27. A type of software that allows users to create 2D and 3D design modelling
  14. 29. A technology that allows computers and other devices to communicate via a wireless signal
  15. 30. A set of interconnected networks that allow computers in different locations to exchange information
Down
  1. 1. is a type of email fraud in which the perpetrator sends out emails that appear to come from a legitimate source
  2. 2. A barrier that acts as a security system to protect trusted computer systems and networks from outside connections
  3. 3. Universal resource locator
  4. 4. Unsolicited email messages sent for marketing purposes
  5. 5. Random access memory
  6. 6. Measures designed to protect a computer, device, or network from Cybercrime
  7. 7. The "brains" of a computer, responsible for performing tasks and calculations
  8. 9. Hyper-text markup language
  9. 11. A link to a particular web page that is saved in the browser
  10. 13. Direct message
  11. 15. Conventional method of transmitting data
  12. 16. A type of digital subscriber line broadband technology that is used to connect to the Internet
  13. 18. To load and initialise the operating system on a computer or other device
  14. 19. A piece of code or data created by a web server and stored on a user's computer. It is used to keep track of the user's usage patterns and preferences
  15. 20. Any type of illegal activity that is undertaken on a computer
  16. 21. A microprocessor that performs many functions and calculations that make a computer function
  17. 23. Communications technology whereby a single can carry more than one type of signal at once
  18. 26. A webpage that is temporarily stored on a computer so the next time it is requested, the web browser accesses it locally so the page loads quicker
  19. 28. To compress and archive files into a smaller size