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- 2. In a database record, a category that holds one type of information
- 6. Device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines
- 8. Electronic Mail -- The transmission of messages over communications networks
- 9. Also called processor. An electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations
- 10. A picture or symbol that appears on a monitor and is used to represent a command, as a file drawer to represent filing.
- 14. Very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges.
- 15. The programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them
- 18. to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram
- 19. The basic unit of the composition of an image on a television screen, computer monitor, or similar display
- 20. A device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translate the information into a format that the computer can use
- 23. A software tool used to organize data in a row and column format and to perform multiple calculations
- 24. This is a type of computer memory that allows data to be stored and retrieved as required. It is called random access because any part of the memory can be located without having to go through everything that comes before it.
- 25. A digit in the binary number system. It can have two values, 0 or 1. In computer RAM and ROM memory, a bit is a small electrical switch which is either on (value 1) or off (value 0).
- 28. Communicating with people over an electronic device
- 29. The process of transferring software/information from the Internet to your computer
- 30. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,048,576 (220) bytes. One million bytes.
- 32. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes (230 bytes). One billion bytes.
- 34. A computerized store (collection) of related information
- 36. A destructive computer program that invades by means of a normal program and damages the computer system
- 37. Compact disc read-only memory; a compact disc used with a computer system as a read-only optical disk
- 38. Movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a CRT or other type of display where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed
- 39. A collection of related, often adjacent items of data, treated as a unit.\
- 41. Hypertext Markup Language -- The language in which World Wide Web documents are written
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- 1. Universal Resource Locator- The global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web
- 3. A global network connecting millions of computers
- 4. Short for microchip, the incredibly complex yet tiny modules that store computer memory or provide logic circuitry for microprocessors
- 5. The screen that displays the images, files, documents, etc. that the user is using
- 7. A hypertext-based collection of computers on the Internet that allows you to travel from one linked document to another, even if those documents reside on many different servers.
- 11. Flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket, used primarily by computers to store data magnetically
- 12. A computer, central processing unit program that translates another program into a form acceptable by the computer being used
- 13. Any device added to the computer
- 14. Central Processing Unit, brain of your computer. It processes everything from basic instructions to complex functions
- 16. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 (210) bytes
- 17. A hardware device that accesses the data stored on a disk, a CD, or a Zip disk
- 21. A unit of measurement used to measure data. One byte contains eight binary bits, or a series of eight zeros and ones
- 22. An inflexible magnetic disk with greater storage capacity than a CD; can be internal to the computer or external
- 26. System of computers interconnected by telephone wires or other means in order to share information
- 27. The mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices comprising a computer system, as the CPU, disk drives, keyboard, or screen.
- 30. Unit of a computer that preserves data for retrieval capacity for storing information
- 31. Describes a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values for each digit: 0 and 1. The term also refers to any digital encoding/decoding system in which there are exactly two possible states.
- 33. A software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display, especially such a program for use on the World Wide Web.
- 35. Is the activity of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe
- 40. A single unit for electrolysis or conversion of chemical into electric energy, usually consisting of a container with electrodes and an electrolyte; a battery