Across
- 3. - the generic word for an application, document, control panel or other computer data.
- 4. - to convert linear, or analog, data into digital data which can be used by the computer.
- 6. - the machinery that writes the data from a disk and/or writes data to a disk.
- 8. - a protocol for fast communication and file transfer across a network.
- 9. - a feature on the Mac which allows one to drag the icon for a document on top of the icon for an application, thereby launching the application and opening the document.
- 12. - an invisible file in which the Finder stores a database of information about files and icons.
- 13. - to move the mouse while its button is being depressed.
- 14. - the window that displays the contents or directory of a disk.
- 15. - acronym for Disk Operating System - used in IBM PCs.
- 16. - a spinning platter made of magnetic or optically etched material on which data can be stored.
Down
- 1. - acronym for Dots Per Inch - a gauge of visual clarity on the printed page or on the computer screen.
- 2. - (also - optimize) to concatenate fragments of data into contiguous blocks in memory or on a hard drive.
- 5. - a startup program that runs when you start the Mac and then enhances its function.
- 6. - (the plural of datum) information processed by a computer.
- 7. - a connector inside the computer which allows one to plug in a printed circuit board that provides new or enhanced features.
- 9. - to transfer data from one computer to another. (If you are on the receiving end, you are downloading. If you are on the sending end, you are uploading ).
- 10. - a file on a computer which tells it how to communicate with an add-on piece of equipment (like a printer).
- 11. - an on-screen message box that appears when the Mac requires additional information before completing a command.
- 12. - a file you create, as opposed to the application which created it.
- 14. - 1. the finder. 2. the shaded or colored backdrop of the screen.