Vocabulary

2. A tool that reorganizes the files and unused space on a computer’s hard disk so that the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs and apps run faster.
3. The time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network.
9. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally.
12. Any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer or mobile device.
13. The number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device.
14. The code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet. Short for Internet etiquette.
15. A request for specific data from a database.
16. A program designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.
17. A computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device.
18. Any hardware component that conveys information from a computer or mobile device to one or more people.
22. A business transaction that occurs over an electronic network such as the Internet. Short for electronic commerce.
24. A small program that tells the operating system how to communicate with a specific device.
25. Proprietary mobile operating system specifically made for Apple’s mobile devices.
26. Computing Practices that involve reducing electricity and environmental waste while using computers, mobile devices, and related technologies.

1. A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data.
4. A small text file that a web server stores on your computer.
5. Firewall A security tool that detects and protects a personal computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions.
6. The trend of computers and devices with technologies that overlap can result in consumers needing fewer devices for the functionality they require.
7. An employee who integrates and expands the company’s initiatives for mobile users.
8. Web Design A website development approach that adapts the layout of a website to fit the screen on which it is being displayed.
10. Tool that shrinks the size of a file(s).
11. An employee who uses analytics and other Big Data tools to compile statistics on data that an organization can use to plan product development or create strategies for marketing.
19. Engineer An employee who develops artificial intelligence-based machines and programs based on data analysis to mimic human thought processes.
20. A collection of computers and mobile devices connected, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media.
21. The application of human intelligence to computers.
23. A series of statements instructing a program or app how to complete a task.