Across
- 1. bits per second
- 2. In computer user interfaces, a cursor is an indicator used to show the current position for user interaction on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device
- 5. The word wireless is dictionary defined as "having no wires".
- 7. The Internet's system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses.
- 9. A router is a device that forwards data packets along networks.
- 10. A scanner is an input device that scans documents and images, which can be imported into a computer.
- 16. a unit of information equal to one billion
- 18. In computing, virtualization means to create a virtual version of a device or resource, such as a server, storage device, network or even an operating system where the framework divides the resource into one or more execution environments.
- 19. A local-area network (LAN) is a computer network that spans a relatively small area.
- 22. Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and pronounced jay-peg. JPEG is a lossy compression technique for color images.
- 23. Also known as page and Web page. A document that serves as a starting point on a Web site.
Down
- 1. Also known as Web browser.
- 3. URL is the abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator. It is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.
- 4. A 3D printer is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) device that creates three-dimensional objects. Like a traditional printer, a 3D printer receives digital data from a computer as input.
- 6. Encryption is the most effective way to achieve data security.
- 8. A firewall is a network security system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.
- 11. A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages. The instructions in a computer program.
- 12. A computer network or data network is a telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.
- 13. The term "format" has several meanings, related to 1) disk formatting, 2) page formatting, and 3) file formats. 1)
- 14. In decimal systems, kilo stands for 1,000, but in binary systems, a kilo is 1,024 (2 to the 10th power).
- 15. software is used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations.
- 17. The most widely used local area network (LAN) technology. Defined as the 802.3 standard by the IEEE, the Ethernet access method is used to connect computers in a company or home network as well as to connect a single computer to a modem for Internet access.
- 20. Computer hacking refers to the practice of modifying or altering computer software and hardware to accomplish a goal that is considered to be outside of the creator's original objective.
- 21. The data is usually text, a numeric value, or a formula. The entire spreadsheet is composed of rows and columns of cells.
- 22. Java was designed to have the look and feel of the C++ language, but it is simpler to use than C++ and enforces an object-oriented programming model.