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75 Cards in this Set
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LOGIN
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Entering your computer ID and password
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CD ROM
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A CD containing software, or a program to work on the computer.
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CPU
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The Central Processing Unit, the part of the computer which does the "thinking" or processing.
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DOWNLOAD
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Transferring data, music, or videos off the internet onto a computer or other device.
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MEGABYTE
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A measurement of memory, equal to 1000 bytes.
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PERIPHERAL
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A device attached to a computer to allow it to be more useful, such as a printer or scanner.
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VIRUS
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A computer program which damages the computer or date on it. Can cause the computer to be useless.
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SPREADSHEET
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A chart or group of numbers useful in showing data for mathematical or scientific use.
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DOMAIN
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A setting on computers showing where they belong on a network
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SEARCH ENGINE
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A way to find websites which have information about a topic. Usually gives a large number of sites.
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LINK
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A way to connect from one place to another, usually underlined in blue, when clicked takes you to another page or site.
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PC
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A personal computer, usually running the Windows operating system.
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ROM
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Read Only Memory, one way a computer reads information.
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VIRTUAL REALITY
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A computer-generated environment, often used in computer games.
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CLIPART
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A file of art, usually included with word-processing programs, which you can use in your documents.
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SPAM
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Junk mail, sent to email. May contain a virus.
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BROWSER
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The way you access the internet. Popular ones are Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer.
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CELL
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One box in a table or spreadsheet.
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CURSOR
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The arrow or line showing where you are entering data on the computer.
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FLOPPY DISK
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A way to save data, not used very often since the creation of flashdrives.
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GIGABYTE
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A measurement of memory, equal to 1000 megabytes, or 1,000,000 bytes of memory.
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PIXEL
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The dot in a computer screen which makes up the picture. The more pixels in a screen, the clearer the picture.
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DATA
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Information put into or received from a computer.
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PROCESSOR
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The part of the computer which does all the "thinking" or work.
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FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions - questions a lot of people ask about anything on the internet.
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ISP
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Internet Service Provider - the company that provides internet to a computer user.
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FINDER
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The main screen of a Mac Computer.
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MAC
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Macintosh computer, made by Apple.
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SERVER
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A computer which connects a large number of computers together so they can communicate.
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WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM
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An application which allows the user to type a document, add pictures, and print
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FONT
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The type of print being used in a document.
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locater - the web address of a site.
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SAVE
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Keep what you have created for use later. Can be saved to a flash drive, file, or home folder on a server.
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CHAT
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Typing messages back and forth online, real time,
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MOUSE
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Part of a computer that allows you to click to enter data or commands.
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HTML
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HyperText Markup Language - the way computers communicate on the internet.
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MEMORY
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How a computer stores data.
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SCANNER
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A peripheral which allows you to scan (copy) a document into the computer's memory.
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WEB
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The Internet - World Wide Web - means for computers to communicate worldwide.
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DESKTOP
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The work area of your computer, seen on the monitor.
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FLAME
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To yell at or insult someone when chatting, emailing, texting, or blogging.
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SNAIL MAIL
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Mail which goes through postal service, delivered to your mailbox.
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GIF
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Graphic Interchange Format - a type of image used on computers, not suitable for printing, as it will come out blurry.
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OS
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Operating System - way in which a computer processes commands. Popular ones are Windows XP or Vista and Mac OSX
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HOME FOLDER
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Individual user's folder for storing work when working on a server.
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WYSIWYG
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What You See Is What You Get - means a program which allows you to enter information and see how it will look.
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FORMAT
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Settings for a document, such as margins, or to wipe clean a hard drive for adding new data.
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FILE
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A way to save data.
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EMAIL
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Messages sent through the internet. May contain attachments which can damage the computer.
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KEYBOARD
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The part of the computer which has typewriter-like keys for entering data into a computer.
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ICON
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A picture which represents an application or other item on a computer.
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MONITOR
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The part of a computer which shows you what is going on in the computer.
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PRINTER
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The output device which allows you to print files from a computer.
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HARDWARE
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The equipment which makes up a computer, like CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse.
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PROGRAM
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An application on a computer which allows you to do useful or fun things on the computer.
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FREEWARE
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Software which can be used without paying anything. Usually simple, often very useful.
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UPLOAD
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To transfer data from a device onto a computer, for example transferring music from a CD to your computer.
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JPG or JPEG
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Stands for joint photographic expert group, a way of describing a picture file. May be printed, as these files are usually high quality.
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DROPDOWN MENU
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A menu which appears when you click on its name. GO is one example.
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SHORTCUT
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A quick, short way to process a command on a computer. Example is Apple-Q to close an application.
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INPUT DEVICE
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Device for entering data into a computer. Examples are mouse, keyboard, scanner.
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OUTPUT DEVICE
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Device to allow us to see what a computer has done. Examples are printer, monitor, speakers.
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GRAPHICS
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Images which can be included in documents or websites. They may be pictures or drawings.
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DOCUMENT
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Something created in a word processing or drawing program. Can be printed.
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BACKUP
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To save data to a secondary location, to prevent loss in case a computer fails.
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DISK DRIVE
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A device to read and write data to a disk. Can be a CD drive, a DVD drive or a hard drive (inside a computer).
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NETWORK
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A group of computers working and communicating together.
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SOFTWARE
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The applications which enable a computer to do the work we want it to do. Includes operating systems and programs.
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LOGOUT
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To shut off your access to a computer or program. Protects your private information from intrusion.
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BOOKMARK
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To save a website to your browser memory, so you can go back easily.
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MENU BAR
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The strip on the top or bottom of a browser window or computer, which has buttons for accessing different functions you may need to use.
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MULTIMEDIA
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Using text, video, audio, and graphics in a presentation or report.
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RAM
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Random Access Memory - the memory on a computer which is used while it is operating. Not having enough can cause a computer to process commands slowly.
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TECHNOLOGY
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Any mechanical means to make our life easier. Usually means computers or other electronic tools.
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WWW
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World Wide Web - the internet
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