Tech Factor - Level I
About this set
Created by:
jrakness on April 15, 2009
Subjects:
computer vocabulary, technical vocabulary
Description:
Basic Computer Terms
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Backup | A copy of one or more files created as an alternate in case the original data is lost or becomes unusable |
| CD | "Compact Disc" |
| Computer | A programmable machine |
| Delete | To remove or erase |
| DVD | Modern: Digital Versatile Disk Traditional: Digital Video Disk |
| E-mail | One of today's standard means of communication |
| File | Digital data stored in one, single unit |
| Folder | A way for people to organize their files in a way that makes sense |
| Hardware | The physical parts of a computer and related devices |
| Internet | An "International Network" created in 1969 by the US Military as a "nuke proof" communications network |
| Keyboard | One of the primary input devices used with a computer named after the keys: "QWERTY" |
| Laptop | Portable computers, also known as notebooks |
| Mouse | One of the primary input devices used with today's computers that uses "click" technologies |
| Multimedia | The integration of multiple forms of media |
| Printer | An output device that prints paper documents |
| Software | A general term that describes computer programs |
| Web Page | An "individual" HTML document |
| Website | A "collection" of (web) pages |
| Window | An area on the screen that displays information for a specific program |
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