| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Keystroke | Typing one, single, character on a keyboard |
| Link | To "jump" to a new Web page or a completely different Web site |
| McIntosh | The name of the computers that are made by Apple Computer |
| Megabyte | 1000 (or 1024) kilobytes of measurement, and precedes "gigabyte" |
| Memory | The storage capacity of a computer that determines how much information can be maintained for instant retrieval and processing |
| Monitor | A term used synonymously with "computer screen" or "display" |
| Online | Connected to the Internet |
| Output | Data generated by a computer |
| Password | A string of characters used for authenticating a user on a computer system, or protecting the integrity of a file |
| Paste | To move data FROM the "clipboard" to another location |
| PC | "Personal Computer" |
| Program | Executable software that runs on a computer |
| Scanner | An input device that takes a picture of documents such as photographs and pages of text, and converts it into a digital format |
| Scrolling | Moving through a window using either the vertical or horizontal "bars" in the window, or the rolling button on a mouse |
| Search Engine | An online "device" that uses keyboards and "Boolean Operators" (eg. and, or, not) to locate information on the Internet |
| Shift Key | A modifier key on the keyboard whose primary purpose is to capitalize lowercase letters |
| Spam | Originating from the name of Hormel's canned meat, this term usually refers to junk e-mail or irrelevant postings to a newsgroup or bulletin board |
| Surge Protector | Sometimes called power strips, this piece of hardware prevent surges in electrical current by sending the excess current to the grounding wire |
| Text Editor | Any word processing program that you can use to type and edit text |
| USB | "Universal Serial Bus" |
| Virus | Small programs or scripts that can negatively affect the health of your computer |
| Windows Vista | The latest version of Microsoft's Windows operating system |
| Wireless | A feature that enables users to access the Internet using either Wi-Fi or Bluetooth technologies |
| Word Processor | A program such as Word that is used to process text in an organized fashion |
| WWW | "World Wide Web" ~ this is a "subset" of the Internet, but is NOT a synonym of "Internet" |
| Yahoo! | One of the Internet's leading search engines that is also the largest Web portal |
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