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Slack Technology Cyber Vocab 2-4

Terms in this set (20)

Freeware
Software you can download and use without paying for it.
Address
A location in cyberspace
Bookmark
Marks a favorite website on your browser
Browser
A program that allows you to look at web sites on the internet.
Byte
Equal to 8 bits or one letter
Data
Any information that has been formatted so that it can be understood by a computer
Directory
Sections of information containing different files
Download
Transferring information from the internet to your computer
Flaming
Unreasonably criticizing someone in cyberspace
Bit
Smallest unit of information that can be sent on a computer
File
A folder on the computer holding SAVED information
Forum
A special place on-line for chatting about a certain subject.
Baud
Speed at which information travels on a modem
Gigabyte
Unit of information equal to a billion bytes
Gopher
A huge directory on the Internet
Subject Lines
Also called Headers, phrases at the start of a message that tell you what it is about
Host
A computer directory connected to the Internet
Icon
A picture you click with the mouse to open a new page or toolbar
Bounce
Emails that are undeliverable
Internet
International Network of smaller computer networks; contains the World Wide Web
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