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Slack Technology Vocab Cyber Review

Terms in this set (35)

Address
A location in cyberspace
Bit
Smallest unit of information that can be sent among computers
Bookmark
Marks a favorite web page
Bounce
When an email is undeliverable and comes back
Browser
A program that allows you to look at web sites
Cyberspace
The on-line world, including the Internet and World Wide Web
Document
Contains text, pictures, maps, video clips, etc.
Dot
What you say instead of a period in Internet addresses
Download
Getting information from the Internet to your computer
Email
Electronic mail
File Extension
The letters that follow the "dot" and indicate the type of file
Icon
A picture that you click with the mouse to open another page
Links
Also called hypertext; when clicked will take you to another location in cyberspace
Graphics
A file containing pictures and images
File
A folder on the computer which holds saved documents
Page
What you see when you open or visit a web site
Password
A secret word you type into the computer for access to certain web sites
Search Engine
Web site that goes on the internet and searches for information for you.
Site
The physical location of a computer or its location in cyberspace
Snail Mail
Old fashioned mail via the Postal service
Spam
Electronic equivalent of junk mail
Surfing
Following links from one web page to another
User Name
The name you use to log on to the the network
Virus
A destructive program that hides in files that you download from the internet
World Wide Web
Network of computers that forms the on-line world, a part of the Internet.
Headers
Phrases at the beginning of an email; also called subject lines
Forum
Special on-line site for chatting about a certain subject
Modem
Hardware necessary to access the internet
Shareware
Software you can download and "try out" before paying for it.
Baud
Speed at which a modem transfers data.
.org
A non-profit organization web site
.wav
An audio or sound file
.jpg
An image or graphic file
.html
A website file
.xls
An spreadsheet file
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