Unit two Flashcards
Applications
Computer programs with a user interface
Boolean Search Logic
Combining words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT AND NEAR (otherwise known as Boolean operators) to limit, widen, or define you Internet search.
Browser
A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks.
Communication
The imparting or exchanging of information or news.
CPU
(Central Processing Unit) The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.
Digital Camera
Camera that records and stores digital images.
Digital Video Camera
A video camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition, initially developed by the television industry but now common in other applications as well.
Download
To copy data form one computer system to another or to a disk.
To communicate electronically on the computer.
Hardware
The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.
Hyperlink
A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.
Internet
An international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links.
Science
The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
Software
The programs and other operating information used by a computer.
