Vocab (A-M)

Question 1

applications

Answer 1

computer programs

Question 2

browser

Answer 2

program with a GUI (graphical user interface) for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the WWW(world-wide web).

Question 3

byte

Answer 3

8 bits

Question 4

cold boot

Answer 4

computer is shut down completely, hard disk stops spinning, several seconds elapse before a restart is attempted

Question 5

data

Answer 5

raw facts given to the computer (ex: price, quantity ordered, name)

Question 6

debug

Answer 6

look for/remove errors in a program

Question 7

default

Answer 7

original settings

Question 8

desktop

Answer 8

what shows on the monitor when no programs are opened

Question 9

document

Answer 9

file created in a word processor

Question 10

font

Answer 10

combo of typeface & point size, includes styles like bold, italics, and underline

Question 11

hardware

Answer 11

physical parts of the computer

Question 12

icon

Answer 12

small graphic that when clicked runs a program/executes command/opens doc

Question 13

input

Answer 13

everything you tell the computer (via click, type, etc)

Question 14

internet

Answer 14

global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information

Question 15

intranet

Answer 15

special type of network used to communicate and share information within an organization

Question 16

keyboard

Answer 16

input device with keys for letters/numbers/symbols

Question 17

kilobyte

Answer 17

1024 bytes; new standards… kilobyte=1000bytes & kibibyte=standard 1024 bytes

Question 18

megabyte

Answer 18

1024 kilobytes/1,024,000 bytes

Question 19

memory

Answer 19

part of computer used for current data/results; RAM chips store this data; can be transferred via flash drive

Question 20

mouse

Answer 20

input device consisting of 2+ buttons with a rolling ball/laser to detect motion

Question 21

multimedia

Answer 21

combination of sound/images with text/graphics