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32 Cards in this Set
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Keyboard |
An input device that allows you to operate a computer. |
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Monitor |
A display screen used to provide visual output from a computer. |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit: the "brain" of the computer. |
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Mouse |
An input device that can move thee on-screen cursor to different items on the screen and select them. |
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Printer |
An output device that can produce a paper copy of what is on the computer screen. |
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Scanner |
An input device that can take a paper and create a digital copy. |
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Speakers |
An output device that allows sound to come from your computer. |
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Hardware |
The physical parts of your computer. |
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Software |
The applications that make your computer work. |
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Hard Drive |
Where the programs are stored on your computer. |
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Network |
A set of computers connected together for the purpose of sharing resources. |
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Internet |
A global system of interconnected computer networks that link several billion devices world wide. [World Wide Web] |
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PLN |
Personal Learning Network |
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URL |
Uniform Resource Locator: AKA web address |
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Web Browser
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The software that allows you to get on the internet. EX: the picture |
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Search Engine |
The program that searches the internet for you. EX: the picture |
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Applications |
A computer program with an interface, enabling people to use the computer as a tool to accomplish a specific task. |
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AUP |
Acceptable Use Policy: what you can and cannot do on a computer at school or at home. |
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Netiquette |
How to act when online. |
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Copyright Law |
A legal right created by the law of a country, that grants the creator of an original wok exclusive rights to its use and distribution. |
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Fair Use |
The doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances be used without permission of the copyright owner. |
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Cursor |
A movable indicator on a scree identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user. |
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Cyberbulling |
The use of electronic devices and social media to harass. threaten or intimidate someone. |
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Format |
The way in which something is arranged or set out. |
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Intellectual Property |
A work or invention that is the result of creativity, can be copyright protected. |
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Landscape |
When a page is printed wider than it is high. |
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Portrait |
When a page is higher than it is wide. |
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Public Domain |
The state of belonging or being available to the public as a whole, and therefore not subject to copyright. |
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Server |
A computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network. |
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Operating System |
The software very computer needs i order to operate. |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory: easily changed |
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ROM |
Read Only Memory: not easily changed. |