KINDERGARTEN. A round shiny disc that stores large amounts of software and information. Click means to press and release a button on your mouse

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1 KINDERGARTEN CD click computer CPU Ctrl/Alt/Del Enter floppy disk hardware headphone icon Internet keyboard locate logoff logon monitor mouse on/off open password printer program A round shiny disc that stores large amounts of software and information Click means to press and release a button on your mouse Everyday term used to refer to the monitor, keyboard, mouse and CPU. The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the brain of the computer The three keys you press at the same time to logon to the computer Pressing enter is the same as clicking OK. You can press enter to move forward in a program. A square plastic disc used for storing information Any part of a computer system that you can see or touch A piece of hardware that is used to listen to sounds. On a computer screen, a picture that acts as a symbol for an action or item The biggest computer network in the world A piece of hardware used to type letters and numbers into the computer Finding programs on the computer Closing computer programs and signing off the computer Entering your user name (login) and password to use the computer A device that shows words and pictures created on a computer A small box shaped device you move on your desk to point to and select items on your screen. A button used to start and shut down the computer Starting computer program or file Word you type to logon to the computer along with your username A machine that makes a paper copy of the information on your screen Instructions that tell the computer what to do 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 1

2 KINDERGARTEN quit shift type username Closing computer program or file A key used to make capital letters on the computer Pressing keys on the keyboard to enter numbers and letters into the computer Name you type to logon to the computer along with your password 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 2

3 FIRST arrows backspace clip art copy cursor cut delete desktop digital camera double-click drop and drag drop down menu edit file font format insert menu paste The keys on your keyboard you use to move up, down, left or right. A key that moves the cursor to the left one space. Ready-made drawings you can add to your documents or presentations. Clip art can include items such as cartoons, maps, symbols, and flags. To make an exact copy of information in your document so you can place the duplicate in a new location. Also, to make an exact copy of a file so you can place the duplicate on a different drive. A blinking line on the computer screen that shows where your letters or numbers will type. To Remove words and or numbers so you can paste them in a different place. To Erase Area on a computer screen in which items are arranged as if on top of a desk A digital camera takes pictures without film, and stores your pictures as digital files in its memory. To quickly press and release a button on your mouse twice. A way to move words and pictures by holding down your mouse button. A list of choices that appears when you click on a word on the toolbar e.g.. File To fix and change words or numbers. A collection of information stored on your computer with its own name. You can use files to store text, numbers, graphics, sound, or video. A set of letters and numbers with a particular design and size. You can choose from many different fonts to change the look of your work. To change the way the words and numbers look in a document. Examples of formatting include changing the font, alignment, margins, line spacing, borders, and shading in a document. To put something like a picture into a document. A list of possible choices, like a menu in a restaurant. For example, from the File menu you can choose copy, move, delete, or exit. To insert the last information you cut or copied into a document. You can use cut and paste to move information within or between documents. 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 3

4 FIRST right-click save as space bar tab virtual field trip website window Click means to press and release a button on your mouse. Right click means to move the mouse pointer over a certain object on your screen and then press and release the right mouse button. rather than the left). A way to save so you can change the name and location of your document. The bar at the bottom of the keyboard that moves your cursor one space. You can use the space bar to put a space between words. Settings that are used to line up columns of text in a document. Tabs are found on the ruler in most word processors. A guided exploration through the Web that helps students learn about different topics. This can also refer to a videoconference. A set of connected web pages that provides information. A rectangle on your screen that shows information. A window can contain little pictures (icons), a document, or an application. 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 4

5 SECOND bold database document camera ELMO homepage italics search search engine slide slide show speakers spell-check Template underlining word processing software Letter and numbers shown thicker and darker. A program that helps you organize information. A machine that can show 3 dimensional objects and documents Is a brand name for a document camera. The first page of a website. Style of printing in which the letters usually slope to the right A method of finding information in a document, database or on the Internet. Program that searches for information located on the Internet. One page of a Power Point presentation A combination of slides that are shown one after the other. Hardware that lets you hear sound and music. A tool in most word processors that checks your spelling A pre-made outline to which you add your own information, To mark with a line underneath Software you can use to type documents, including letters, reports, manuals, and newsletters. 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 5

6 THIRD bullets cable cell address cells columns copyright data digital document (digital) drive DVD folder Symbol used to organize text High quality wires used to connect computer parts together A cell's row heading number and column heading letter A box in a spreadsheet where information is typed A strip of information running up and down (vertical) A legal ownership of work. Information Any information stored on an electronic device Electronic information Any device that reads and writes information, such as hard drive Digital video disk that holds movies and data An area of a disk that holds a group of documents graphic organizer software A program that organizes information visually graphics hard copy hard drive hyperlink memory navigate Digital images A printed copy of the file displayed onscreen the main device in the computer that stores information Text or picture that is linked to another webpage The computer's workspace. The amount of information the computer can store is dependent on how much memory the computer has. To move through documents, web pages, or programs online Being connected to the Internet. plagiarism presentation software Passing off someone else's work as your own A program used to present graphics and text (PowerPoint) 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 6

7 THIRD program rows scanner software spreadsheet software storage text URL website address www A list of instructions that tells the computer what to do (see software) a horizontal line of cells in a table or spreadsheet A device that creates an image of a document and makes a digital copy. electronic instructions that tell your computer what to do (Word, Kidspiration) A term to describe software used for math calculations (Excel) The holding place for digital data Typed words, numbers. uniform resource locator (website address) specific location on the internet (URL) world wide web 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 7

8 FOURTH streaming video audio maximize button minimize button resize task bar toggle videoconferencing web cast A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web. Streaming video is played within a few seconds of requesting it, and the data is not stored permanently in the computer. Audio is an electrical current (sound) that can be heard by humans. An audio card contains a special built-in processor and memory for processing audio files and sending them to speakers in the computer. An audio file is a record of captured sound that can be played back. Electronic messages or mail sent over the Internet A button in the upper-right corner of a window you click to size the window to cover the screen. A button in the upper-right corner of a window you click to hide the window; a button appears on the taskbar. Changing the size of a picture or graphic. An area on the bottom of the Windows window that displays buttons for open documents or applications. A button that turns a feature on and off (ex. Bullets, bold, underline, etc.) A videoconference is a live connection between people in separate locations for the purpose of communication, usually involving audio and often text as well as video. At its simplest, videoconferencing provides transmission of static images and text between two locations. At its most sophisticated, it provides transmission of full-motion video images and high-quality audio between multiple locations To send live audio or video programming over the Web. It is the Internet counterpart to traditional radio and TV broadcasting. 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 8

9 FIFTH file extension GIF One or several letters at the end of a filename. Filename extensions usually follow a period (dot) and indicate the type of information stored in the file. For example, in the filename EDIT.COM, the extension is COM, which indicates that the file is a command file. Pronounced jiff or giff (hard g ) stands for g raphics i nterchange f ormat, a bit-mapped graphics file format used by the World Wide Web, CompuServe and many BBSs. GIF supports color and various resolutions. It also includes data compression, but because it is limited to 256 colors, it is more effective for scanned images such as illustrations rather than color photos. JPEG Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and pronounced jay-peg. JPEG is a compression technique for color images. Although it can reduce files sizes to about 5% of their normal size, some detail is lost in the compression. pixels Short for p ixels p er i nch, a measurement of how a monitor displays an image. The resolution of an image displayed on a monitor is determined by its ppi, or the number of pixels contained within one square inch of monitor space. table A grid of vertical columns and horizontal rows; used to organize data in a document. wave file The format for storing sound in files developed jointly by Microsoft and IBM. Support for WAV files was built into Windows 95 making it the de facto standard for sound on PCs. WAV sound files end with a.wav extension and can be played by nearly all Windows applications that support sound. 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 9

10 SIXTH ethics hack IP address ISDN The branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. To modify a program, often in an unauthorized manner, by changing the code itself. An identifier for a computer or device. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example, could be an IP address. Abbreviation of i ntegrated s ervices d igital n etwork, an international communications standard for sending voice, video, and data over digital telephone lines or normal telephone wires. ISDN supports data transfer rates of 64 Kbps (64,000 bits per second). ISP LAN network piracy virus WAN phishing Short for I nternet S ervice P rovider, a company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives you a software package, username, password Local Area Network. A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. (in the same building). A group of two or more computer systems linked together The unauthorized copying of software Software used to infect a computer. It runs without your permission and usually does damage to files on the computer. Wide Area Network. A long-distance communications network that covers a wide geographic area, such as a state or country. Obtaining personal details online through sites and s masquerading as a legitimate buisness 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 10

11 SEVENTH Boolean Boolean Search---Using the words AND, OR, NOT to combine keywords so that your search is narrowed (AND), broadened (OR), or excluded (NOT). flash drive A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer s USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. HTML Short for H yper T ext M arkup L anguage, the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web port An interface on a computer to which you can connect a device. Personal computers have various types of ports. Internally, there are several ports for connecting disk drives, display screens, and keyboards. Externally, personal computers have ports for connecting modems, printers, mice, and other peripheral devices. truncation Truncation Using an asterisk (*) to shorten a word to its root in order to retrieve all of the endings of a word. USB Short for U niversal S erial B us, an external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps. A bus is a collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another. You can think of a bus as a highway on which data travels within a computer or from one computer to another. 8/24/2007 Technology Vocabulary K-7V2.xls Page 11