TERMS TO KNOW - PowerPoint

							TERMS TO KNOW
                 Download
   Transfer a file or program from a central
    computer to a smaller computer or to a
    computer at a remote location.
                   Upload
   Transfer a file or program.
   Describes the way of importing files into
    the system.
            World Wide Web
   Also known as the Web, it is a system that
    lets you access information on the Internet.
    People often use the term Web to refer to
    the Internet, but they are not exactly the
    same thing. The World Wide Web operates
    over the Internet, and it is the most widely
    used part of the Internet.
         Navigation (Internet)
   Finding your way from page to page on the
    World Wide Web.
              Copyright Law
   It gives exclusive right to the creator of the
    work.
                    Virus
   A software program capable of reproducing
    itself and usually capable of causing great
    harm to files or other programs on the same
    computer.
                Hard Drive
   Non-portable file storage.
   Also called a fixed drive.
             Storage Device
   A device that preserves information for
    retrieval.
   A piece of hardware whose main function
    is to store data.
                   Memory
   RAM (Random Access Memory)
       Short term or temporary memory.
   ROM (Read Only Memory)
       Long term or permanent memory.
                  Reboot
   The process that starts operating systems
    when the user turns on a computer system.
   To restart a computer already running.
   The process of turning a computer system
    or printer off and then back on again, to
    reload the software.
          Technical Difficulty
   A problem with the proficiency of
    equipment.
             Troubleshooting
   The identification and resolution of
    problems, especially problems of a
    technical nature.
               Data Update
   The process where information is modified
    to the most current version.
                  Network
   When you have two or more computers
    connected to each other, you have a
    network. A network allows the computers
    to share information, software and
    equipment. A device called a file server has
    the master files and programs on a disk that
    the computers will use.
                  Modem
   Electronic equipment consisting of a device
    used to connect computers by a telephone
    line.
   Equipment connected to a computer for
    sending/receiving digital information by
    telephone line. You need a modem to
    connect to the Internet, to send electronic
    mail and to fax.
               Kilobyte
   Amount of space needed to store one
    thousand characters (bytes).
                Megabyte
   Amount of space needed to store one
    million characters (bytes).
   A unit of information equal to 1000
    kilobytes.
                 Gigabyte
   Amount of space needed to store one
    billion characters (bytes).
   A unit of information equal to 1000
    megabytes.
                  Function
   A mathematical relation such that each
    element of a given set is associated with an
    element of another set.
   A set sequence of steps, part of larger
    computer program.
                 Database
   A collection of data organized in a
    systematic manner.
   Example: telephone book (yellow pages).