TERMS |
DEFINITION |
EXAMPLE |
IMPORTANCE RANKING |
Application Software |
Programs that are written to create shortcuts for human deeds |
Spell check |
5 |
CPU |
Central processing unit |
Tower |
1 |
HTML |
Hyper Text Markup Language; special program languageused to communicate on the World Wide Web. |
An HTML file |
8 |
Icon |
Picture next to a command or file |
Our mailbox birdies |
15 |
Images |
Anything that is not a word on a page |
Icon, backgrounds |
10 |
Input device |
What you use to get info into the computer. |
Keyboard |
4 |
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
AOL, Prodigy |
6 |
Operating System |
Acts as a visible interface between computer and the user |
Windows 2000 |
2 |
Recordable CD |
Magnetic Optical drive |
? |
12 |
Server |
Computer used to store or access homepages |
Netscape |
9 |
Software program |
A way to communicate with a computer to give it instructions written in specifically designed languages. |
Microsoft Word |
3 |
URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
7 |
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Web Page |
Introductory home page |
The Contents Page |
13 |
Web Site |
All of the pages together on a site |
The rest of the book |
14 |
Zip Drive |
Stores data on hard disk cartridge |
Jazz --? |
11 |