Comp App POSTTEST

1. Drop and Drag

• Using a cursor and mouse to select and then move an object on the computer screen to a new location.
• Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the computer.

2. gigabyte

• Approximately 1,000,000,000 bytes
• website is secure

3. Virus

• Something that attaches to an application program.
• Using a cursor and mouse to select and then move an object on the computer screen to a new location.

4. URL

• It is the address of a specific website or file on the Internet.
• Used to keep data on the computer.

5. Menu bar

• The horizontal strip that contains lists of available menus for a certain programs.
• Unwanted and unsolicited "junk" email or irrelevant postings to a newsgroup or blog.

6. Cache

• Memory that stores frequently used information.
• Two or more computers and other devices that are connected for the purpose of sharing data and programs.

7. RAM

• Running programs without any lag time. Stands for random access memory.
• Transferring data from another computer to your computer

8. pixel

• Stands for "picture element" and it refers to the small dots which make up the images on a computer display.
• To restart your computer. To do a soft reboot to your computer. Go to Start Menu, and select either Shut Down or Restart.

9. peer-to-peer

• Separate computer systems that are connected through the Internet allowing files to be shared directly from one computer system to the other without a central server.
• The subdirectory or subdivision of a directory that can contain files or other folders.

10. Javascript

• A programming language designed by Sun Microsystems that can be integrated into standard HTML pages to add some dynamic features.
• The software that communicates with the hardware and allows other programs to run. (Windows XP, Windows 7, Apple OSX)