Computer Vocab

the physical components of a computer such as the CPU, monitor, keyboard, graphic and sound cards, speakers, etc.

• software

• hardware

• apps

• webpages

A visual cue (such as a flashing vertical line) on a video display that indicates your location on a webpage or document is called a _________.

• icon

• hyperlink

• virus

• cursor

The central processing unit, CPU, is also called the _______ of a computer.

• fingertips

• heart

• brains

• stomach

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a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)

• icon

• app

• screenshot

• attachment

Your digital footprint is a ...

• trail of information that you leave behind every time you go online.

• foot-shaped drawing on a computer.

• trail of information that you collect for a report.

• text that user types into a browser window to reach a website.

Social media are ....

• dances where students can meet each other.

• games that can can be played against others.

• apps and websites that allow people to share ideas, pictures, and/or videos.

• webpages with educational content.

The name of the main page of a website with hyperlinks to other pages on the site is called the _____.

• address

• homepage

• domain

• cookie

In a spreadsheet, the box that contains data is called a _____.

• header

• cell

• format

• font

Using more than one medium of expression in a presentation like adding audio and video make your work into a _______ presentation.

• listening

• one-way communication

• presentation

• multimedia