A hard drive without moving parts, and is faster and more durable than magnetic drives

A small, flat computer with a touch-sensitive screen that accepts input from a digital pen, stylus, or your fingertip

Examples of ____ Devices: keyboard, pointing device, touchscreens, stylus, microphone, cameras, scanner, joystick

_____ device: communicates instructions and commands to a computer

(example: keyboard, mouse)

____ device: conveys information from the computer to the user

(example: speaker, printer)

A field size for Number fields that allows entries only from 0 to 255

A coding systems that represent text and symbols in computers, communications equipment, and other devices that use text.

(Short for binary digit), the smallest unit of data a computer can process.

The storage location that is part of every computer and that temporarily stores open apps and document data while a computer is on.

In Computer Concepts, the capability of an operating system to temporarily store data on a storage medium until it can be "swapped" into RAM.

Processors are embedded in many products (smart devices), which communicate via the Internet or wireless networks

These devices have a specific purpose & are small and have limited hardware but enhance the capabilities of everyday devices

The technological use of logic and prior experience to stimulate human intelligence. Some of its capabilities include speech recognition, virtual reality, logical reasoning, and creative responses.

The use of computers to stimulate a real or imagined environment that appears as a three-dimensional (3-D) space

A type of VR that uses an image of an actual place or things that adds digital information to it

Occurs when computers interpret and digitize spoken words and commands

When each department of a large company uses technology specific to its functions

Which laws were created to assist users with disabilities when using technology?

When technology is used to facilitate learning and communication

When physicians use computers to monitor patients' vital signs and research symptoms and diagnoses. These programs allow healthcare professionals to access health records, and patients to monitor conditions and treatments.

_______ is used to streamline production and allows for shipping products more quickly

______ is used to monitor assembly lines and equipment

A global collection of millions of computers linked together to share information

A specially formatted document that can contain text, graphics, sound, video, and links to other webpages.

A location on the World Wide Web that contains webpages linked together

A program, such as Microsoft Edge, that is designed to display webpages

In Computer Concepts, to move from one webpage to another in a browser

The main webpage around which a website is built that opens every time you start a browser

In Access, a data type for fields that store a link to a webpage, file, or email address

The webpage address that identifies the location of the file on the Internet

'http' is the ...

'student/index.html' is the ...

The most common way to transfer information around the web; when the URL for a webpage starts with http://, the web browser uses this protocol for transferring the information

'www.cengage/com' is the ...

'index.html' is the ....

An Internet computer that stores webpages

A unique number that identifies every computer on the Internet; consists of four sets of numbers from 0 to 255 separated by periods, or dots, as in 216.35.148.4

The part of a browser window that displays the location of the current webpage

A holding area where your browser keeps a copy of each webpage you view. This temporary storage area helps speed up processing time

A step in the path you follow to display a webpage

In a browser, a set of buttons or hyperlinks that allows visitors to move to any page within a website

A nonprofit group that sets standards to allow devices, services, and applications to work together across the Internet

One of the leading organizations that set guidelines for the web and that work together to write web standards

A security method of "scrambling" information as it is transmitted over a network. Information is scrambled in such a way that it cannot be read unless the user possesses the "key" to unlock it back to a readable format. It safeguards transmitted information.

A protocol used to make a secure connection to a computer; identified by the "https" prefix in a URL and often used by banks and retail stores

Vouch for the authenticity of a website by verifying a user's identity by using a digital key that has been "signed" by a trusted third party. This third party verifies the owner and that the key belongs to that owner

Involves the sale of goods and services to the general public

(Example: shopping websites)

Occurs when one consumer sells directly to another (example: online auctions)

The base of a word, used in a web search to broaden a search

A special symbol that substitutes for unknown characters in search text and acts as a placeholder; the most common are the question mark (?), which stands for any single character, and the asterisk (*), which represents any group of characters

Legal rights protecting those who create works such as photos, art, writing, inventions, and music

An originator's exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, or sell intellectual property

A collection of technologies used by software publishers and trade groups to fight software piracy and prevent unauthorized copying of digital content; includes authentication, certificates of authenticity, encryption, and digital watermarks

An item, such as a photo, that is available and accessible to the public without requiring permission to use, and therefore not subject to copyright

Allows you to use a sentence or paragraph of text without permission if you include a citation to the original source

A nonprofit organization that makes it easy for content creators to license and share their work by supplying easy-to-understand copyright licenses; the creator chooses the conditions under which the work can be used

To restate an idea using different words from the original; it still constitutes plagiarism

To copy or use someone else's work and claim it as your own

Consists of businesses providing goods and services to other businesses (example: market research websites)

An e-commerce website selling products or services

A file created by a website and that stores information on your computer, such as your website preferences; also called a first-party _____

A standard protocol for securing credit card transactions over the Internet.

Technology used to encrypt data that helps protect consumers and businesses from fraud and identity theft when conducting commerce on the Internet

Software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to the database.

In Access, a database object that is created based on a field or combination of fields. Also, a field property that keeps track of the order of the values in the field, and a list that relates field values to the records that contain those values

In Access, an object that provides a spreadsheet-like view of data, similar to that in tables; it may provide the user with a subset of fields and/or records from one or more tables. Also, SQL commands that are used to retrieve data

A search tool that concentrates on specific resources, such as scholarly journals or the United States Congress

terms added to a file's Document Properties that help locate the file in a search

Data that cannot fit in RAM and uses an area of the hard disk called virtual memory.

Permanently installed memory on your computer attached to the motherboard. The ROM chip contains the BIOS, which tells your computer how to start.

At startup, a sequence that tests all computer components for proper operation.

Examples of ______ devices include: speakers, headphones, projectors, voice synthesizer, printers

The operating system that automatically configure his new devices as you install or connect them

A software component that allows a hardware device to communicate with the operating system of a computer

Determines the number of bits that the computer can transmit at one time

Number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time

A device that maintains power to computer equipment in case of an interruption in the primary electrical source

A device that protects computer equipment by absorbing electrical, spikes, surges, or noise before they can reach the equipment

The software that runs a computer, including the operating system, and the utilities

A program that manages the complete operation of your computer or mobile device, and let you interact with it

Software that is distributed online for a monthly subscription or an annual fee

Programs and apps that have no restrictions from the copyright holder regarding modification and re-distribution. Users can add functionality and sell or give away their versions to others.

Programs that keep all or some of the code hidden, enabling them to control and profit from the program they create

Available for desktop, computers, laptops, and some tablets, this operating system supports the Cortana, virtual assistant, touchscreen input, hollow, lens, headsets, and built-in apps, such as the Microsoft edge browser

Available for Macintosh, desktop, computers and laptops, this operating system includes the Siri virtual assistant coordination with Apple, mobile devices and cloud file storage

Available for most computers and devices, this is a multitasking operating system with many versions, as the code is licensed to different developers

Available for desktop, computers, laptops, and some tablets, this operating system distributed under the terms of a general public license, which allows you to copy the OS for your own use, to give to others, or to sell

Available on Chromebook laptops, based on Linux, this operating system uses the Google Chrome browser as it’s user interface, and primarily runs web apps

A file that contains words, numbers, and pictures that you can manipulate. Examples: a spreadsheet, a database, a presentation and a word processing document.

contains the instructions your computer or device needs to run programs and apps

The organization, and lay out of data in a file

A three or four letter sequence, preceded by a period at the end of a file name that identifies the file as a particular type of document such as .DOCX or .XlSX.

In PowerPoint, a button on a PowerView navigation strip that is used to group data

A small picture that represents a program, file, or hardware device

Thousands of bytes of data

Millions of bytes of data

Billions of bytes of data