Copying a file from a server to your PC or mobile is called ______

Skype is a technology that enables you to _____________ over the internet.

Cookies allow a website to _____________ on a user's machine and later retrieve when you can visit the website.

Online banking lets you ____________ between your accounts easily and securely

With the latest mobile phones, you can _____________ with multimedia attachments - pictures, audio and even video.

________ is any electronic or mechanical part you can see or touch.

________ is a set of instructions which tells the computer what to do.

_____________ is called the "brain" of the computer.

_______ are the physical units attached to the computer

Monitors and printers are examples of _____________

Mouse, keyboard,... are examples of _______

__________ are sockets into which an external device may be connected .

___________ holds instructions which are needed to start up the computer

A computer system is divided into two parts: hardware and software

Hardware is a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do

Three basic software sections are CPU, main memory and peripherals

Peripherals consist of storage devices, input devices and output devices.

DVD drive is a type of storage devices.

Output devices include mouse and keyboard

___________ is a device for controlling the cursor and selecting items on the screen.

__________ works by detecting light from the computer screen and is used by pointing it directly at the screen display.

_____________ appear at the top of the keyboard and can be programmed to do special tasks.

___________- include arrow keys and keys such as End. Home. Page up and Page down.

________ are used to issue commands or to produce altenative characters , e.g the Ctrl key or Alt key.

This key removes the character to the left of the cursor or any selected text.

It moves the cursor to the beginning of a new line. It is also used to confirm commands.

A long key at the bottom of the keyboard. Each time it is pressed, it produces a blank space.

It works in combination with other keys. For example, you press this key and C to copy the selected text.

It removes the character to the left of the cursor or any selected text.

It produces UPPER CASE characters

This key produces UPPER CASE letters, but it does not affect numbers or symbols.

It moves the cursor horizontally to the right for a fixed number of spaces.

They are used to move the cursor, as an alternative to the mouse

Function keys appear at the bottom of the keyboard.

End, Home are two examples of cursor control keys.

Dedicated keys are used to issue commands or to produce alternative characters

We hit the shift key to produce uppercase letters without affecting numbers and symbols.

Arrow keys are used to move the cursor , as an alternative to the mouse

When you press the backspace key , it produces a blank space

A lot of software these days .........open-source.

I lost ............important files when my computer crashed.

robotics...................... my favorite subject at university.

There are...................versions of Windows Vista.

................. advice he gave me yesterday was very useful.

....... Internet Explorer is more reliable and secure.

Turn on your computer. It will usually take a few minutes to______.

Windows XP, Macintosh OSX and Linux are______.

On my computer, I have a picture of my cat as the______.

Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat and CorelDraw are programs or______.

To open Microsoft Word, click on the______

I keep all my digital photos in a ___________ called "Photos".

Is it possible to open Microsoft Excel ____________in Word?

In Microsoft Word, to start typing a new letter, open a new__________.

When you______a document, it's sent to the recycle bin.

Deleted documents stay in the recycle bin until you_______it.

In Windows, the icon is just a _______ to the application. If you delete the icon, the application will still be on your computer.

Most people can easily learn a ______ language and become programmers.

You can use a mouse or keyboard to ______ data into the computer.

You can draw ____ for many simple procedures.

Computers _____ programming languages into machine language

a computer can _______ large amounts of data at very high speeds

In the 70s and 80s, computers used ............... OS.

One of the main features of GUI is the ............................. interface

A WIMP environment means windows, icons , menus and ................

Large and powerful computers usually use ...................

MacOS was created by ......................

A basic spreadsheet is a_______of spaces for data.

A spreadsheet consists of columns and ______.

A spreadsheet grid is called a worksheet. A file containing one or more worksheets is called a _____________.

In the worksheet above, the __________ cell is in column B, row 3.

Use the mouse to select a single cell or ______________ of cells.

It's easy to the column ________.

Spreadsheets can perform mathematical _________.

To get a worksheet to perform a mathematical calculation, you have to enter a _______.

A number in a spreadsheet cell is often called a ______.

To remove the contents of a cell is to ________ that cell.

Changing the fonts, colours etc. of a spreadsheet is called _________.

Which multi-user OS is used on large, powerful computers?

Which multi-user OS is a open - source software developed under the GNU General Public License.

Which is NOT a characteristic of GUI?

The _____________ icon lets you change the way your laptop looks.

Operating system is a type of application software

In a spreadsheet, each _____________________ is labelled with a letter.

_____________ is a unit of a database file made up of related fields .

____________ is a single piece of information in a record.

A tool that allows you to extract information that meets certain criteria is __________

Modern databases are__________ - that is, they are made up of related files.

To ______ is to classify records into numerical or alphabetical order.

To ________ is to look for specific information , for example the name of an employee.

ADLS is more commonly know as _______.

Broadband internet connection is much faster than ______.

Before you can connect to the internet for the first time, you have to ________ an account with an ISP

Each time you want to connect to your ISPs system. you have to enter a log-in name and a _______.

You can set your computer to ____ your log-in details, so you don't have to type them in each time.

With a broadband connection, you usually have to pay a ________.

With dial-up, you can usually choose a__________tariff

Some broadband limit the amount of ______ you can have each month.

Looking at web pages can be called "navigating the Web" but is more commonly called ______.

You can often find the answer to a question by _________ on the internet.

When your computer is not to the internet. it is _____.

Internet banking is also called______.

An unexpected disconnection from the internet is called a _______.

A file which is copied from the internet into computer is called ___.

Downloading files from the internet can _________ your computer with a virus.

An __________ is a company that offers connection for a monthly fee.

If you want to connect lots of computers without using cables, you can use a ______________ router.

You use _________ if you want to take part in public discussion areas devoted to specific areas.

You use _________ if you want to have a live conversation online.

You use _________ if you want to connect to a remote computer by entering instructions , and run a program on it.

__________ is a system to distribute email to many different subscribers at once.

__________ is a program for reading Usenet newsgroups

___________ is a program for displaying web pages.

Your ISP stores your emails on the _______

You can make your messages more expressive by using ____________ or emoticons .

The computer file which is sent along with an email message is called________

the part of an email address that identifies the user of the service is called______

The line that describes the content of an email is called________

"The website gets a thousand hits a week" means the website has a thousand _______a week.

The words, images and other material that make up a website are called _______.

Designs and drawings in websites are usually called ___________.

Moving pictures in websites are usually called _________.

Websites with sounds and/or video clips and/or animations have ______ content.

A space in a website where you enter information (address, password etc.) is called a __________.

a hyperlink is often called just __________.

In real time means ____.

A place with computers for public internet use is usually called an internet café or ______ even if they don't serve coffee

internet cafes offer internet _____.

A program that adds functions to a browser (eg Shockwave) is called a _______.

Temporary internet files are stored in the _____.

Colours which all browsers can display without problems are called ______ colours.

Most ______ is designed to obtain personal information without the user's permission.

A_______ is a type of software which is available free of charge but protected by copyright.

_____ is a program designed to damage your computer.

A ________ is a self- copying program that spread through email attachments.

A___________ is disguised as a useful program .

Encoding data so that unauthorized users cannot read it is known as_____

A_________ can enter a PC via a disc drive.

In graphics programs , __________ means moving an object to a different location.

In graphics programs , __________ means making objects larger or smaller.

In the Photoshop toolbox, you click on the ______ to cut down the dimensions of a picture.

In the Photoshop toolbox, you click on the ______ to fill in an area with a colour.

Popular formats of __________ are JPEG, GIF, TIFF

____ use geometric objects based on mathematical equations.

_________ can be changed or scaled without losing quality.

One of the disadvantages of _________ is that when texts or pictures that are scaled up may show jagged edges.

_________ are stored as a collection of pixels . The sharpness of an image depends on the resolution.

________ means showing the outline of all edges in a transparent drawing. 4 steps to design a drawing

______ means specifying and fill the surface to give a 3-D solid object

________ means adding paint and colour and filters to achieve the desire 'look and feel'

_______ means making the object look real by using lighting and shading and cto simulate shadows and reflections.

_________combining parts of different images to create a single image.

The basic shapes which are used to make graphical objects are called______

The number of pixels in an image is called _______

A who illegally accesses somebody else's computer over the internet is a_________.

A website (In theory) cannot be accessed by a hacker is _____.

A website which can only be viewed by people has ______ access.

Unwanted advertising emails are popularly known as _________.

Software which blocks attempts by others to access your computer over the internet is called a ______.

It's essential to _______ your anti-virus protection regularly

Anti-virus software can ______ your computer for viruses

Anti-virus software can also _______ viruses on removable media, such as floppy disks.

When your anti-virus software subscription _________.

it's a good idea to __________ it immediately.

The only language that computers can understand directly is ___________

Which markup language enables us to define our own tags, not limited by a fixed set of tags.

Which markup language allows us to describe how information will be displayed in web pages.

Which markup language makes Web content accessible via voice and phone

_________ was the first high level language in data processing.

This high level language is widely used in the business community

This high level language is used in universities to teach the fundamentals of programming,

This high level language provides animation and interactive features on web pages.

_______ is a special program which converts the source program into machine code

_______ is the technique of detecting and correcting errors which may occur in programs .

_______ is the process of writing a program using a computer language.

Programmers usually _________ their programs to generate an object program and diagnose possible answers.

Which term describes any fast, high bandwidth connection?

The power- line Internet provides broadband access through____________

Which device converts computer data into a form that can be transmitted over phone lines

The standard protocol that allows computers to communicate over the internet is called_______

The geographical region covered by one or several access points is called________

This software may not be fully _______________with older operating systems.

Companies are starting to use virtual _______________ on their websites

___________ can be used on some website instead of real money to make purchases.

We exchange messages in real time about anything you like with strangers via_______

We exchange information and views about social events via _______

As long as your computer has a...................., you can use it to capture sounds in digital format and play them back.

............................is a program that extracts music tracks and saves them on disks as MP3s

The broadcast of an event over the web is called a...............................

Sound cards offer two capabilities: a built-in stereo synthesizer and a system called ..........................which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers

A................................................lets you mix and record several tracks of digital audio.

...................................refers to recording, manipulating and storing video in digital format.

_______ is a form of enriched media which allows an interactive and dynamic linking of visual and audio elements.

____ is a technique for playing sound and video files while they're downloading.