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Technology Vocabulary
8th grade computer applications vocab
33 cards·by jfisher
technologycomputers
file extension
the . - - - that tells the computer what type of file it is
application
software program that performs a specific task
download
bring in to computer from another source like internet
shift key
capitalizes one letter at a time
RAM
random access memory
upload
take from your computer to another source like the internet
style
type of font
footer
bottom of word document
toggle
scroll/choose on a drop down menu
disk
place to save data (floppy, flash, hard, etc.)
Caps lock
capitalize whole words or sentence
database
information stored here (ex, Grolier)
LAN
local area network
align
placement on page (center, left, right)
export
send from one program to another (often changes format)
field
place to type
page orientation
landscape, portrait - the way the page is.
web browser
views the internet (Chrome, Firefox, etc.)
binary code
base langage of computers 1001010101
header
top of word document
motherboard
brain of computer
import
bring into a program
shortcut
icon or keystrokes that complete a task quicker
url
web address www.---------
JPEG
picture file
crash
computer suddenly stops working
search engine
explores internet for specific topic (google, bing)
operating system (OS)
what runs the computer (Windows, Mac)
network
a bunch of computers linked together
header
top of word document
ethernet
connects computers together and to internet
cursor
mouse icon often an arrow
byte
unit of memory