7th Grade Technology Terms

Question 1

Physical machinery and devices that make up a computer system.

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Hardware

Question 2

suite of applications, servers, and services. Examples: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

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Microsoft Office

Question 3

Instructions that tells a computer what to do.

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Software

Question 4

is a filter that allows trusted data to flow through it. It can also restrict outgoing traffic

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Firewall

Question 5

Network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, & process data

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Cloud Computing

Question 6

short for binary digit, is the smallest unit of data in a computer.

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Bit

Question 7

manages the computer's memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware.

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Operating System

Question 8

short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers, & other electronic devices.

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Bluetooth

Question 9

the number of search engine results for a specific query OR question within a search.

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Hit on the internet

Question 10

set of programming statements that a computer processor handles as a system of communication.

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Code

Question 11

is the creation of still or animated visual content with imaging software.

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Computer Generated Imagery

Question 12

software application for retrieving, presenting, & traversing information resources on the web.

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Web Browser

Question 13

Electronic link within an image or text that allows a computer to move directly to a web page.

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Hyperlink

Question 14

list of instructions given by a tutor to an individual or a very small group.

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Tutorial

Question 15

unit of digital information used to measure data. The unit of measurement for all data storage.

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Byte

Question 16

computer program that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called "clients."

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Server

Question 17

system of computers joined together to communicate by exchanging information & resources.

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Network

Question 18

Global communication network that allows computers worldwide to connect & exchange information.

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Internet

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