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predicted the number of transistors in computer circuits would double every couple of years.
Tim Berners-Lee
Scientists
Technology Law
Moore's Law
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deletes files or applications from the computer.
standby
icon
recycle bin
restart
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protects someone who creates an original work.
trademark
patent
idea
copyright
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lets your computer use less power when it is not in use.
standby
open
start
restart
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Taking somebody else's ideas and passing them off as your own.
finding
plagiarism
copying
stealing
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is the study of the relations between humans and the objects that we use.
mainframe
ergonomics
phishing
flaming
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A word used by a search engine in its search for relevant web pages is called a________.
research
password
keyword
search
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the buying and selling of products and services over the Internet.
e-commerce
shopping
ebay
e-purchase
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or supercomputer, is large enough to fill several rooms.
minicomputer
mainframe
desktop
laptop
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searches the Internet for keywords that yo provide.
Search Engines
search pane
Start button
hyperlink
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can be used by up to hundreds of people at once.
laptop
main frame
desktop
minicomputer
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anything connected to your computer
peripheral
software
skype
hardware
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___________ connects a computer to the Internet.
modem
mouse
WAN
LAN
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a system for sending messages and files electronically from one computer to another.
email
text message
facebook
instagram
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A _______ is an item on a Web page that links to another web page.
hyperlink
typerlink
mouse
CPU
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A ______, which is called a computer screen, displays information visually.
monitor
iphone
flat screen
android
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refers to the practical application of an art or skill.
browser
technology
hyperlink
ergonomics
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menu that allows you to bookmark webpages.
Favorites
Browser
Star tab
Search Engine
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holds info temporarily.
concept memory
Read Only Memory
flash memory
Random Access Memory
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the brains of the computer
microprocessor
modem
network
motherboard
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A _________ is the software that sends and retrieves info on the Internet.
Search Engine
Favorite
Web Page
Browser
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an aggressive or insulting letter.
copyright
phishing
spam
flame
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will shut down the computer, and then automatically start it again.
standby
start
restart
shut down
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a group of computers that are connected to each other.
server
flash
newsgroup
network
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or junk e-mail, is a billion-dollar problem, clogging e-mail systems and wasting time.
flame
spam
plagiarism
ergonomics
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scam where a person sends you an email and pretends to be from a company where you do business.
pasting
flaming
phishing
fishing
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Mos of the calculations done in a computer take place in the
modem
Central Processing Unit
Motherboard
microchips
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are graphic representations of files or applications
email
menu
pictures
Icons
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is composed of slides that contain information and graphics.
Spreadsheet
Word Processor
Presentation
Google Drive
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the visual representation of the file system on a computer.
computer
laptop
mincomputer
desktop
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a list of options
email
menu
icons
commands
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tell the computer what to do and allow the computer user to control the computer.
operating system
directives
XP
commands
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files that are "shrunk" into a smaller file
suppressed
standby
restart
compressed
34
the main circuit board in a computer
network
main board
motherboard
peripheral
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computer that is designed to be carried from place to place.
PDA
desktop
laptop
mainframe
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is an electronic device that processes data and converts it into info that people can use.
laptop
minicomputer
spam
computer
37
uses a list of phrases that describes the location of a particular file.
operating system
desktop
password
pathname
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is like having a telephone conversation with text.
Twitter
Instagram
skype
Instant Messaging
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the program responsible for running a computer.
windows XP
Window Live8
operating system
micro system