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  • ADRESS BAR-is the space that you type in the website you want to go to.Antivirus- Anti-virus software is a program or set of programs that are designed to prevent, search for, detect, and remove software viruses, and other malicious software like worms, trojans, adware, and more.BOOKMARK-A BOOKMARK is a shortcut to a website.

    CUT- to remove or delete a picture or text on the computerCPU- Stands for "Central Processing Unit." The CPU is the primarycomponentof a computer that processes instructions.

  • DESKTOP- is basically the homepage where your icons layDATA-Computer data is information processed or stored by a computer. This information may be in the form of text documents, images, audio clips, software programs, or other types of data.EXIT KEY- the key which allows you to exit off a website or a document

  • FIREWALL- Afirewallis a network security system, either hardware or software based, that controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on a set of rules.FLOPPY DISK- a flexible removable magnetic disk (typically encased in a hard plastic shell) for storing data.

    GOOGLE- is a homepage that has access to the internetGRAPHICS- A graphic is an image or visual representation of an object. Therefore, computer graphics are simply images displayed on a computer screen.

  • HISTORY- when you go to a website or search for something the browser stores the address on the computer as historyHARD DISK- A magnetic disk on which you can store computer data.INTERNET- A network of the interlinked computer networking worldwide, which is accessible to the general public.ICON- little pics on your desktop that resembles files , programs or folders

  • JOYSTICK- A controller that plugs into the computer usually to play video gamesKEYBOARD- The board of keys which allows you to typeLAPTOP- A wireless computerLASER PRINTER- A laser printer is a printer that uses a focused beam or light to transfer text and images onto paper.

  • MOUSE- THE device that allows you to click on different things on the computerMULTIMEDIA- As the name implies, multimedia is the integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, audio, video, etc.NETWORK- A group of computers that is hooked togetherNETIQUETTE- the correct or acceptable way of using the Internet.

    OPERATING SYSTEM- The system in your computer that runs the things you do on it

  • PC- means personal computer.PASSWORD- A password is a string of characters used for authenticating a user on a computer system.QWERTY- a term used to describe standard keyboard.Random-access memory(RAM) is a form ofcomputer data storage. It allowsdataitems to be read and written in approximately the same amount of time, regardless of the order in which data items are accessed.

  • SOFT RETURN-the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one's own.SOCIAL NETWORKING- the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one's own.

    TOOLBAR- A set of buttons that are part of a softwares programming during an open windowUPLOAD- to load something into the computer

  • VIRUS- is a small program that can damage the effect of your computerWEBSITE- is a collection of webpagesXML-is afileextension for an Extensible Markup Language (XML)fileformat used to create common information formats and share both the format and the data on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere using standard ASCII text.

  • YAHOO- one of the internets most popular search engine.ZIP FILE- A computer file whose contents are compressed for storage or transmission.