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8th computer terms
Allison's 8th grade Unit 1 computer terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Computers that are connected together and to a central computer that lets them share files | Network |
| Central computer of a network | file server |
| small picture that represents a tool or object that can be used | Icon |
| When the document is turned so that the long side is at the top edge of the page | landscape |
| When the short side of the document is at the top of the page | Portrait |
| The automatic settings that come with the program and remain in effect unless changed by the user | Default |
| White space around your paper so the writing doesn't go off the edge | Margin |
| Settings that determine the look of your page such as margins, font, size, etc | Page formatting |
| The term for computer programs | Software |
| The physical and mechanical parts of the computer like keyboard, monitor, etc | Hardware |
| A collection of similar information stored in a file | Database |
| The term for software that is free to download and use | Freeware |
| The term for downloadable software that the author expects you to pay a reasonable fee for if you use the program regularly | Shareware |
| Copying software without paying for it | Piracy |
| To use another person's ideeas and present them as your own | Plagiarism |
| The primary method for keeping a computer secure from intruders by either allowing or blocking traffic into and out of a private network or the user's computer | Firewall |
| A type of file format used to share files with others who don't have the same software of computer system | |
| The term for an online journal | blog |
| FAQ stands for: | Frequently asked questions |
| The "official" term for Internet addresses is: | URL |
| Using a mailing list to send the same message to a large amount of people who didn't ask for it | Spam |
| A smaller version of a picture | thumbnail |
| A photo with a cutout background is called a: | COB photo |
| If you want a graphic to be transparent it should be saved as what type of file | gif |
| Jpegs and Gifs are two types of what? | Picture files |
| The tool in GIMP used to make cutout photos | Path tool |
| In GIMP, using this puts elements of your image into separate sheets and lets you edit them seperately | Layers |
| This tool lets you duplicate part of an image | clone tool |
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