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