COMPUTER TERM DATABASECOMPUTER TERM DATABASE
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TERMS |
DEFINITION |
RANKING |
EXAMPLE |
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Computer System |
Composed of hardware and software |
1 |
Keyboard |
|
CPU |
Central processing unit |
5 |
Computer tower |
|
|
Electronic Mail |
8 |
@aol.com |
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Hardware |
Part of the computer system is the metal, plastic, and silicon that use the electricity. |
6 |
CPU |
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Home Page |
The first page of the web page |
13 |
Abc.com, rosie.com |
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HTML |
Hypertext markup language, special program language used to communicate on the World Wide Web |
9 |
address |
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Internet |
Network of networks made up of thousands of education, government, business and community networks sharing information |
7 |
Information on education, community and government- Nebraska board of education etc. |
|
ISP |
Internet service provider |
14 |
Aol, |
|
Modem |
A communication device that lets you communicate with other computers |
2 |
The modem is connected from your computer to your telephone line |
|
Output Device |
What you use to get information from the computer |
15 |
Monitor |
|
Software |
A way to communicate with a computer to give it instructions written in specially designed languages |
3 |
Inspiration, Claris Works |
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System Software |
Software that makes the computer system performs its most basic operations. |
4 |
Staring up and reading disks |
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URL |
Universal resource locator |
11 |
.edu, .org |
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Web sit |
Special kind of publication of information on the web. |
12 |
Weather.com, Omaha.com |
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World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the Internet |
10 |
yahoo |
The following terms are listed by ranking of importance:
|
TERMS |
DEFINITION |
RANKING |
EXAMPLES |
|
Computer System |
Composed of hardware and software |
1 |
Keyboard |
|
Modem |
A communication device that lets you communicate with other computers |
2 |
The modem is connected from your computer to your telephone line |
|
Software |
A way to communicate with a computer to give it instructions written in specially designed languages |
3 |
Inspiration, Claris Works |
|
System Software |
Software that makes the computer system performs its most basic operations. |
4 |
Staring up and reading disks |
|
CPU |
Central processing unit |
5 |
Computer tower |
|
Hardware |
Part of the computer system is the metal, plastic, and silicon that use the electricity. |
6 |
CPU |
|
Internet |
Network of networks made up of thousands of education, government, business and community networks sharing information |
7 |
Information on education, community and government- Nebraska board of education etc. |
|
|
Electronic Mail |
8 |
@aol.com |
|
HTML |
Hypertext markup language, special program language used to communicate on the World Wide Web |
9 |
address |
|
World Wide Web |
Hypertext information retrieval system that navigates databases on the Internet |
10 |
yahoo |
|
URL |
Universal resource locator |
11 |
.edu, .org |
|
Web sit |
Special kind of publication of information on the web. |
12 |
Weather.com, Omaha.com |
|
Home Page |
The first page of the web page |
13 |
Abc.com, rosie.com |
|
ISP |
Internet service provider |
14 |
Aol, |
|
Output Device |
What you use to get information from the computer |
15 |
Monitor |