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Computer Applications!
Computer Applications
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Computer Networking
7th Grade
03/01/2012

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Application
Definition
a program in which you do your work.
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Backup
Definition
a copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes.
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Boot
Definition
to start up a computer.
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Bug
Definition
a programming error that causes a program to behave in an unexpected way.
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Control panel
Definition
program that allows you to change settings in a program or change the way a computer looks and/or behaves.
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CPU
Definition
Central Processing Unit. The processing chip that is the “brain” of a computer.
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Crash
Definition
a system malfunction in which the computer stops working and has to be restarted.
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Desktop
Definition
The shaded or colored backdrop of the screen.
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Dialog box
Definition
an on-screen message box that appears when additional information is required before completing a command.
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Document
Definition
a file you create, as opposed to the application that created it.
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Download
Definition
to transfer data from one computer to another. (If you are on the receiving end, you are downloading. If you are on the sending end, you are uploading).
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File
Definition
the generic word for an application, document, control panel, or other computer data.
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Hard Drive
Definition
a large capacity storage device made of multiple disks housed in a rigid case.
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Icon
Definition
a graphic symbol for an application, file or folder.
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Launch
Definition
start an application.
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Memory
Definition
the temporary holding area where data is stored while it is being used or changed; the amount of RAM a computer has installed.
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Menu
Definition
a list of program commands listed by topic.
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Operating System
Definition
the system software that controls the computer.
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PC
Definition
acronym for personal computer.
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RAM
Definition
acronym for Random-Access Memory. The more RAM your computer has the faster it will perform.
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Save
Definition
to write a file onto a disk.
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Save as
Definition
(a File menu item) to save a previously saved file in a new location and/or with a new name.
Term
Scroll bar
Definition
a bar at the bottom or right side of a window that contains the scroll box and allows scrolling.
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Server
Definition
a central computer dedicated to sending and receiving data from other computers (on a network).
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Shut Down
Definition
the command from the Special menu that shuts down the computer safely.
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Software
Definition
files on disk that contain instructions for a computer.
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Upload
Definition
to send a file from one computer to another through a network
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