download
e-mail
field
floppy disk (diskette)
gigabyte (GB)
hard disk/hard drive
hardware
HTML
icon
initialize
Internet
kilobyte (K)
megabyte (MB)
memory
modem
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Vocabulary - Technology Terms (Part 2)
Here's the next set of technology terms (from http://www.tekmom.com/buzzwords/) to review. Just like before, please look for 2 or 3 words that you aren't familiar with, click on each word, and look at the definition. Then come back & post what you learned!
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I was interested in what the internet really meant. I always knew it was available and actually use it quite frequently but I never realized what exactly it was. Now I know the interesting fact that the internet it just many computers connecting together.
Pixel: A pixel is a tiny dot of light on the computer monitor.
Kilobyte: A kilobyte is a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, which is about a thousand bytes.
Sheila W.
Binary - means two or base two the binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.
Peripheral - A hardware device that is connect to a computer usually by a cable.
Gigabyte - is a unit of measure equal to 1,073, 741, 824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes.
Allison.
The three words I choose is download, e-mail and floppy disk and I learn alot about these words.tiffanyf
Modem: A device that links a computer to other computers through a telephone line.
Initialize: Format a disk so it will hold information.
Rosa M. Fernandez
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