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| Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) | A school or organization's official rules for the use of the Internet. |
| Boot | A computer does this when you turn it on. This action automatically loads a set of software the computer needs to do all of its basic operations. |
| Browser or Web Browser | A software program used to view World Wide Web pages. |
| CD-ROM | (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) Used to store information. It can hold more than 600 megabytes of read-only digital information. |
| Chat | The on-line communication between people in real time where messages are sent back & forth over the Internet. |
| Copyright | The right to reproduce, copy, print, duplicate, publish, sell, and distribute any section or part of an existing original work (e.g. book, article, video program). This is granted by the government to the person that created the original work. |
| CPU (Central Procesing Unit) | (Central Processing Unit) Another name given to a computer. It usually contains the box that holds the microprocessor, power supply, and disk drives. |
| Cursor | The pointer or flashing line on the screen whose position you control by moving a mouse. |
| Desktop | The background area on a computer screen which usually contains an icon for the hard drive and trash can (used to remove files). Folders, files, applications, and a working document may also appear in this window. |
| Document | A computer user creates this to store information with an applications program. |
| Drag | To move a file or folder by holding the mouse button down while simultaneously moving the mouse. Doing this to a file or folder helps you organize information on your computer. |
| DVD (Digital Vidio Disk) | (Digital Video Disk) A digital storage medium the same physical size as a CD-ROM disk that can store massive amounts of data including graphics and full motion video. |
| Fair Use | This gives teachers 7 students limited use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes. |
