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Computer Terms #4 for Middle School

Miscellaneous, yet important, computer related terms

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servera computer on a network that stores files and manages traffic to printers
flash drivea small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer through a USB port and acts like a small hard drive
graphicspictures or images created or displayed by a computer
pull-down menua special type of command window that is displays directly beneath the command you select; activated by clicking on arrow
word processora program which allows you to create, edit, and print documents which may or may not contain graphics
spreadsheetinformation arranged in rows and columns; it can be text or expressed in mathematical terms or formulas
databasea program in which information is organized in fields, records, and files to make reports of information
interfacethe boundary where two things, such as a user and the computer, meet and work together
address barplace where you type in the URL, the website address
e-mailelectronic mail-messages sent on a computer between one user to at least one other user
Interneta global network connecting millions of computers
phishingthe act of sending a fake e-mail to a user to try to steal their identity
datainformation or facts stored on a computer in a file



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