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| backup | an extra copy of a document, file or program |
| browser | software program that lets you expore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats, and more. |
| CD-ROM | a round, shiny portable disk tht stores large amounts of software and information |
| cell | the box where a column and a row intersect in a spreadsheet |
| computer | an electronic machine that takes in data, works with data, and puts out information |
| CPU | the brain of the computer; processes all information |
| cursor | the blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go |
| database | an organized collection of information used to sort information |
| download | to get a file from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk |
| e-mail | a way of sending messages from one computer to another |
| field | the categories in a heading that hold one type of information |
| hardware | the physical equipment that make up a computer system |
| HTML (HyperText Markup Language | the language of the Web that is the set of codes used to make web pages |
| icon | the tiny picture on the screen that represents a program, file or folder |
| memory | temporary storage space on chips in your computer |
| monitor | the TV like part of computer that you look at to see information |
| network | a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware |
| peripheral | a hardware device that is conected to a computer usually by a cable |
| RAM (Random Access Memory) | temporary memory; holds files and programs temporarily while you use them |
| record | holds all the information about one item or subject in a database |
| scanner | a device that "takes a picture" of something and turns it into a computerized image |
| software | programs that run on a computer |
| spreadsheet | a program which organizes information into rows and columns and performs mathematical calculations |
| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | the address of a website on the World Wide Web |
| virus | a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems |
| World Wide Web | part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linkded to each other around the world |
