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| CAD | Computer Aided Drawing |
| compatibility | important when working between two versions of the same program; certain formatting may not transfer if not compatibile |
| cookie | a text file sent by a Web server that is stored on the hard drive of a ocmputer and relays back to the Web server thingsa bout the user, his or her computer and his/her computer activities |
| copyright guidelines | Intellectual Property Rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and Federal law protecting the individual who produces creative works from the theft of their work by others. |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format. An efficient method of storing graphics. Take up a small amount of disk space and can be transmitted quickly for download. Best for illustratiosn, cartoons, logos, or other non-photographic graphics |
| GPS | Global Positioning System. A system of satellites that transmit continually making it possible to identify each locatino through a receiving unit by triangulation |
| hexadecimal code | how HTML color are identified |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language. A standard of text markup conventions used for document on the WWW. Browsers interpret the codes to give the text strutcture and formatting |
| hyperlink | (also link) text or an image that is connected by hypertext coding to a different locatino. By selecting the text or image the computer jumps to the linked text |
| hypertext | a system for organizing text through links, as opposed to a menu-driven hierarchy such as Gopher. Most Web pages include hypertext links to other pages at that site or to other sites on the WWW |
| Intranet | implementation of internet technologies within an organization. Connect different types of computers on a network |
| JPG or JPEG | an efficient method for storing graphic files for download. Lose a little data when converted and are often much larger than GIFs but best for photographic images |
| merge | to combine two or more files into a single file |
| microprocessor | a complete central processing unit (CPU) contained on a single silicon chip |
| modem | a device that connects two computers over a telephone or cable line by converting the computer's data into an audio signal |
| motherboard | a computer's main circuit board containing the CPU, microprocessor, RAM, expansion slots |
| netiquette | the rules of etiquette on the Internet |
| operating system | a set of instructions that tell a computer how to operate when it is turned on (Macintosh, Windows, UNIX) |
| programming language | a series of instructiosn written by a programmer according to a given set of rules or conventions; some are BASIC, C++, FORTRAN) |
| search engine | software that makes it possible to look for and retrieve material on the Internet. Popular ones include Google, Yahoo!, info |
| upload | the process of transferring information froma computer to a Web site or other remote location on a network |
| WAV | a sound formate used to reproduce sounds on a computer |
| webcam | a video camera/computer setup that takes live imags and sends them to a browser |
| web page | one page of a document on the WWW. Usually written in HTML with links to other pages, and stored on a server |
| web site | a site on the WWW containing a home page and usually links to additional documents and files. Each is owned and managed by an individual, company or organization |
