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TECH TERMS - 6th & 7th Grades

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backgroundvarious pre-made background looks you can use for single slides or every slide
boldmakes the font darker and thicker for emphasis
browsersoftware application used to view documents on the World Wide web; ex. Internet Explorer
chat roomsweb site or web service that allows users to communicate in real time
copyduplicates the selection
copyrighta legal right to creative endeavors for a specific period of time
CPUthe "guts" of the computer; the "box" attached to the computer that holds many parts--including the processor; central processing unit
cutdeletes the selected text or graphic
domain namean alphabetic name used to identify a website on the Internet; ex. www.edmodo.com
editgives the user the ability to make changes
emailelectronic mail
graphicpicture; photograph; drawing; clipart
handoutssmaller versions of your slides that are printed and can be distributed to your audience
insertallows the user to place text or graphics in a specific location
Interneta global system of connected networks; a network of networks
IP addressInternet Protocol address; a unique/numerical and logical address used to locate web pages
networktwo or more connected computers
pasteallows the user to place copied text or graphics
phishingtrick used by someone attempting to obtain person info about others; someone sends out "legitimate looking" emails trying to get your personal financial information
placeholderspredefined areas that designate where specific objects or text should be placed (ex. on PowerPoint slides)
search enginea tool that allows users to locate information on the Internet by typing a keyword into the search field; ex. Google
slide layoutsready-made placeholders for titles/text/objects such as clipart/graphs/charts
slidesindividual pages of a presentation
social networkingweb sites or web services that allow users to communicate; ex. FaceBook
templatea predefined format and color scheme that can be applied to one or all slides in a presentation
transitionan effect that is run between slides to signal end of one slide and beginning of next slide
URLUniversal Resource Locator; technical name for a web site address
web addressinformation needed to access a website on the Internet; contain three parts--www--name of company--type of site; ex. www.edmodo.com
websitea group of web pages under a single name
WWWWorld Wide Web; network that connects computers over a wide area via a website

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