STEM Unit 2—Technology Literacy Unit 4—Emerging Technologies

A PPLICATIONS Computer programs with a user interface

B OOLEAN S EARCH L OGIC Combining words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR (otherwise known as Boolean operators) to limit, widen, or define your Internet search

B ROWSER A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks

C OMMUNICATION The imparting or exchanging of information or news

CPU (Central Processing Unit) The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions

D IGITAL C AMERA Camera that records and stores digital images

D IGITAL V IDEO C AMERA A video camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition, initially developed by the television industry buy now common in other applications as well

D OWNLOAD To copy data from one computer system to another or to a disk

E-M AIL (Electronic Mail) To communicate electronically on the computer

H ARDWARE The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system

HTML Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages

H YPERLINK A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen

I NTERNET An international computer network providing e- mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links

S CIENCE The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment

SOFTWARE The programs and other operating information used by a computer

SURF To browse the Internet; look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

T ECHNOLOGY The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

URL Uniform Resource Locator; a location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet; a Web address

V IRUS A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data

WWW World Wide Web; a system of interlinked hypertext documents contained on the Internet

C ONSUMER A person who purchases goods and services for personal use

E MERGING To come into existence; develop

EVOLVE Develop gradually

PROPOSAL A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others

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