technology vocabulary slides assignment

Application Definition : A program or group of programs designed for end users. Application software can be divided into two general classes: systems software and applications software i have the angry birds app on my phone and I love it Synonym : programs Antonym : files

Bit Definition : A AA A bits the basic unit of information in computing and telecommunications it is the amount of information stored by a digital device or other physical system that exists in one of two possible distinct states. Computer language is made up of bits. Synonym : letter c Antonym : a word

byte Definition : Unit of computer information, larger than a bit 8 bits make up one byte Synonym : a sentence Antonym : a letter

backup Definition : a copy or duplicate version, especially of a file, program, or entire computer system, retained for use in the event that the original is in some way rendered unusable. I have a back up hard drive on my computer incase something bad happens Synonym : copy Antonym : recycle bin

data Definition a body of facts; information: Additional data is available from the president of the firm. I have a lot of the data on my computer and phone Synonym : facts Antonym : ignorant

memory Definition :Random Access Memory or Read-Only Memory, but in the general sense it can be any device that can hold data in machine-readable format I have memory on my memory card that goes on my phone Synonym : something being stored Antonym : something empty

server Definition :A program which provides some service to other client programs. The connection between client and server is normally by means of message passing, often over a network, and uses some protocol to encode the client's requests and the server's responses. The server may run continuously as a daemon, waiting for requests to arrive or it may be invoked by some higher level daemon which controls a number of specific servers We have servers that run all are computers at school Synonym : cell phone tower Example : sprint cell phone tower

database Definition :One or more large structured sets of persistent data, usually associated with software to update and query the data. A simple database might be a single file containing many records each of which contains the same set of fields where each field is a certain fixed width. All computers have data bases Synonym : file cabinet Antonym : disorder

Search engine Definition :A remotely accessible program that lets you do keyword searches for information on the Internet There are several types of search engine; the search may cover titles of documents, URLs, headers, or the full text. Google is a good search engine Synonym : library Antonym : anthology

Control panel Definition : the portion of a computer console that contains manual controls for regulating computer operations. In every computer there is a control panel Synonym : console Antonym : antagonize

folder Definition : directory I put all my music in my music folder on my computer Synonym : portfolio Antonym : files

file Definition :An element of data storage in a file system. I have a lot of files in my computer for music pictures and ect Synonym : label Antonym : folders

document Definition : Any specific type of file produced or edited by a specific application; usually capable of being printed. E.g. "Word document", "Photoshop document", etc. I use word in tech class Synonym : record Antonym : folder

CPU Definition : An abbreviation for central processing u nit. The “brain” of a computer, the CPU is where data manipulation actually takes place. I have a brain in my computer its called a cpu Synonym :brain Antonym : heart