Technology Vocabulary By: Kayla Perdue

Data Computer data is information processed or stored by a computer. This information may be in the form of text documents, images, audio clips, software programs, or other types of data. Look in the computer data to find my school work. A synonym for data is information. A antonym for data is unknown.

Memory Term memory identifies data storage that comes in the form of chips, and the word storage is used for memory that exists on tapes or disks. Moreover, the term memory is usually used as a shorthand for physical memory, which refers to the actual chips capable of holding data. My computer memory is full. A synonym for memory is storage.

Folder Folder, directory, catalog, or drawer, in computing, is a virtual container within a digital file system, in which groups of computer files and other folders can be kept and organized.

File A computer file is a block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, which is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable storage. Check my file in my computer for your birthday pictures. A synonym for file is data. A antonym for file is dis-order.

Document  A computer document is a file with a processor.  A synonym for document is a text file.  A antonym for document is

Crash A computer crash is a serious computer error that causes the system to malfunction. A computer crash is a serious computer error that causes the system to malfunction. My computer crashed while I was in the middle of doing a report. My computer crashed while I was in the middle of doing a report. An synonym for crash is Freeze. An synonym for crash is Freeze. An antonym for crash is Working normal. An antonym for crash is Working normal.

Download To download is to copy (data) from one computer system to another or to a disk. A synonym for download is transfer. A antonym for download is upload.

Upload To upload is to transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location. A synonym for upload is transfer. A antonym for is download.

High light Highlight is to move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. A synonym for highlight is bring out. A antonym for highlight is not selecting.

Scroll To scroll is to move up and down a page. A synonym for scroll is movement on the page. A antonym for scroll is stay in one place.

Menu Menu is a list of options available to a computer user. A synonym for menu is list of options. A antonym for menu is one option.

Icon A icon is a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface. A synonym for icon is a picture. A antonym for icon is a title.

Cursor  A cursor is a indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display.  A synonym for cursor is selector.  A antonym for is button.

Font Font is a specific size and style of type of writing. A synonym for font is style. A antonym for font is plain.

Website A website is a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web. A synonym for website is a internet site. A antonym website for is books.