1. PLTW Terms
PLTW Vocabulary Set #11

2. #1 A/C ADAPTER
Changes AC power from an electrical outlet into the type of power or voltage that an electronic device needs to work.

3. #2 Administrator
A superuser account on a computer or network and has complete control.

4. #3 Adobe
Company founded in The original creators of Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other programs.

5. #4 Airplane Mode
A mode on devices, that disables all wireless communications without having to turn off the device.

6. #5 Amazon
Founded in 1994, is an online retailer of books, computer software, computer hardware, movies, music, electronics, toys, and much more.

7. #6 Authentication
the process of identifying a person and making sure they are who they say they are. For example, a password is a basic method.

8. #7 Backward Compatibility
Used to describe software or hardware that works with previous versions of software or operating systems.

9. #8 Barcode
Set of lines of different widths and sizes representing data, that when read help identify the scanned object.

10. #9 Beta
Software still under development that is made available to a select few to test, and report problems they face.

11. #10 Bootleg Software
An illegal copy of software that was not purchased from the developer or retail store.