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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 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