Vocabulary Word #7

WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more

Vocabulary Word #6

Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Vocabulary #5

Memory: temporary storage space on chips in your computer

Vocabulary #4

Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware.

Vocabulary Word #3

Definition: Monitor- is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information. Explanation: Monitors are sometimes called displays or screens. "Screen" refers to the glass front only, while "monitor" refers to the screen, the case and everything inside the case. Information on a monitor is displayed in pixels. Sentence: "Look at the monitor to see my slide show on volcanoes." Assignment: Scavenger Hunt

Vocabulary Word #2

Definition: Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor. Explanation: "Pixel" stands for Picture Element. It is the smallest part of every image you see on the monitor. The color of a pixel is partly determined by how many bits (on/off units) are used to store the pixel. Sentence: "This icon is 32 pixels wide by 32 pixels tall. It contains a total of 1024 pixels." Assignment: Scavenger Hunt

Vocabulary Word #1

Defintion: Computer: is an electronic machine that 1) takes in data and instructions (input) 2) works with the data (processing) 3) puts out information (output) Explanation: Computers are made of HARDWARE - input devices like the keyboard and mouse - the CPU and memory - storage devices like hard drives - output devices like printers and monitors and SOFTWARE - the instructions that tell the computer what to do) - system software - programs (application software) Assignment: Introduction

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