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