Computer Jargon 1

1. Using a user name and password to prove your identity so that you can enter your computer or internet account is called

Logging - over

Logging - out

Logging - back

Logging - in

2. The tiny little dots which make up the images on computer screens and printouts are called

Pixels

Pixies

Handles

Pictures

3. What does the term 'hacking' mean?

Authorised access to a computer system.

Unauthorised access to a computer system.

Coping files

Deleting files

4. Which of the following is a common type of image file that is good for saving photos and other images with many different colours?

Jpeg

Mpeg

RTF

MP3

5. What do you call faces made up of text. e.g. winking ;-) or smiling :-) that can be used to say "don't take that last comment seriously"

Frownies

Sentiments

Emotions

Feelings

6. Which of these refers to compressing files (making them take up less memory) so making them quicker to send over the internet

Zip

Rip

Squeeze

Press

7. A program you use to view web pages is called a

Spreadsheet

Word processor

Search Engine

Browser

8. What do you call a tiny computer that can be easily held in one hand?

A mainframe

A desktop computer

A laptop computer

A palm top computer

9. What do you call a program that stores information, allowing you to search, sort and use it in many different ways.

Spreadsheet

Database

Word processor

Browser

10. The software that runs your computer is called.? The most famous ones are Windows and Mac OS.

Word processor

Utility

Anti-virus

Operating system

11. A powerful computer which holds data to be shared over a network or over the internet is called

Workstation

Client

Server

Terminal

12. Files that are electronically "squeezed" so they take up less memory are called

Compacted

Condensed

Compressed

Squashed

13. What is the term for copying files onto disk or CD for safe keeping so that they are kept in more than one place?

Backup

Backing store

Replicating

Copy and Paste

14. Which of the following is a measurement of a computer's speed?

GHz

GBytes

GBits

Gthingys

15. The law that protects personal information stored electronically and on paper is the

Data Misuse Act

Copyright & Patents Act

Data Protection Act

Data Safe Guard Act

16. What do you call the piece of software which runs hardware attached to your computer like a modem, printer or scanner?

A driver

A virus

An application

A utility

17. The buying and selling of good and services over the internet is called

E-mail

E-buying

E-commerce

E-shopping

18. What does PDA stand for?

Personal Digital Activity

Personal Digital Assistant

Personal Data Assistant

Peoples Digital Assistant

19. A rectangular shaped advert or heading normally at the top of a web page is called a

Rectangle

Header

Banner

Headline

20. A thousand million bytes is called a

Kilobyte

Terabyte

Megabyte

Gigabyte

Computer Jargon 1

1. Using a user name and password to prove your identity so that you can enter your computer or internet account is called

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The tiny little dots which make up the images on computer screens and printouts are called

3. What does the term 'hacking' mean?

4. Which of the following is a common type of image file that is good for saving photos and other images with many different colours?

5. What do you call faces made up of text. e.g. winking ;-) or smiling :-) that can be used to say "don't take that last comment seriously"

6. Which of these refers to compressing files (making them take up less memory) so making them quicker to send over the internet

7. A program you use to view web pages is called a

8. What do you call a tiny computer that can be easily held in one hand?

9. What do you call a program that stores information, allowing you to search, sort and use it in many different ways.

10. The software that runs your computer is called.? The most famous ones are Windows and Mac OS.

11. A powerful computer which holds data to be shared over a network or over the internet is called

12. Files that are electronically "squeezed" so they take up less memory are called

13. What is the term for copying files onto disk or CD for safe keeping so that they are kept in more than one place?

14. Which of the following is a measurement of a computer's speed?

15. The law that protects personal information stored electronically and on paper is the

16. What do you call the piece of software which runs hardware attached to your computer like a modem, printer or scanner?

17. The buying and selling of good and services over the internet is called

18. What does PDA stand for?

19. A rectangular shaped advert or heading normally at the top of a web page is called a

20. A thousand million bytes is called a