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STEM. Unit 2—Technology Literacy Unit 4—Emerging Technologies. Applications. Computer programs with a user interface. Boolean Search Logic.
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STEM Unit 2—Technology Literacy Unit 4—Emerging Technologies
Applications • Computer programs with a user interface
Boolean Search Logic • Combining words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR (otherwise known as Boolean operators) to limit, widen, or define your Internet search
Browser • A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks
Communication • The imparting or exchanging of information or news
CPU • (Central Processing Unit) The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions
Digital Camera • Camera that records and stores digital images
Digital Video Camera • A video camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition, initially developed by the television industry buy now common in other applications as well
Download • To copy data from one computer system to another or to a disk
E-Mail • (Electronic Mail) To communicate electronically on the computer
Hardware • The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system
HTML • Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages
Hyperlink • A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen
Internet • An international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links
Science • The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
software • The programs and other operating information used by a computer
surf • To browse the Internet; look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
Technology • The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
URL • Uniform Resource Locator; a location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet; a Web address
Virus • A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data
WWW • World Wide Web; a system of interlinked hypertext documents contained on the Internet
Consumer • A person who purchases goods and services for personal use
Emerging • To come into existence; develop
evolve • Develop gradually
proposal • A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others